In a message dated 1/19/2004 1:02:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
audities-owner@smoe.org writes:

<< Must admit - you scared me silly! Your bad spelling made me think the band
broke up, especially after the recent Ultimate Fakebook and Einstein's
Sister implosions. Whew! Now to your question... >>

Apologizes for this... I had more than a few rum and cokes in me by that 
point, so my proofreading skills were somewhat compromised! I have a bad habit of 
drinking + shopping online, which is what prompted this thread in the first 
place. 

<<  I also wouldn't discount THE COMPLEAT PET SOUL
(despite your Byrds/Beach Boys comment),  >>

Oh, I didn't mean to totally dish on them or anything... in fact I quite like 
both.  It's probably more that I tend to like the bands influenced by them 
LESS than the bands who have other primary influences. 

Also, you asked about...
<< The Caesars
Copperpot>>

The CAESARS album was actually one of the surprisingly good late entries into 
the neo-garage movement, though they've actually been doing it for a few 
years. Way more kick than most of their peers, with some fantastic sounding organ 
(is that a farfisa? someone can probably elaborate... either way I love it!) 
and some pretty cool harmonies. "Jerk It Out" and "I'm Gonna Kick You Out" were 
both great radio singles, too. I think a lot of people missed them because 
the timing (and the fact that they're on Astralwerks?!?!) made them seem like a 
cash in, but they're really not. They're from somewhere in Scandanavia, and I 
guess have 3 or so albums out already, and their US debut really just cobbles 
together moments from those discs, similar to the Wannadies' US debut from 
1997.

The self-titled disc from COPPERPOT was completely worth the wait for me. 
Some expressed concern that their sound had gotten too modern, that they had 
shifted to chase after the audiences of pop/punk or emo bands. And it's true that 
there are shades of New Found Glory on the new one, but more accurate 
comparisons would be the far less superficial Jimmy Eat World and (oddly, rarely 
mentioned around here) Get Up Kids. Don't get me wrong, this still sounds like the 
same Jarrett Randazzo who produced "Nothing Lasts Forever", as he stuffs each 
song with massive pop hooks and gorgeous harmonies, but there is a tinge of 
emo, especially in the lyrics. Everything still has that big sheen that the 
first record had, too, though it sounds even better with a full-time band pulling 
it through. --Jason