I think they > > symbolize the type of power-pop I like best--up-tempo and well-written > with clever > > lyrics and a clean mix that really "pops" when you put it on, plus their > songs .... For that matter I think you would love "The Arguments" new CD. Which has been posted many times on this site .... It's great up tempo pop with outstanding production ala Owsley design. Tiny > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 6:23 AM > Subject: Sounds like... > > > > Okay, here's a general music question: > > > > Obviously this list has given me--and many others--tons and tons of great > > music recommendations. It's given me so many that I've either forgotten or > missed > > a bunch that I probably would've loved. > > > > Every springtime, I invariably get in the mood for more good power-pop, > and > > this springtime is no different. So I'm going to ask a sort-of-specific > > question that will seem silly initially: What bands do you guys like that > sound like > > Fountains of Wayne? > > > > That's a ridiculous question, obviously, so it makes me feel a little like > a > > junkie looking for his fix. Let me explain--I think I've disliked more > "sounds > > like" recommendations than any other type, because I think those bands are > > too often playing imitator and lack any personality of their own. It also > > reinforces the notion that power-pop fans are just looking for the same > thing over > > and over. > > > > BUT I love FOW, I fail to get sick of their records, and I think they > > symbolize the type of power-pop I like best--up-tempo and well-written > with clever > > lyrics and a clean mix that really "pops" when you put it on, plus their > songs > > seem to possess a magic that makes them seem effortlessly propulsive, as > if > > they're completely natural in their construction. They never seem to be > forcing > > that big anthemic chorus. I also think that a tasteful use of synthesizers > is > > about as addictive as heroin. > > > > I'm not looking for that, obviously. But in looking for "sounds like" FOW > > bands before, I've found: Candy Butchers, Bleu, Ice Cream Hands, ANY of > the > > various John Faye projects, The Davenports, The Rosenbergs, Paste, the > dB's, > > Owsley/Semantics, Splitsville, and probably some more that I can't think > of right > > now. I wound up liking these bands almost as much, even though many of > them > > sound somewhat drastically different from FOW. I can't explain why a > "sounds like" > > recommendation was even attached to some of them (Candy Butchers? Ice > Cream > > Hands? dB's?) but it did the trick anyway. In short, asking the "does it > sound > > like Fountains of Wayne?" question has quite often given me a bunch of > bands > > that sound nothing like Fountains of Wayne but who I wind up loving in > their > > own right. Funny that. > > > > So if anyone thinks they might know something to offer in this realm, > offer > > it up! I'm eager for some new stuff. --Jason > > ======================================================================= > > Detailed Audities-List information: > > To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: > > >