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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Re: Redd Kross |
| Date | Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:20:27 -0500 |
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At 05:39 PM 1/14/2004 -0800, AssociationWorks wrote:
>I have to agree with Michael...that this assessment of the last
>two RK albums is a little misleading. "Phaseshifter" and "Show World"
>(IMHO) really showed the band coming into the world of a polished
>power pop sound. To me, this is where their heart always was...even
>in the earlier records which have a alot of sloppy punk/garage energy
>and even a little metal mayhem (Third Eye).
I guess it just proves something similar to what Mike was saying, which is
that each listener finds the McDonald brothers they need. To my ears, the
group's heart was always in the psychedelic glam-pop and sarcastic lyrics
of NEUROTICA and THIRD EYE, integral parts of their sound that the later
two albums ignored to their detriment.
S
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