Broadtexter Weekly

Contributing Writer - Rocco Decicco (Queens, NY) - The London Times has described Big Head Todd & the Monsters as “scandalously overlooked” and “as classy as American rock gets.” The band’s contribution to Americana music over their 22-year career (that is not a misprint) is truly under-appreciated; some would say more than almost any band of their generation. The two singles that brought BHTM their most considerable commercial success (the stellar ‘Bittersweet’ and ‘Broken Hearted Savior’) are now 15 years old…but the band’s still blistering live shows, non-stop touring, and consistently absorbing and powerful albums justify their place among the torchbearers of American rock. Their newest release, the excellent All The Love You Need, lays further evidence to the band’s rightful place in such legendary company.

On All The Love You Need BHTM brings together all the most alluring elements of their sound and serves it up in a tightly wrapped 11-song package; the introspective ballads, the incendiary guitar solos, the high energy blues rockers, and the slide-guitar and harmony-driven alt/country gems. Todd Park Mohr’s singing, songwriting, and guitar playing are as impressive as ever, and the rest of the band’s vocal harmonies and dynamic accompaniment bring even more richness to Mohr’s mature compositions. The title track is one of the sexiest the band has ever released and is a perfect example of how well four guys who’ve been in a band for so long (longer than most college students have been alive) can complement each other’s playing to raise a piece so far above the sum of its parts.

You can listen to the band’s new record (as well as all their other releases) in its entirety on their website. Why?   “The BHTM family believes that the music industry is changing. We are a touring-based band and we want to get our new music out to as many people as possible,” the band declares on their site. If that’s not true Americana, what is?