The Trans Megetti
Rent A Rocket 7″
Art Monk Construction, 1996
It’s shocking how little attention I pay to singing. Most people hear a song and seem to only hear the words, but I only catch fragments of verse and I usually hear ’em wrong anyway. Truth is, I’d just as soon have the vocals buried deep in the mix since there are bands I can’t listen to because I can’t get past an annoying vocalist or insipid lyrics. And more often than not, these overmixed crappy vocal tracks diminish the power of the music. The Trans Megetti’s Mark Tesi, however, has some of the best sing-shout punk vocals you’ll hear anywhere. They’re forceful but not overbearing, and they perfectly fit the band’s razor sharp power punk. Mix Hot Snakes’ punchy guitar work with Gray Matter vocalist Geoff Turner’s unwavering wail, and you’ll get a sense of where this New Jersey powerhouse is coming from. They released a couple solid albums after this 7″ on the Art Monk and Gern Blandsten labels, but this raging debut record is easily my favorite.
DOWNLOAD:
The Trans Megetti – “Rent A Rocket”
The Trans Megetti – “Mercitron”
The Trans Megetti – “Yes, I Can Read”
Tags: Art Monk Construction, Gern Blandsten, New Jersey, post-hardcore
April 14th, 2011 at 6:19 am
HEY..Thanx..not much to be found on The Trans Megetti and I just wrote something myself on my blog about this 7″ (in swedish -but take a look)
Good description there about the whole thing, and the vocals. Singers/Vocals have so much improtance and not as a “bringer of words” but more lika an intrument and part of the litsening experience and the sound (-like or not like.)
http://backinblack.bloggplatsen.se/2011/04/13/5104514-109-the-trans-megetti/
I will add this noise for zeros site and use it as reference.