Street Sweeper Social Club - Idem

After a long time flirting, Tom Morello and Californian rapper and MC Boots Riley (The Coups) finally concrete their collaboration by presenting their first recording "Street Sweeper Social Club" an album with 11 "hymns for the revolution ", says Morello candidly (sorry for the mistrust, but now days i do not believe too much in revolutions, especially those that are called from 1st. world comfort), who in addition to the guitar also takes over the bass while Stanton Moore plays drums. With Riley rap and Morello's always fierce guitar, the music of Street Sweeper Social Club brings nothing new to what Morello have done before and may possibly be a throwback to his time with Rage Against The Machine. So, while Riley (maybe less singer but so much better rapper than Zach de la Rocha) raps flawlessly so "incendiary" lyrics that inevitably fall into political correctness (strike out the "mo-ther-fuck-ers" Wall St. speculators and the corrupt lords of war is now days revolutionary? really?), Morello deliver solid and sharp riffs with some occasional solos, garnishing the whole thing with catchy choruses and the slightly funky drums by Moore. Although it is unlikely "Street Sweeper Social Club" becomes the soundtrack for a revolution, it is an acceptable album, or funny at least, with austere and repetitive music, but also with moments of power and vitality that for over 40 minutes can make happy to RATM nostalgics and, of course, some globaliphobics. -CORANNIEIT-

Street Sweeper Social Club, Idem
Warner Music, 2009

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