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In a section called FRESH BLOOD in RIP Magazine (can ya tell
I just got it in today?) (; (; is this small article on Trouble.
This one comes pounding down on ya like a ten-ton sledge hammer,
unrelenting in its attack, ready to send your ears flying into
never-never land with its bared teeth and flashing claws. The
music is downright WICKED... or is it? Listen closely to the
lyrics on Trouble's self-titled Def American album. If you're
expecting images of black devil worship and human sacrifice,
you've got another thing coming. Trouble keeps its feet planted
firmly on the ground, but its eyes are looking to the man
above.
Perhaps you've heard Trouble touted as a Christian outfit.
"We never claimed to be a Christian band in the first place,"
retorts singer Eric Wagner. "Where everything else was
about Satan and things, we wrote about God and love and peace
and heaven. [tiggacomment~~~ ...I'm going to puke right about
now!] Everything has to be labeled something - fast, slow,
Christian, Satanic, this that and the other. It's all music,
and we just happen to sing about this because we believe in
what's right."
However, this doesn't mean that Trouble espouses the pie-in
-the-sky theory. The group deals in ugly reality - war,
kidnappings, temptation - and they don't so much offer answers
as they attempt to raise questions. "We don't go out and
preach," Eric claims. "Everybody knows what's right. Doing
it is a different story. That's the conflict about being human."
Eric and guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin have worked
together as a unit for a little more than a decade. However,
Trouble's attitdue and rhythm section went through several
changes during its stint on Metal Blade Records. "The first
couple albums were based on faith, or "if", imagining,"
explains Eric. Surprisingly, it was after he won his battle
with drug abuse that his lyrics got grittier and closer to
earthly concerns. Before their deal with Def American, the
group acquired bassist Ron Holzner and drummer Barry Stern.
Barry was the beat behind another band that, like Trouble, was
based in Chicago, Zoetrope. His unusual approach to percussion
has added an extra dimension to Trouble's Black Sabbath-meets-
the-Beatles sound. With metal broadening its scope to embrace
all different types of speed, dynamics and philosophies, the
time seems right to get into Trouble.
--Janiss Garza
Tigga~~~~
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| These guys have a new album out. It RIPS!!!!! Definately a must-hear
for any Trouble fans out there. Sounds a lot like like their previous one.
One thing I must say though, they stole some riffs from other bands.
Very blatant too, I'd be surprised if theres no lawsuits.
The first song on the CD starts off with a riff that is EXACTLY the
first 7 notes of Zeppelin's Moby Dick. They also have a video on MTV for
the song Memories Garden that sounds a lot like Santana's Open
Invitation. Same 3 chords followed by the "da-na-na-na-na-na-na"
That song's probably the best on the album.
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