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| From | "Will Harris" <NonStopPop@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: Tsar, "Band * Girls * Money"" |
| Date | Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:20:29 -0600 |
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> 1. they started rough, were told how to dress, how to
> write, how to record, etc. and ended up with a power
> pop record no sane rebellious kid would buy
It's possible. The press release for the new album makes a point of saying
that the band's primary influences are Redd Kross, T. Rex, the Archies,
and...the Dead Boys?!? I'm sorry, was that the Dead Boys, or the Backstreet
Boys? I mean, it was the latter that the band covered live ("Larger Than
Life") on their "King of the School" EP.
>2. they were so messed over by the previous record
>deal and the attending disappointments that they are
>now rougher than ever.
Oh, yeah, the press release totally trashes Hollywood Records, saying, "The
band's new disc was caught in a holding pattern by their previous, corporate
behemoth-sponsored label which apparently didn't hear
Radio-Friendly-Unit-Shifters in such power pop gems as 'Wanna Get Dead,'
'The Love Explosion,' and 'Wrong.'"
I dunno, maybe the songs will be better live, but the production on the
album is just...I dunno, it's like they're trying too hard to RAWK...
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