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| From | Judith Beeman <beeman@istar.ca> |
| Subject | Roger C Reale lp on Ebay |
| Date | Thu, 06 Nov 2003 11:01:00 -0800 |
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Hi kids. Thought some of you might like to know I'm selling a mint
original album of ROGER C REALE & RUE MORGUE's "radioactive" cd on Ebay.
The auction runs for a few more days. The reserve is only $20.00 and
album/cover in as new shape.
It's listed under: Roger C Reale ge smith Connecticut power pop
With infectious melodies and clear-cut hooks, this has to be classified
as pop, but Reale’s rough, tough vocal style makes it difficult to do
so; the contrast is what makes the record so appealing. Reale, who also
plays bass on the album, was part of the late-‘70s talent pool that
developed around Wallingford, Connecticut’s Trod Nossel Studios (which
led to the New York-based Big Sound label); Rue Morgue is drummer/singer
Hilly Michaels and guitarist G.E. Smith. He has a knack for melody
that’s best exhibited on “High Society” and “Kill Me,” but all the
tracks (including the excellently titled “Madonna’s Last Stand”) hold up
just as well. There’s even a surprisingly good cover of the Troggs’ “I
Can’t Control Myself.” Reale might not have the sexual leer of Reg
Presley, but he comes close.
regards, Judith
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