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| From | "Kevin Gandel" <oddsmusic@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: Splitville? |
| Date | Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:50:07 -0500 |
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I was going to respond to this post, but Bill summed up my opinion
perfectly.
Of course, being able to sing "You Ought To Know" with them playing
background at one of their Karaoke nights might make me overly partial to
the guys ;)
Great band. And if you are lucky enough to catch a GBW reunion show (I've
seen 2 over the last few years), DEFINITELY GO!! Like a fine wine, they get
better with age
-kev
----- Original Message -----
From: "*Bill Holmes*" <bholmes_fm@msn.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Splitville?
> Jason:
>
> Must admit - you scared me silly! Your bad spelling made me think the band
> broke up, especially after the recent Ultimate Fakebook and Einstein's
> Sister implosions. Whew! Now to your question...
>
> Splitsville has taken us through adolescence, high school, 20s and now 30s
> with the four albums (I'm hoping they slow down so we milk more out of
> them). The songwriting and arrangements are consistently good (although
> detractors of the first record will write it off as cartoonish, I believe
it
> was the point). I'm amazed that songs like "I Wish I Never Met You" (from
> INCORPORATED) aren't touted higher - beautiful melody, strong arrangement
> and performance, pin-point lyricism about the pain of unrequited love. Oh,
> and those incredible vocals. I also wouldn't discount THE COMPLEAT PET
SOUL
> (despite your Byrds/Beach Boys comment), which I think is an amazing
> achievement; the original EP might even be better as a cohesive statement.
>
> I would not only buy REPEATER, I'd get their entire catalogue, especially
if
> you lean towards FOW more than the simpler rhythmic jangle of classic
Beach
> Boys songs (I'm assuming your comparison is more towards the hits than the
> more obtuse product?). But I would work backwards in case your tolerance
for
> the more juvenile themes wears thin (you may or may not like "Yearbook", I
> love it to death). Try the band's website for back catalogue (and probably
> sound samples).
>
> And like Stewart said, finding a Greenbury Woods record in the dump bin is
> not an impossible task. I'll keep my eyes open for you if you're
interested.
> Two dollars or so isn't a bad gamble in the world of power pop.
>
> cheers
> b
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