64: The Panic Channel – (One)

: Cover of (One)

Watching Rock Star: INXS made Dave Navaro appear human. I mean I knew he was human, but I only imagined faceless guitar riffs. Incredible singers, who lived in cars, sang for their lives only to win, coke it up, and eventually leave the band to live in a car. But that's how rock works and I digress. During Rock Star: INXS, Dave announced he was forming a new band, The Panic Channel. Since I watched Dave all season, his voice in my head told me to buy the CD. So I did, and then burned Tower Records to the ground. I can't remember if Dave told me to do that.

Anyway, The Panic Channel's (One) (2006) shot 13 earworms directly into canals ill prepared for the attack. Embedded in secret locations in my lobes, they get violent if I don't calm them with (One) periodically. The earworms especially love "Bloody Mary". I play that song over and over until that bitch gets pissed and climbs out of the mirror and goes home.

Steve Isaacs' vocals with Dave Navarro's straight out, balls to the wall rock riffs seem reminiscent of Foo Fighters, which is not a bad thing. But when you listen deeper, you know there is more going on. The songs are all put together lovingly and continued listening exposes hidden complexity.

The Panic Channel is not currently together as Steve Isaacs is in New York. Wikipedia says that other band members have asked Twitter to hound Steve to move to the West Coast so they can rock again. I say, Steve, make another album. You have some vocal chops. To Dave, I say do another Rock Star. It was way better than American Idol and had judges tell contestants to smash their guitars. I think you should find a vocalist for a death metal band this time. Just a suggestion.

They'll make it happen. Don't worry. The Panic Channel is coming back.