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| From | "Mark Hershberger" <markwayne61@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Twinklehead & Roger Manning! |
| Date | Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:02:00 -0400 |
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Hey Joe....and all Auditeers....
It was my absolute pleasure letting Bruce...and hopefully, everyone else know about Twinklehead. The album is pure bliss. So good it hurts. Every track is a dream. And, it was all recorded in Henrik Moy's basement studio. Amazing production values for an album recorded at home. The harmonies are to die for. If you love this cd...then you HAVE to search out their debut disc from last year titled "Made For These Times". A much more poppier album with one track in particular that, after one play, I guarantee you can't get it out of your head. It's called "Jade" and it is simply stunning. In fact, the album is so good...it was #20 on Dave Bash's 2005 list!! Get Twinklehead NOW from NotLame.....because these cd's from Norway...on a limited relesse...are hard to come by.
And....for another top recomendation out of Norway....pick up Popium's new one "The Miniature Mile"......soaring harmony laden pure pop does not get any better than this!!
Mark "Scandipopper" Hershberger
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Field <joe@flyingcolorscomics.com>
Subj: Twinklehead & Roger Manning!
Date: Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:47 pm
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To: audities@smoe.org
Thanks to Mark Hershberger, who Bruce Brodeen also thanked on the Not
Lame site, for discovering the latest release by the Norwegian band
Twinklehead. I am totally loving this release!
In his description of the band, Bruce name-drops Pink Floyd, Alan
Parsons, 10cc, Stealers Wheel, World Party, Badfinger, late 60`s Bee
Gees, Moody Blues and a couple of others. If that sounds like a weird
stew of band influences, please don't let it stop you from checking out
the sound samples. Vocally it reminds me of America in some spots and
even Porcupine Tree on a track or two. There are some swirling vocals
and layered harmonies to go along with an early '70s vibe.
In the same package from NL, I also got the new Roger Manning. Yes, I'm
late to the party, but I didn't want to drop the dough on the Japanese
release knowing there'd be a domestic in just a few months. I'd heard a
couple of tracks from Weed, but wanted to save some of the sonic
surprises for the proper release. "The Land of Pure Imagination" is a
soft-pop masterpiece! Imagine if Jellyfish re-formed with Neil Sedaka
and Burt Bacharach as members. Maybe throw in a little Gimbel & Fox,
too. Some of you may cringe at that, but Roger Manning, Sedaka and
Bacharach all love melody--- and Roger has drenched this release in very
poppy meoldies while stacking vocals to the rafters. This old goat is
really digging it.
These will both rank very high on my year-end list.
Bing on L.E.O. !!!
Joe Field
http://FlyingColorsComics.com
(if you've wondered what my store looks like, I've posted a very short
bit of video on YouTube.com. Key words: Flying Colors Comics Store Scan.)
Mark Hershberger
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