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| From | Michael Bennett <mrhonorama@ameritech.net> |
| Subject | Re: Pezband at IPO 4/29/06 |
| Date | Tue, 2 May 2006 12:50:52 -0700 (PDT) |
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I will heartily agree with Greg on Watershed -- good
songs, great stage presence -- incredibly fun. I
enjoyed The Handcuffs, but my understanding is that
the current bass and guitar player are new to the
band, and I can definitely hear the band tightening up
more in the future. The material on the 'cuffs debut
is a bit more complex (though very poppy as usual),
and will benefit with more live polish. Of course,
Brad and Chloe were a gas to watch. They always are.
Finally -- I thought Pezband sounded great. Greg is
right about Mimi's vocals -- but after a few songs, he
sang pretty well. Wish he had the old high range.
Still, the band played so well. I was mixed on the
covers -- very well done, but so many?
The main thing I was wondering going into their set
was -- can they still rock? They answered that quite
emphatically.
Mike Bennett
--- "Sager, Greg" <greg.sager@bankofamerica.com>
wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 17:21:12 +0000
> > From: boim@att.net (Sherman)
> > To: audities@smoe.org
> > Subject: Pezband at IPO 4/29/06
> > Message-ID:
> >
>
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>
> > Stroll on (I think)
>
>
> It was "Smokestack Lightning", actually. I'm willing
> to wager a few
> shekels that it was the first Howlin' Wolf cover in
> IPO history.
>
> I'm waiting until next Monday to post my full IPO
> summary, but I'll say
> for the moment that Pezband wasn't one of my
> favorites. Don't get me
> wrong; I enjoyed them. But Mimi's singing isn't what
> it used to be (they
> omitted several songs from their set list because
> his range has topped
> out), and the old-school jams just didn't do it for
> me.
>
> Still, it was great to see them onstage again in
> their old stomping
> grounds. I think it was the first time in over
> twenty years that they
> had played here in Chicago, and the crowd at the
> Abbey Pub was huge and
> appreciative. To them, Pezband wasn't the also-ran
> in the Illinois power
> pop sweepstakes behind Cheap Trick, Shoes, and Off
> Broadway back during
> the New Wave era; they were simply a beloved local
> band with a very
> strong catalog of songs.
>
> The bands that really impressed me that night were
> the two that played
> before Pezband: Columbus, OH stalwarts Watershed
> (terrific songs, even
> better energy) and The Handcuffs (a revamped and
> punchier version of Big
> Hello), whose new album *Model For A Revolution* is
> really solid.
>
>
> Gregory Sager
>
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