Track Listing

1. Flashback
2. 101 North
3. Point And Click
4. God Hates A Coward
5. POP 1
6. Sweet Smell Of Success
7. Sir Yes Sir
8. Jockstrap
9. Cul De Sac
10. Malocchio
11. Honeymoon
12. Laredo
13. Narcosis

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34660 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-30
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

This Beat Could Win Me The Grammy!
Aaah, my man Mike Patton. Erstwhile Faith No More frontman (and Grammy winner) and fulltime iconoclast, he has finally turned his attention somewhere in between the (relatively) straight-up riffing of Faith No More and the outright counterculture fetishism of Fantomas and come up with an excellent substitue for Ritalin.

Tomahawk is a sort of avant-garde alternative rock messiah, and something the Amercian music scene really needs right now....take the lyrical and theatrical post-modern absurdity of Radiohead, add a dash of Primus, and give it a boot in the rear and you would be close. If you like the sardonic surrealism of The Mars Volta without all the masturbatory B.S., this is the band for you. And it rocks. All ambulatory bipedal neo-primates are hereby ordered to purchase as many copies as possible of this CD. One of the best releases of the 21st century. There, I said it (laughs).

Intriguing art rock outing
Despite the fact that this is credited and was marketed very much as a band it's pretty clear to blind Freddy that this is the Mike Patton show. His presence no doubt secured such a big time record deal, support for tours etc and given how influential his previous band Faith No More were combined with his distinctive vocal delivery its easy to see why most of the media attention for this album focussed on him. Which in some ways is a pity as given the varied styles on this album the band as a whole are evidently no slouches. And the fact that it feels like a band is very important lest the entire thing be dragged kicking and screaming into niche audience territory.

Tomahawks self titled debut is however quite easily compared to the latter day work of FNM. There is to be found within this albums confines a range of styles very reminiscent of tunes from FNM's last couple of albums and the release stands up well because of it. Moving from mellow and introspective numbers through to faster paced post modern punk laced numbers that show Patton as his manic best.

Initially released with a gatefold cardboard case replete with interesting internal artwork by Lynd Ward and with nice production values this album may not have set the world alight but it does hold it's own in the annals of art rock seguing in places into art metal, which is as you'd expect. By this I mean there are plenty of timing changes and stop start rhythms - listen to a sample of lead cut Flashback and you'll have a pretty good idea of what your in for with this release - and the musical moves tried are the sort that mean this album will never be considered an easy listening journey.

On the strength of this album I decided that Mike Pattons musical journey and various projects would no doubt be interesting. But I also decided I probably wouldn't be on board for future releases from him. This sort of album doesn't speak to me even though the talent is quite obviously there, and those with eclectic rock tastes would do well to take any opportunity to pick this up cheap.

Mike Patton's Tomahawk
Everything you liked about Faith No More is here. And something else. What is that something else ? A lack of restraint ? Impromptu anonymity providing a free pass to be as brutal and intelligent as you wish ? Whatever it is, Mike Patton takes it and produces yet another indescribably great hard rock record. Patton's overview of situation is never on better display. Hard, sardonic, and utterly grateful. Surely the stuff of legends.