Tisdales Discography of CDs

Tisdales albums The Tisdales return with their traditional 4-piece rock and roll sounding dirtier and hungrier than ever. The guitars singe, the drums titillate, the harmonies glisten. On some songs Rich Mattson's voice takes on a guttoral roar unheard of since his days with the Glenrustles. The Tisdales are "Northern Minnesota's Loudest Band" according to KAXE disc jockey Doug MacRostie. The group considers Sparta Minnesota home. Sparta is also home to Sparta Sound, an old church where the album was recorded. This bunch of stooges got together after band co-leader Rich Mattson returned to his native Iron Range after an 18-year stint in Minneapolis fronting such bands as Ol' Yeller and the Glenrustles. Rich also made a name for himself in the big city as a terrific record producer/studio engineer/recording guy. ...

Tisdales music CDs Great rock records are a phenomenon. Oh, a lot of good records feature similar ingredients: intelligent song writing, smoking guitars, whiskey-drawl vocals, thick blooded heartbeats from the bass and drums, and good ol' fashion sing-along choruses about getting out of town on the next ship leavin' port. But a great rock record has all those things plus a little hard-to-define magic. And I worked at a record store long enough (too long, maybe) to know that when you're bewitched by a great record, it's your obligation to proclaim it. So allow me to announce The Tisdales and their debut Baker's Dozen. A new record ...

Tisdales discography What are the components that make a great rock album? For starters, you need good, well written songs that the people who wrote actually care about. Experience, well-delivered lyrics, years of practiced chops and the "earned"ability to lift and carry the listener along, as well as a generally cohesive nature. That's what makes this Tisdales record such an impressive audio achievement. This group has a reputation as a consistent crowd-drawing bar band; an original-song Minnesota bar band that plays a lot of shows. And it can be super tricky to get that "in the moment" sound on tape; that reckless purity and raggedy, attimes chaotic but sheer, clear power. That is the pleasant surprise here; the elevated overall ...