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| From | "Gene Good" <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Maisonettes-Heartache Avenue |
| Date | Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:21:18 +0000 |
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Thanks for the tip-I own the album and "Heartache" single ,but would love
to own them on cd.It's beem a while since I've heard them ,but aren't they
in the "El" records camp-in terms of how they approach pop.An elegant
approach-slight Bacharach influence.
Maybe Not Lame will carry this.I'll look for it.
>From: "David Bash" <bashpop@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: "Audities" <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: The Maisonettes-Heartache Avenue
>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:32:16 -0800
>
>I got something today that was good enough to exorcise the 10CC collection
>from my CD player: Heartache Avenue-The Very Best Of The Maisonettes, on
>Cherry Red Records.
>
>I know there are a few Maisonettes fans among Auditeers, but for those of
>you who haven't heard of them, a little background: The Maisonettes were
>from the UK, and featured ex-City Boy songwriter and vocalist Lol Mason
>(Maisonettes was derived from Mason's name). They released a handful of
>singles and an album in the early 80s, and the single "Heartache Avenue"
>reached #7 on the British charts.
>
>The CD contains pretty much everything the band recorded, including the
>Maisonettes For Sale album (which is one of my favorites of all time) and
>the a and b sides that weren't on the album. Their sound is difficult to
>describe by using reference points. Many of the tunes are really catchy,
>lively pop spiked by female background vocals not unlike those in The
>Pursuit Of Happiness songs. Some of the songs have a real dark side,
>though, but the melodies are unfailingly striking and often heart-tugging.
>Songs like "Where I Stand", "Nightmares", "This Affair", and "Sticks And
>Stones" are among the most timeless ever, IMHO.
>
>This is the first Maisonettes collection that has the band's entire output.
>I can't recommend it enough.
>
>Let's hear from other Maisonettes fans out there!
>
>I just realized: my last two posts were about bands with lead singers named
>Lol! All I can say is "LOL"!
>--
>Pop Rules!!!!!
>Take Care,
>David
>
>
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