TNT is among the veterans of the Hard rock scene. In 1984 the
Norway based band teamed up with American singer Tony Harnell.
After a turbulent career
TNT reformed in original line-up and the teaser EP "Give Me A Sign", left the fans expecting a smashing album.
"My Religion" is
TNT's new full-length album and it follows the tradition of
TNTs earlier work. Tony Harnell's characteristic voice is still the trademark of
TNT, but the band's strength is the skilled songwriting, which justifies
TNT's place in the music biz.
Overall this is a consistent album with plenty of highlights. The second track
She Needs Me is the first example of the classic
TNT formula with Ronni Le Tekro' s crunchy guitar all over the song. The rhythm is typical
TNT in the vein of
Hard To Say Goodbye from "Realized Fantasies".
Give me a sign is an atmosperhic song with a theme riff throughout the whole song. My personal favorite is the ballad
Perfectly, which builds up to climax with Harnell and Le Tekro both unfolding their respective talents. Harnell's belts out very emotional vocals and Le Tekro's feel on the guitar makes this a very emotional ballad.
Other highlights include
You'll be there, which is another smashing melodic track. The chorus is a real treat for the melodic ear.
Everything U R is another personal favorite with a great underlying guitar, which provides the verse with atmosphere. The chorus is another earhanger and the inventive guitar solo has Le Tekro playing some odd tones.
All in all great melodic Hard Rock well performed. A few songs aren't over the top and as convincing as the mentioned. Among them is album opener
Invisible Noise, which has
AOR tendencies and the rocking title track.
Everybody's got secret sounds standard
TNT with a happy beat to it. The daring ballad
Song 4 Dianne might get to a lot of fans, since its very emotional with female vocals and Middle Ages feel. It doesn't quite capture me, but still a good track and overall the standard of "My Religion" is very high.
"My Religion" shows a growing band adapting to 2004 but still keeping the classic
TNT elements, which makes this album among their best. Furthermore Ronni Le Tekro plays some really great guitar solos on the album, which adds another dimension to the songs. "My Religion" won't disappoint any fans of the band or fans of Tony Harnell's unique voice. If you're not familiar with
TNT this album will get off to a great start.
Written by
Michael Monday, April 5, 2004
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