Re: Greg's point -- of course, part of their songwriting skill might be a 
byproduct of playing so many great cover tunes -- how can you learn to write 
good songs until you've played a bunch of 'em?  That worked well for all of 
the British Invasion bands....

Mike Bennett



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>From: "Sager, Greg" <greg.sager@bankofamerica.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Be on the lookout for: The Pages
>Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:38:41 -0500

This past IPO I expected more of the same. But instead I was
>pleasantly surprised that they: a) had ceased to be a covers band; and b)
>had written some surprisingly good originals. Their energy, mannerisms, and
>Liverpudlian influences were still the same -- but they had leaped to the
>next step over the past year, and done so with aplomb. Nevin's Live booker
>Mitch Marlow also manages the Pages, and he was the one who urged the band
>to begin writing originals. But I'm willing to bet that even Mitch was
>surprised at how well their initial efforts at songwriting turned out. It's
>a good reminder that rock'n'roll history is replete with examples of
>barely-postpubescent songwriters who got very good at the craft very
>quickly.

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