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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: The High Dials / Datsons |
| Date | Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:06:45 -0500 |
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While the Myracle Brah debut disc was very much a spot-the-influence lark
(and an incredibly entertaining one), to continue to stereotype them on the
basis of that disc is plain wrong. I would say that on their second and
fourth albums (PLATE SPINNER and BLEEDER), Andy Bopp and his assistants
weave in some other elements into the music. The melodies are certainly cut
from the same cloth as always -- that has always been a part of Bopp's thing
in Love Nut and MB -- but there are a lot of diverse sonic elements that add
a gloss that is alternatively psychedelic and modern and find Myracle Brah
to be a lot more daring, in some respects, than many of their power pop
bretheren. Even if one does not like those records, it is unfair to
continually paint them as mere imitators, when that is simply incorrect.
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com>
>Myracle Brah: Thankfully, no. They're not so singleminded in their
>devotion to any particular retro style.
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