Voice
of Addiction
"Revolution"
CD Review by Carl Macki
Personnel:
Ian Tomele
(Vox, Bass Guitar)
Rob Mann (Drums)
Jeff
Walschon (Guitar, Backing Vox)
Chicago
Ska Punk
band Voice of Addiction puts it you straight:
“Everyone is addicted, whether
is be drugs, alcohol,
religion, sex money, etc.
Our job is to
be the voice that puts
these things on the table of
discussion
that otherwise might be overlooked.
We might be best
understood by not wanting
to reinvent the wheel, but rather wanting to
dismantle it!”
-- Ian Tomele.
The
band has a crisp rhythmic sound with an urgent vocal counterpoint.
"Revolution"
their new album, is filled with ardent desciptions of
injustice; "Martyr"
"I opened up my eyes today, I thought they lied to me, know
they lied to me
I start to crawl out from my cage, to find another way. . .
worthless consumerism . . .all the ad firms, they gotta know how to
sell,
They lost your name, but got your number, a number they paid well for
so they can make you want things, that you have no need for."
"Broken
Homes and Broken Bones"
Seems all of our lives we've been dying to forget,
the broken bones and
broken homes.
Its survival of the fittest, gotta be in this to win it,
at least that's
what I'm told.
Chances are scarce still they want us in the race,
'cuz nobody reaches
the end.
Shoot for the stars, success line your pockets,
who cares who gets
stepped on.
The
anti-capitalist politics of Voice Of Addiction don't stop there --
"I don't wanna work myself to the bone
Just to keep you world spinning round
I've got my friends and family and we'll be just fine
No countries to be divided, we'll be just fine"
Fine
with us!
http://VoiceofAddiction.com
http://www.myspace.com/voiceofaddiction
