--- bob_hutton@standardlife.com wrote:
> Here's a few comments about recent purchases + some
> questions....
> 
> 1. Barely Pink - "Last Date of Summer" - this is a
> great unheralded (ie not
> much pre-publicity) album, chock-full of crunchy
> melodic pop-rock.  Esp.
> strong vocals
> 
> 2. Lost Weekend (Vols 1 & 2) - Bought "Lost Weekend
> 1" recently and was
> told by Michael Carpenter it was "a pretty good
> comp.  He's a master of the
> understatement obviously, cos every track leapt out
> the speakers like a
> slavering tiger!  Vol. 2 keeps up the high standard.
>  Things are obviously
> looking healthy in the Australian pop underworld. 
> Both of these are great
> and you should seek them out.
> 
> 3. Pop Is Art "Pop Is Art" - Picked up a short
> sampler of this in Chicago a
> couple of months back (which, hilariously, had a guy
> who sounded like the
> gravelly-voiced man who does voiceovers for movie
> trailers, waxing lyrical
> about the album, quoting Bruce B, Dave B etc). 
> Anyway, the bits in-between
> Mr. Macho-Voiceover-Man sounded so good so I ordered
> the album.  It is
> actually a self produced CDR with home-made insert,
> but VERY polished
> sounding pop.  Great singing, full-on production,
> very lush orchestrated
> 70's vibe.  Does anyone out there know any
> background on the guy behind
> this release (one Scott McGinley)??  And does anyone
> know who they got to
> do the talking on the sampler?!
> 
> 4. The 45's - This is a budget UK release by a
> defunct British band, one of
> whom is now in Aqualung (?).  Pretty good modern pop
> sound, but nothing
> special to my ears.  I am sure I noticed a release
> by a band called the
> 45's in Chicago ... I am guessing they were a
> different band?  Are they
> power-pop too?  Does anyone know (or care)?
> 
> 5. Rooney (s/t) - This is a wee belter of an album. 
> Bought on basis of
> several favourable comments on Audities, thanks
> again folks!
> 
> And that's all for now....
> 
> B^)
> 
> ~~~~~~~~pop is art...is it a 'chicago' thing?  is it
alan stagg?  man, that guy. :/

jocelyn


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