The True West:

True West EP

Russ Tolman (g)
Kevin Staydohar (b)
Gavin Blair (v)
Richard McGrath (g)
Jozef Becker (d)

Review

Co-produced by guitarist Russ Tolman and Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn, True West is a rough, marvelous record - five slices of chaos that kick out nostalgia in favor of powerful rock with a dark, threatening ambience. Echo-laden sound gives tunes like "Hollywood Holiday" and "Steps to the Door" an unsettling noise/chaos level that considerably heightens their tension. Hollywood Holiday contains the entire EP plus three more-sophisticated tracks subsequently recorded with a new rhythm section. (New Rose later included Hollywood Holiday on its CD of Drifters.)

Russ Tolman on his True West Homepage

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