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From | "Mark Tate" <zumpp99@hotmail.com> |
Subject | Re: New - Keene Brothers, CT |
Date | Mon, 05 Jun 2006 21:32:09 -0400 |
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Pollard haters? Since when?
>From: "Greg York" <yorkgreg@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: New - Keene Brothers, CT
>Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 08:53:37 -0500
>
>
>No mention on the list of the Keene Brothers release....Tommy Keene &
>Robert Pollard. I figured with the Keene lovers and the Pollard haters
>here, it would generate some discussion. I happen to be a fan of both, and
>I find it a nice marriage as Tommy's music tends to keep some of Pollard's
>prog-rock excesses and mindless noodling in check. It's a nice jangly
>pop-rock record. You can check out a couple songs here...
>
>http://obscuresound.com/?p=92
>
>I watched a DVD last night of Pollard's solo tour at the Metro in Chicago,
>Tommy really seems to be enjoying himself as Pollard's touring guitarist.
>During the show, Pollard raves about Cheap Trick, so that leads me to.....
>
>The new Cheap Trick drops tomorrow. Living in Rockford and having a few
>contacts, I've been listening to this for a couple months now. Some very
>Beatlesque moments, and the keeper to throwaway ratio is pretty high. The
>Linda Perry collaboration even works. It probably has no chance of
>commercial success, but it proves that CT remains much more than a
>casino/county fair circuit oldies act. Some of the tunes date back several
>years, and for some reason they've chosen to attach old song titles to new
>songs, but it's a really solid effort.
>
>Looking forward to the new Loud Family, tho I couldn't get their myspace
>page to load.
>
>greg
>
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