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| From | "Julie" <daisyknowsrock@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: doughboys, big takeover, critics |
| Date | Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:36:26 -0500 |
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From: "king radio" <kingradio@pumpingstation.com>
Subsequent reviews (And I'm talking mostly
> about weekly arts rags here) stole liberally from the couple of
> reviews in the front of our press kit. All of a sudden EVERYBODY
> said we sounded like Ben Folds. Now I know all press is good press,
> and I don't resent this.
you know what. that's totally true. i once worked with a band that had the
words "joy division" liberally used everywhere in their press kit. i re-did
it - capsulizing and stuff - removing most of the joy division stuff and
presto! no more comparisons to joy division. i think some guys are just in
a hurry, like the cats from the alt weeklies who've got to check out tons of
stuff per week and maybe *slip* a little.
> But as a fan I'd be really bummed out if I bought the first King
> Radio record thinking I was getting something like Ben Folds.
>
> So beware the comparisons. what if the guy who tells you something
> tells like later wilco, is out of their minds.
>
frank, darlin'. there is not nearly enough pretention or electro-drums for
your album to sound like later wilco. <g>
jules
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