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Compilation of Beau's Reviews Written by Fellow Musicians and Featured at Mixposure.com, DMusic.com & other sites DARK DOG DAYS Reviewed Sunshine Desserts 8/6/2006 It's a soundtrack to a warped cruise holiday... a tango in the Hoodoo Sea! I love the switches in mood and instrumentation; they're well timed and work brilliantly with the lyrics. This song hints at some great influences... Frank Zappa, Morrissey and They Might Be Giants. Genius! Cheers, Se Reviewed annabanana 7/29/2006 this is wonderfully original, I've never heard another song like it! The lyrics are fantastic, really clever and different. The arrangement is really eclectic, well thought-out. And you sound kind of like Morrissey, sorry if that offends you, but it's a good thing trust me!! Yours, Anna McNicholl Reviewed violent 7/27/2006 Very nice track, great sound. Interesting arranged. Good work Reviewed AUTEZ CRAY Reviewed eslider 8/4/2006 Nice vox and effects. Good arrangement .Clear production. Thanks for a fine song! SING THE STORM Reviewed eslider 8/4/2006 Nice vox and effects.Good arrangement .Clear production. Thanks for a fine song! SILLY SEX SLAVE Reviewed Boneman 7/26/2006 Great ideas going on in here particularly like the guitar and vocal....top work.... Reviewed dreamer 7/26/2006 good track. Like this one alot. Good groove and some solid playing. Cool bass line. Keys are a nice touch. Production is good. Well done. Date: August 15, 2006 @ 11:13 AM the beats are erotic and vocals are so dreamy another good club song LUVDRUG Reviewed sly puppy 6/19/2006 electrifying. eclectic musical journey. Kinda punked electro. Some nice ideas here but it’s a little BUSY. Not a lot of space for those vocals to cut through.That sax ain't working. Those backing vocal harmonies are working...... Breakdown.Class. Rebuild also very well executed. Sly Reviewed S4E 6/11/2006 I think this track the elements here... Very interesting lyrics and how the singing was done as well were also interesting  The slower tempo part fitted quite nicely. I also think it was good when it started to gain the pace back like that I got to agree with something that was mentioned in earlier reviews as well, I think the sax was Kinda I don't know, maybe too loud or something... I would change that. Reviewed jefairchild 6/11/2006 Cool! great arranging, great mix, master, nice opening synth bass. Tempo change nice touch, same with ending. the sax seemed out of place to me, at least in the style he was playing. I think a high, even altisimo melodic tenor part might have fit better. just a thought. overall very impressed. please check me out under Nick Mostly Reviewed yoneg 6/5/2006 Hey, great song man! I enjoyed this thoroughly, in some cases like this one clarity is over-rated! The mix does a great job of conveying the sensations of an after hours rave, I think your gonna connect with a lot of fans on this one. Nice job! Reviewed by Fraser : June 12, 2006 @ 7:13 PM Nice! Never heard anything like it. I'd like to hear the vocals a bit louder. The instruments overpower the voice a wee bit. WELLBUTRIN Reviewed dualmalaise i used to be on zoloft, effexor, seroquel... it was horrible ****. i eventually quit because i have no money, and the withdrawals were worse than anything ever. the song has a nice sound, kind of a classic sound. i can’t think of anybody that sounds similar at the moment... but i like it. Reviewed weirdoboyfriend 4/27/2006 I hear the Morrissey influence (a compliment--he's among my favorites as I mention on my page). This a quite a complex composition, with the contrapuntal harmonies contributing both rhythmically and melodically. I'm very impressed by the painstaking structure. The chord transitions are very nice, and the bouncy keyboard and highly kinetic percussion create an ironic atmosphere appropriate to your subject matter. A witty, ambitious, provocative song. Very nicely done. You might find this quote interesting in connection with your subject: ”Inasmuch as we have words to describe medicine as a healing art, but have none to describe it as a method of social control or political rule, we must first give it a name. I propose that we call it pharmacracy, from the Greek roots pharmakon, for ‘medicine' or ‘drug,' and kratein, for ‘to rule' or ‘to control.' ... As theocracy is rule by God or priests, and democracy is rule by the people or the majority, so pharmacracy is rule by medicine or physicians” --Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts, and Pushers, by Thomas Szasz, (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974), p. 139.) Reviewed Boneman 4/25/2006 Hey first off thanks for reviewing my song any saying what you said.I,ve been listening to your stuff and I like it a lot ,the melody is great as is your voice all in all a well crafted song.I,ll check out some other stuff when I get back from