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| From | ronald and karen sanchez <eldeluxe@mcn.net> |
| Subject | Re: audities-digest V2 #222 (12 msgs) |
| Date | Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:58:42 -0800 |
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Mark London wrote:
> >From: Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com>
> >At 11:04 PM 3/10/2004 -0500, Mark London wrote:
> >>Brains - s/t (1980), Electronic Eden (1981)
> >> (ok, maybe not all the songs, but perhaps a Best Of the Brains CD?)
> >
> >Any Brains CD has to include the title track from their final release, an
> >indie EP called DANCING UNDER STREETLIGHTS. That song is the best thing
> >they ever did.
I have to agree there. I think I played this as much as the original single
of Money Changes Everything. I thought it was and edgy song with good keys...
rs
>
>
> You know, I saw that mentioned elsewhere, so I went out and bought
> the EP, and I was unimpressed with it. Then again, I only like their
> edgier rocking songs, especially when they make really good use of
> the keyboard/synths, like One in a MIllion Years, or Asphalt
> Wonderland, from Electronic Eden.
>
> Which leads me to my next question, whatever happened to that sound?
> When you have a rocking tune balanced with lighter sounding synths
> and keyboards, the results can be devastingly good. I.e., like on
> Stiv Bator's Wanderers album. While, IMHO, that sound was overdone
> by a lot of bands (too much keyboards and not enough guitar to
> balance it out), when it's done good, it's great.
>
> Or at least have added keyboards to help fill out the sound. How
> many power pop bands are doing that today?
>
> Mark
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