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| From | "Michael Curry" <mikecurry@hotmail.co.uk> |
| Subject | Re: Midlake (was Hi there from the new guy) |
| Date | Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:40:58 +0000 |
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Nicely put, Mike. I really love this album. Some reviewers have mentioned a
Crosby, Stills & Nash vibe as well.
Mike.
>One of the year's best albums. Beautiful, spacious and pastoral, the album
>mixes folk rock basics >with melodic craft that, at times, reminds me of
>top flight soft pop. The playing is warm, the >vocals are very good, and
>the lyrics...they fit the music perfectly. At times, this sounds like a
>'70s >album, but little things show that it's more modern (like on the
>haunting "Young Bride", the bass >player sounds like he took lessons from
>New Order's Peter Hook). Great stuff.
>Mike Bennett
>From: "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Hi there from the new guy
>Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:29:11 -0600
>
>One of the year's best albums. Beautiful, spacious and pastoral, the album
>mixes folk rock basics with melodic craft that, at times, reminds me of top
>flight soft pop. The playing is warm, the vocals are very good, and the
>lyrics...they fit the music perfectly. At times, this sounds like a '70s
>album, but little things show that it's more modern (like on the haunting
>"Young Bride", the bass player sounds like he took lessons from New Order's
>Peter Hook). Great stuff.
>
>Mike Bennett
>
>Blog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama
>Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>Find out about Chicago shows:
>http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/
>
>
>>From: "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com>
>>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>>Subject: Re: Hi there from the new guy
>>Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:46:17 -0500
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: <synthhtnys@comcast.net>
>>>Midlake - The trials of Van Occupanther
>>
>>What's the deal on this one? The Smoking section guy in Rolling Stone
>>raved about it.
>>
>>Welcome.
>>
>
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