From: garymaher@juno.com opining regarding The 'Nells

'And Boylan Heights is even better, IMHO.  (Cue Jeff Brenneman . . .)'

Of course I wanted to jump all over the initial post regarding The Connells
seeing as they, maybe more than any band, stir something up inside.
Although I respect Mr. Borack's opinion, I happen to regard all of the
albums up to Still Life as masterpieces. Realizing that I'm so UNbiased
about this band, I originally decided to refrain from commenting. I just
can't imaging someone listening to ONE SIMPLE WORD and not feeling the
energy and excitement, but hey, to each his own. Seeing as their last
couple of releases didn't register nearly as high as previous offerings,
I'm not absolutely sure that staying away from the studio is such a bad
idea. But c'mon, GLADIATOR HEART..classic! But yeah, BOYLEAN HEIGHTS
amazing! Also, DARKER DAYS, FUN & GAMES, ONE SIMPLE WORD, RING. Even WEIRD
FOOD AND DEVASTATION, which I originally disregarded is finding much air
play. Maybe there's hope for STILL LIFE & OLD SCHOOL DROPOUTS.

As for Soundtrack Of Our Lives, I would certainly add my voice to any who
are on the fence about catching them live. I think it was last year when we
caught them in a hotel bar in San Diego. THEY ROCKED THE PLACE!! A definite
guitar assault. As much as I love their CD's, the live performance was
quite inspiring. Not sure how many folks in attendance were familiar with
the band's material, but the entire crowd seem to appreciate the show. Even
my wife was impressed and she hasn't enjoyed a show to that extent since
Zeppelin or Fleetwood Mac 'Rumours' tour. GO!

-Jeff Brenneman

NP: The Caulfields - whirligig (How many bands HAS John Faye played in?)