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| From | Andrea Kremer <kremer@shore.net> |
| Subject | The Suggestions |
| Date | Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:40:21 -0500 (EST) |
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On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Michael Bennett wrote:
> The Suggestions -- John Brodeur has a great voice and has absorbed a lot of
> great melodic influences. More importantly, his songs have clear meaning.
> This is moody pop-rock, for the most part. While this is steeped in
> traditions that Auditeers will dig, it has a contemporary edge, that I think
> is mainly a byproduct of the vocals, which makes me think that there may be
> college kids throwing a Suggestions disc in the carousel in between their
> Ben Kweller and Dashboard Confessional.
I've been touting John Brodeur and the Suggestions since last summer, when
I became completely obsessed with their debut cd (EP?) "Tiger Pop" and
played it for months. It looks like this cd is available in its entirety
on MP3.com, at http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/233/john_brodeur.html.
Standout tracks for me are "Easier," "Changing Your Mind (Again)," and
"Confidentially."
I also had a chance to see them play live at the Kendall Cafe in
Cambridge, and was extremely impressed. The performance was edgy, tight,
melodic and memorable. If they come to your town, I highly recommend you
see them. If I'm not mistaken, they're playing SXSW, so, those of you who
are heading down to the festival should provide the rest of us with a show
report if you're so inclined.
Cheers!
Andrea
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