The Wailing Walls
Bonus Tracks
Reviewed by Austin Powell, Fri., May 16, 2008
The Wailing Walls
Long Live the Infidel (Almost There)With their second LP, Long Live the Infidel, the Wailing Walls stage a two-act classic rock opera steeped in the tradition of the Who's Tommy but with an alternative edge that recalls the Daron Malakian-led moments of System of a Down's double album, Hypnotize/Mezmerize. The nursing home characters confront death through compelling suites of bouncy piano pop, aqueous guitar, and orchestral swells. Bravo.