JOHNNY GRUESOME
Music CD
songs written and performed by Marcia and Giasone
Italiano
reviewed by M. A.
Grey
09.10.07
Solid riffs and colorful baselines
pepper the musical palate of this innovative performance. Each track tells a story and fits together
odd-shaped puzzle pieces of a teenage angst-driven identity. Each note breathes new life into Johnny
Gruesome’s recently adopted zombie form.
Obvious influences of Rob
Zombie (Dragula), Squirrel Nut Zippers, Vandals, Aqua
Lung (Jethro Tull),
complete with White-Stripes-esque off-key shower song
lamentations from a lost love. A perfect rock-opera companion to the illustrious career of Gruesome’s multi-media amalgamation.