holiday.completey agree about pills though, most doctors are just drug company reps! They always want to treat the symtoms.... Reviewed dreamer 4/24/2006 like the way U put the story to music. Fits the toon. We all agree about the DrUG companies, a pill is not a cure for everything. Good track. Reviewed Mike Mineo 4/24/2006 I always love when an artist uses the 'description' field to their full advantage and explained the song like you did. top notch song with tons of music. I love the vocals too, as it fits the mood and the lyrics. really, this reminds me of dark brit-pop bands during the 90s, perhaps Blur's later albums? I'm not sure... but either way, great usage here. I like the sounds that kick up around 1:30 as well. good work. AS WE GO DOWN Reviewed dualmalaise 5/19/2006 Nice raggae feel. Lets roll up a fatty and listen to this in a car... just a few of the vocal harmonies sound a little out of tune... but i like the melodies and the chords and feel are cool. Reviewed greatscottpr...May 11, 2006 @ 5:34 AM This Is A GREAT SONG, if I had to 0magine it IS about a person who could only desire tantric love making skills and who wanted to KILL anyone who possessed them only to learn they are gifted by GOD NOT BOUGHT AS TRUE FRIENDSHIP and TRUST as in A GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE zedsalt July 11, 2006 @ 10:43 AM I listen to a great deal of music...probably entirely too much music...so anytime I hear something that defies categorization, ignores all of the silly artificial boundaries between "different kinds" of music, it's a special thrill. You can bet I'll be recommending this to my buds, and I'm looking forward to trying describe the Progressive Reggae? Reggaessive? feel it has. There are bits of it that hint at mid to late '80s underground stuff, too. Niiiiice... GO AWAY SOMETIMES Reviewed weirdoboyfriend 4/27/2006 Again, I'm impressed by the complexity and sophistication of your composition. I'm reminded of Pete Townsend's Rock Operetta's, as well as broadway music like Andrew Lloyd Weber, Rocky Horror, Hedwig and the Angry Inch...not to mention Freddy Mercury and Queen. The hook in the chorus "I go away sometimes" is beautiful...just a lovely musical passage. The musicianship is excellent throughout. I also like how you rock without screaming, much like the classic pop-rock teen idols of the 50's and 60's and of course Morrissey. You're a very talented and interesting artist. Reviewed Brandon 4/25/2006 Again great vocals. You do have a great singing voice. I can really hear you doing something like a musical like Grease. Fantastic. Awesome really. Reviewed joyshannon 4/23/2006 Wow! Your music is extremely diverse. The full band sound great with your voice! This song remarkably takes you from a late 70s high school dance floor to some exciting early 80s rock show. How interesting that certain sound styles really can invoke an era! Really wonderful work Beau- I am really impressed by how you are bringing your mental concepts into reality... and they work! if you told me you were going to do this with a song I don't know if I'd totally believe you could... BUT YOU DID! Now, I'm a believer. Reviewed dreamer 4/20/2006 like the vocals. cool song the way it jumps genres. good mix and production. nicely written and performed. Reviewed idoney 4/19/2006 One of my favourite bands is The Monochrome set. Elements of Bid and co which is very refreshing.Great production. Excellent. R eviewed AM:PM 4/19/2006 This song feels like several renditions of the same song through time- from the high flying days of swing to the psyched up pop. Interesting. very interesting. The slower segments actually emphasize the beautiful timbre of the lead voice but the song is carefully crafted such that focus shifts to the orchestration as the song evolves. Clever !! Reviewed ZEST 4/19/2006 Beau, Go Away Sometimes is everything you describe it as and more !!!! Let's put it this way......COOOOL !!!!! I like the different tonal quality of the piece. Your voice is definitely of a great character. Hey, the changes in genres during the song are excellent !!!! Something different !!!! Great vocals !!!! Great instrumentation !!!! All 'round an entertaining song with some nice beats and syncopation. This is different and cool !!!! Cheers, ZEST P.S. From swing, to some kind of pop operetta style sounding song. Precious !!!! The twang and sonic vocals are a bit of deja vous !!!! Well no wonder, the song looped !!!! This is a song that I really like !!!! NO JOKE !!!! GRAVITY BONG Reviewed Serenade This is a strong song from Beau. The bass line is very cool and groovy, while all the musicianship in this track is very good. All the parts work well together and there is some strong songwriting on display here. The timing change midway works very well and breaks things up nicely. Overall a cool track. Reviewed D N S 4/25/2006 Cool bass. Nice guitar sounds. The bass is kinda new wave disco or something quite cool. your vocals sound good as well. interesting track for sure quite interesting Happy Belated 420  Reviewed Austn 4/23/2006 Heavy reso/ deso bass is super Ntense as the guitar strums and story creep up on you...Nteresting Range and selection of vocal progression the the structuring of melody main lines ....very unique and diverse, quite fresh N approach and timing /tempo changes...very beat-nik YYYY in the Nventive sense of arrangement ...Very N E W ....