Michael Knott

Rocket and a Bomb

Michael Knott's Rocket and a bomb for Word is a lopsided, radio-friendly, inaccurate view of what Knott is capable of.

It is also his very best record. The songs are songs. The hooks are hooks. And it full of smooth, perfect, grooves. Rock and roll lives on this record. Touches of everything from vintage Floyd to Adam Again to the Sevens to, yes, Skynrd (beginning of "Adrian," a song that goes on to reference Choir lyrics) surface.

But more so, for those who were driven away from Knott because of the frightful howls and screams that permeated his previous works will find their niche in the straight-up untouched rock sounds as acoustic stylings herein. (for a good screamer, check out the recent Grace Shaker release, cut #9.)

This is all-serious light-hearted music, a graceful, semi-contented look at the way things just are. Knott, instead of delving through the um, er ... sub-, uh rather, semi-conscious self, basically embraces the brokenness of life with a caress or two over debt, smoke, memory, and frustration. For the timid, this is your big chance to see what this whole Knott phenomenon is about.

For the well-versed, this may be your favorite. I think it's mine.

- David Vanderpoel Originally appeared in VoG Magazine, December 1994

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