Tourniquet

Item: Acoustic Archives
Author: Marco Povervest

Acoustic Archives

(1998)

Reviewed by Marco Povervest

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Label independentArt for the Ears1999

acoustic acoustic rock progressive metal thrash metal

Tourniquet's gone mellow? Tourniquet's gone acoustic? You just can't believe your ears/eyes but some of you have been attending acoustic sets from this as a metal band honored quartet. Earlier this year I got this CD from drummer Ted Kirkpatrick and your ears fall from your head when you hear a classic like Viento Borrascoso stripped down from all the drumwork and done with acoustic guitars only! This is something different than what we're used to. This disc is kind of the same idea as Ampendectomy with which The Resurrection Band came up, two years ago. So, you hear nine classic Tourniquet songs like Vanishing Lessons and Phantom Limb in an acoustic setting. According to me, not every song fits this approach but it is refreshing to hear these songs differently. Especially songs like Twilight and Heads I Win, Tails I Lose sound good this way. In fact, this album is just a cool snack in between the previous and the upcoming album. That it's meant that way, you can figure out by the tenth song: Trivializing The Momentous, Complicating The Obvious. This is a full-band arrangement and thus including electric guitars, bass from Vince Dennis and drums. The first two minutes are intro in which drummer Ted tests out his drumset. Then one of the heaviest songs in this bands history begins. It can be compared to The Hand Trembler from the Collected Works album. According to the band this song is a foretaste from the next album which will be released through Metal Blade. Tourniquet's gone mellow? No, not really. Available through the band