I've just gotta say it flat out - I was really disappointed by Street Sweeper Social Club.
While, at first, I was excited by the return of that Morello rap rock rhythm, the more I heard, the more it started to sound like just a bunch of classic rock riff rip offs with a boring emcee.
Sure, Tommy is basically just a blues guy with special effects and monster groove, but with no new tricks to offer, the record sounds tired to begin with. Couple that with an old school rapper and it plays out like some bad Williamsburg indie DJ's debut. Now, I must admit, maybe in another context, I'd like what Boots Riley is doing here, but I like Boots Riley in his own context. Somehow, when you get these two together, instead of capturing magic, you get nothing more than party music, where the message will probably be ignored. And I can't help but feel like someone is already way more successful with that angle. Oh, yeah. M.I.A.
If you like anything Tom does, and thought Audioslave was the shit, then go ahead and grab this. But if you're a staunch Rage fan, and think that a bunch of subpar riffs with some other guy who, despite his place in history, doesn't seem to match the lyrical and political muscle of Zack De La Rocha to pull it off, don't bother.
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