The Nightwatchman

Released this past tuesday was Tom Morello's solo debut as The Nightwatchman. Now I'm thinking cool...Tom Morello...one of the best guitarists of all time releasing a solo album. So I open it up and pop it into the player at work. I wasn't quite sure what to expect but if you were like me thinking something along the lines of Rage Against The Machine or Audioslave you will be sorely wrong. First off the guitar is all acoustic, no bitchin inventive riffs here. All you'll here is basic and dated cords. Now onto the vocals...it's a low, mournful baritone. I'd say it's a cross between Johnny Cash and early Bob Dylan. If you head over to his website you can hear three of his songs and hear just what I mean. After 3 albums of non activist music with Audioslave he returns to his political rock he is know for. That is one thing he is good (besides playing guitar) and I'll leave it at that. So what do I ultimately think about the album. I hate to say it but...it's not very good. It isn't complete garbage but I do give it a low rating. If he wasn't already know for his awesome guitar skills then maybe I wouldn't have such a low opionion about it. If your able to forget just who he is then maybe you'll enjoy this album. If your not a fan of his past work then maybe this is something you can get into to.

Here is the video for his first single "Road I Must Travel"

Personally I think "One Man Revolution" would have made a better single.

Now for those who want to forget that this ever happened here is Rage Against the Machine with "Killing In the Name".


"Fuck You, I won't do what you tell me"