Tommy Strazza- Welcome to the Rest of Your Life Review

Artist: Tommy Strazza
Title: Welcome to the Rest of Your Life
Website: http://www.tommystrazza.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/tommystrazza
Style: Power Pop/ Rock
Rating: 8 out of 10
By C.W. Ross

 

Tommy Straza has performed both solo and with his band named The Model Citizens (Jeff Fernandes- drums/ backing vocals, Matt Jovanis- bass, Mike Stein- keys, J.P. Doherty- guitar/ backing vocals). Tommy's first solo album named Crawl was released in 1999 followed by a self-titled release in 2002.

 

When asked about his music Tommy said that, "I want to be an inspiration, a risk taker, and an envelope pusher. I want to excite people about music; the way it grabbed me as a kid."

 

Tommy's latest release Welcome to the Rest of Your Life is filled with a power pop/rock mixture style of music that deals with adulthood and relationship type issues.

 

The mostly guitar lead songs are a mixture of upbeat rockers and melodic ballad type tracks. Tommy's vocals have a touch of gruffness to them that fits well with the song subjects found on this release.

 

The song lyrics deal a lot with being tired of the cheating and lies that are found in bad relationships. The song "Goin' Solo," an acoustic ballad, probably says it best with lyrics like, "...don't let the door hit your ass on your way out, I'm going solo..."

 

My two favorite tracks, "Detour" and "Good to See You" are both guitar filled, drum pounding, up-tempo rockers.

 

Welcome to the Rest of Your Life is a good solid release that I found entertaining.