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| From | "David Bash" <bashpop@earthlink.net> |
| Subject | Re: pop discussion |
| Date | Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:35:09 -0700 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Carpenter" <Stagefright@m...>
wrote:
> Also... i picked up from Not Lame the album by The Sketches. Every once in
> a
> while Bruce will say something is reminiscent of me, and i find that
> hilarious. This time i went and listened to the samples and they sounded
> great. So i picked the album up and i think it's great. (i don't think it
> sounds LIKE me, but we are mining from the same pool). Lots of great
> guitars, and the singer Charlie Bernardo has a great voice. I guess i
> could
> say it's almost a guitar pop Maroon 5, but a little less accessible, a
> little more interesting, and Charlie's voice doesn't grate as much as the
> Maroon 5/Kara's Flowers guys does. Really good production on this one
> too..
> great vocal, guitar and drum sounds. And this one seems to be totally
> independent.
I just got The Sketches as well, and while I don't really hear Maroon 5 or
Kara's Flowers, I can kinda see where you're coming from as they have a
"young", modern-rock sound. They're definitely more rock 'n roll oriented
than either of those bands, though their song "Insomnia" has dead-ringer
harmonies for those on "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates. They also tend to
favor more slower-tempo tunes than either of those bands.
And I must add that I don't hear any Michael Carpenter similarities on any
level. :-)
Definitely a solid disc.
--
Pop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David-N.P: "The Yellow Ribbon Collection" by Tony Orlando & Dawn, which is a
newly released box set of six of their albums, plus many bonus tracks. I
really think Tony Orlando & Dawn are cool, but I know selling that bill of
goods even to Audities folks is probably a longshot. However, I must point
out that none other than Nick Lowe thought enough of Orlando's hit "Halfway
To Paradise" that he did a cover of it (ok, I'm waiting for someone to say
"it was tongue in cheek, knucklehead!")
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