The Night Before the Day the Earth Stood Still

New Bomb Turks

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 2002)
• Original Release Date: September 3, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gearhead
• ASIN: B00006IQG0
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #210,124 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
After 12 years of rocking hard, the New Bomb Turks, the boys that put Columbus Ohio on the map, are finally ready to graduate. The ceremony is called "The Night Before The Day The Earth Stood Still" and it will take place at a record store near you. A masterpiece of songwriting, concept and production, this LP is the ultimate blend of the Turks early blistering punk style, heard on the Crypt LP's "Destroy O Boy" (1993) and "Information Highway Revisited" (1994) and the Stones-like swagger of their three Epitaph LP's "Scared Straight" (1996) "At Ropes End" (1998) and "Nightmare Scenario" (2000.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what a shame!, February 12, 2003

By	jason gilmour (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews

It really is a sad day for rock'n'roll when a great band like the mighty New Bomb Turks have to take a back seat to nerds that wear matching red and white outfits and New York rich kids with big hair. The New Bomb Turks rocked and rolled harder than all of these new "garage" dorks and did it with a lot more style and class. The Turks actually wrote garage/rock'n'roll tunes that expanded on the genre instead of copying Iggy or the Stones. This is a great record -plain and simple. When you get sick of your Von Blondies-Whipe Stipes-blah-blah kiddie bands, go buy some New Bomb Turks rock action!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Mature" often translates to "Dull" but not here..., March 27, 2004

By	Petar Ticinovic (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well, the breakneck tempos, nasty distortion and Sonics drum kickin' of the first couple of records are long gone, but this is seriously their best longplayer since the second album. The Epitaph albums seemed to get progressively better from the somewhat disappointing "Scared Straight"(boring production, inconsistent songwriting)but they somehow never offered the complete NBT experience of the first two records...this one will grow on you in a hurry. Kind of Stones-y, in all the best meanings of the word, with no pouting or lame yellow football breeches on the front man thank you very much. If you really miss the early stuff the odds and sods compilation "Switchblade Tongues..." gives you a nice piece of that action and it makes a fine companion piece to this record. It flows better than a lot of bands' albums for a singles and b-sides compilation too. What are you waiting for, goose the gas on your Camaro and pick up this plastic, as stated by other reviewers it takes these "new" garage bands straight to the woodshed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They're back., July 10, 2003

By	K.Loop (Alpharetta, Ga. United States) - See all my reviews

In short - With this new album, the NBT's prove they can still rock out with as much spunk as they did in their earlier days. Reminiscent of their very first album, Destroy-Oh-Boy(also a must buy), the band regains their aggression from that first album that I felt was missed on later CD's. Translation = Very good songs. If you enjoyed their first album, you'll be veeeeeeery pleased whence you listen to this one. I know I love it.

It's hard to single out the songs individually, as like usual, the album flows great, but my favorites on the CD must be "Hassle St.", "Sick Sermon", and "Ditch".

Buy the album and enjoy.