~~~so, i was riding the el today, listening to the new
FOW (again!), and contemplating the influences thread.
 darn if y'all weren't right. and i don't even LIKE
steely dan!  i knew that valley winter was for sure a
s&g song, but i didn't know that hey julie was until i
listened to it.  and of course, stacy's mom. 
although, i always go right back to buddy holly for
the stutter stuff.

sometimes, it's the sound of stuff that hits me way
long before the lyrics do....all of a sudden, i found
myself melancholy and lost in all kinds of time, stuck
inside the mind of a young football player, reviewing
all your thoughtful takes on the song.

loving this album more and more every day,
jocelyn

--- Kevin Mathews <kevin@powerofpop.com> wrote:
> A friend of mine couldn't understand the fuss over
> FOW when 
> the first album came out and dismissed FOW as a
> Weezer clone. 
> You gotta admit that "Radiation Vibe" and "Buddy
> Holly" are 
> pretty close...
> 
> Me? I think they share similar influences but are
> essentially 
> different bands with Cheap Trick perhaps as a common
> starting 
> point.
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:41:16 -0400
> >From: <jim@groovedisques.com>  
> >Subject: Re: FOW - Spot the influence?  
> >To: audities@smoe.org
> >
> >Fountains of Wayne...playfully derivative??? For
> shame!:)
> >
> >"Stacy's Mom" always reminds me of "Jessie's Girl",
> which 
> therefore makes it grate on my nerves like few songs
> since 
> the early days of MTV. Shame on them!
> >
> >All around, I'd agree that FOW have a lot in common
> with The 
> Cars (dating back to "Sink to the Bottom"), but
> unlike The 
> Cars, they lack that band's subtly "artistic" edge.
> I wish 
> FOW would push it a bit. They've got the goods.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> Grace and peace
> KEVIN
> www.powerofpop.com
> www.mp3.com/popland


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