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| From | Andrea Kremer <kremer@shore.net> |
| Subject | Silver Sun etc. |
| Date | Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:59:21 -0400 (EDT) |
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I have no idea what Silver Sun sounds like, but I'd recommend Imperial
Drag regardless. That's a great record.
(On the other hand, I'd recommend skipping Feeder's "Polythene." That's
not such a great record.)
Andrea
On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, rickbilous wrote:
> I don't know what people on that list are smoking, but there is no
> way that No Use for a Name, 3 Colours Red, Midtown and Feeder are
> comparable to Silver Sun - the sound isn't even remotely close(I
> can't comment on the other bands, I don't know them). A band that
> DOES sound like Silver Sun is Second Saturday
> Rick
>
> Over on the Silver Sun board, the topic is bands that compare to
> Silver
> > Sun. If any of the following unheard (to my ears) bands are worthy
> of the
> > comparison, please let me know. They are:
> >
> > 1. No Use For A Name (punk rock with vocal harmonies)
> > 2. Easyworld (altogether brilliant indie-rock band)
> > 3. Mo-ho-bish-o-pi (Welsh indie band, now split, released one
> fantastic
> > album)
> > 4. Imperial Drag - Track down a copy of their 1996 debut of the
> same name.
> > 5. 3 Colors Red - Another good band that have a Wildhearts link.
> > 6. The Samurai Seven - probably the closest of any of the bands
> here to the
> > Silver Sun sound. I can recommend their album 'Le Sport' to anyone.
> > 7. SugarPlumFairies/ The Celebrity Squares - the same band, who
> released the
> > album 'Fruit Karma' under the first name and will release a new
> album under
> > the new name early next year.
> > 8. Midtown - great harmonies, fists in the air rock style stuff.
> get 'living
> > well is the best revenge' not the first album 'save the world lose
> the girl'
> > cos its better produced. it s in my top five behind silver sun and
> london
> > calling
> > 9. Young Fresh Fellows
> > 10. Feeder's first 2 albums "Polythene" and "Yesterday Went Too
> Soon".
> >
> > As a HUGE Silver Sun fan, I am hoping that some of these leads
> will give
> > me the rush of that band.
> >
> > Mike
>
>
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