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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | First impressions |
| Date | Tue, 04 Feb 2003 12:24:25 -0600 |
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Nada Surf -- LET GO -- this is manages to blend pop sensibility into
post-Radiohead contemporary rock. At times, songs are reminiscent of the
spookier sides of bands like Fingerprintz and The Vapors. This sounds like
it will get a lot of time in the CD player.
Jon Langford and His Sadies -- MAYORS OF THE MOON -- This is pretty typical
Langford, and a lot of these numbers could have fit in just as well on a
Waco Brothers or Mekons disc. But there are a few songs where the
collaboration really blends splendidly, creating something that neither
artist might have come up with alone.
FIFTH OR SIXTH IMPRESSION --
Zwan -- forgot the title -- If you liked the more melodic side of the
Pumpkins, a la "Today" and "1979", this will make you happy. Corgan still
can't sing, but he does have a vocal personality and strains his limitations
less often then before. The new band is stellar (and keeping Jimmy
Chamberlain on drums is so right -- a great drummer). Not everything works,
but Corgan is wholly incapable of making a consistent record. He's slowly
but surely won me over -- not great, but entertaining.
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
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