First, a clip from my audities list.........
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In case you were having any second thoughts about picking up the Tal
Bachman record that comes out on Tuesday...DO NOT HESITATE! This is top
notch pop folks, and it just does not get much better than this. Tal's
record WILL take the place of Jason Falkner's in your cd player.
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I heard this the other day at my local indy store and I heartily concur.
Tal Bachman's self-titled reease is indeed a fine piece of
singer-songwriter based pop. It's on Columbia and is getting quite a
push. One of the best things I've heard all year. Tal is Randy Bachman's
(Guess Who & BTO) child, but don't hold that against him. You may want to
hold this agaisnt him however........from his website (www.talbachman.com)
natch.....
"it starts out with the one/two power pop punch
of "Darker Side of Blue" and "She's So High" -
as enthusiastic and catchy as prime Cheap
Trick or ELO. (Indeed, Bachman remains an
unabashed ELO fan, proclaiming Jeff Lynne to
be "better than Mozart - well, at least a lot
louder," and likes to refer to ELO albums as
"sacred musical revelations.")
Ahh, pop fans that love Cheap Trick and hate jeff Lynne must be scratching
their heads. No, don't let that quote dissaude you, it's a fine album.
AND....one I'll be buying this week.
NP: Wondermints - eponymous (Big Deal) - talk about fine pop!
PS: Anyone captivated by the new Jason Faulkner?
Jerry
Jerry Curry - Spectre Booking
Independence, Oregon
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to
drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at
discotheques. -- Art Linkletter
