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| From | Michael Bennett <mrhonorama@ameritech.net> |
| Subject | Re: 4.5 out of 5 - I'll take it. The Elms |
| Date | Mon, 8 May 2006 14:54:40 -0700 (PDT) |
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I think that the last album hinted the more rock and
roll direction, but you would really have had to see
them live to see that this sound is where they were
heading. I just listened to this for the first time
today -- it slots them somewhere between the most
recent Sights album and the last Redwalls disc. Not
quite as heavy rock as the Sights, not quite as poppy
as the Redwalls.
Mike Bennett
--- Joe Rivera <joer@stereojoe.com> wrote:
> No, I didn't realize Thom, was *the* Thom.
>
> But, I still would say I find the record awful -
> though perhaps I should
> qualify that by saying I find it awful when
> considering the band's
> catalog. If it was a different band I might think
> otherwise, but it's
> not what I expected from the band at all and thought
> I'd warn the list
> that this one falls into the "sample before you buy"
> category. I've
> played it close to a dozen times and it's just not
> sticking to me -
> simply a style I don't care for and would not have
> listened to if it
> were not attached to The Elms name.
>
> You nailed it with the comparison to Tsar's latest,
> and I'll throw in Ok
> Go's Oh No to that mix.
>
> joe
>
> Greg York wrote:
> >> From: Joe Rivera
> >> I've had this for a couple months now - it's
> AWFUL, IMO
> > Wow! How's that for direct feedback to the
> artist? Maybe Joe doesn't
> > know that Thom is a member of the Elms? But on
> the other hand,
> > nothing wrong with honest opinions I guess.
>
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