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New Bomb Turks
Nightmare Scenario
(Epitaph)
U.S. release date: 25 April 2000
by Mike Pace
There are many certainties in life: the assurance that every spring flowers will bloom, that oak is sturdier than cardboard, that a parent's love for her child remains unequaled, and that every New Bomb Turks record will sound exactly the same as its predecessor. It is this element of truth and honesty in what they do that has guaranteed the Turks a loyal fanbase who will no doubt toss aside criticisms of the band's lack of doing anything new for the past six albums or so and absorb Nightmare Scenario for the quality rock 'n' roll that is contains within its sleeve.
An argument can be made that bands like the Turks have no need for experimentation. They do what they do well, and as some famous guy once said, "if it ain't broke don't fix it," so what have they left to prove? To hell with the analysts and naysayers! The Turks surely don't seem to care. Even from a critic's perspective, the band has a consistent track record -- from the blaring punk of 1992's Destroy Oh Boy! through the slickness of their initial Epitaph release Scared Straight in 1997, the New Bomb Turks have always churned out good records, and their latest is no different.
Some songs are fast, some are slower, some are fierce blasts of punk rock heat, some are more melodic than Dion and the Belmonts. As a band whose output falls under certain expectations, the Turks are very successful at meeting these goals.
Besides, there are bands like Can and Weather Report for that experimental shit.
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