~Austn Reviewed joyshannon 4/23/2006 Really great song! I was not sure what to expect by the title... but I've been pleasantly surprised! Very Marc Almond... but also very unique. Your vocals are really strong and confident here. I like the tempo changes and the progression of the song. THE DARKNESS Reviewed dreamer 7/26/2006 Interesting track. Has an almost 80's feel to it. Nice passages that flow and keep it moving. Production is good, but the vox seemed muffled. Good track. FREE IN THE NIGHT Reviewed Austn 6/13/2006 A “Bowie”; strangeness comes alive N this blend of sonic adventure...A classy piano mainframe melody and vocals that all the counterpoints surround and tap off of...A real Xperimental piece that opens the ears and catches your attention...Very Nteresting...I can't help but think of Todd Rodgren and Utopia...A great Xperience of a listen...To the station with this one...let's catch some earZ...~Austn Reviewed Brandon 4/25/2006 Your music is diverse lol just like Joyshannon said. Your voice seems to be made for singing . Very versatile , I am off to listen to more. Great work. Reviewed joyshannon This arrangement which mixes your new wave sound with a softened country slide guitar sound... is a very interesting choice and works quite well. I love how creative you are with your sounds. Great vocals too and the lyrics are quite touching. Reviewed ZEST 4/19/2006 Beau, This is the second song I have listened to of yours. There is something really great about your style that I dig !!!! Free In The Night has great vocal arrangements and interesting sounding instrumentation. I like music that offers something different. And this song has something different. I find your style enjoyable and interesting. Nice descending modulation on the vocals. There's sounds that I can't identify !!! Always a good thing in music...keeps the listener interested !!!! I'd say all in all I like what I hear !!!! INTERESTING !!!! Cheers, ZEST P.S. Great vocals !!!! :-) Reviewed CemeteryLawnboy July 12, 2006 @ 12:36 PM Wow...What can I say - beautiful, haunting, dreamy, intimate, mysterious? Just words that came to mind immediately upon hearing this song. Excellent all over - style, performance, production...A perfect presentation! FROM A VIEW Reviewed Skye 6/11/2006 I really like your melody. Your vocals are full of color and unique. Very nice, I also love the message Reviewed sly puppy 6/11/2006 Well put together, harmonies. Like all the different sounds you have merged together here. It goes from subtle to harder and back again. Nice work Sly Reviewed J-Wah 6/10/2006 Nice quality of sound. To be honest, this isn't my sort of genre, but it is a good track. I like the lyrics and the double tracked effect really ads some airiness to itself. Backing vox tie in well. The guitar finger tapping is real subtle, but ads a lot in the way of the melody. Good track. NEW WAVE Reviewed joyshannon 4/23/2006 I do love this song- very clever and it may be 80s inspired- but it is very much a Beau creation. I am not quite sure how to put into words you very distinctive style- but how you sing, compose song structures and put these songs arrangements together is unlike any other I've heard. I am truly impressed by your production skills- you have great ideas to work guitar sounds and others into your originally piano compositions. Wonderful work! Reviewed SYNGULARITY 4/21/2006 Yeah... the 80's were my first decade, when I was aware of the music I have listened to for the first time. Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, Blancmange... feels like Heaven. THANK YOU for bringing back the feeling, with your authentic flair and OWN view... cool, funny and without compromises on drums. Cheers, Pascal Reviewed selftort 4/20/2006 I for one was not disappointed to see the 80s disappear. But this track really grabbed me. I think the trouble with New Wave was that it was overtaken by a mob of clones more concerned with hairstyle than music. So that what initially was interesting and different became too formulaic and plastic. You guys avoid that. This is really clever, and damn catchy as all get out. The intro chord changes are a bit "formulaic" but you add enough external variation for that not to be a concern. Vocals seem a bit low in the early stages for me. The kick is overpowering them. Which is a pity because the vocals are really good and the phrasing of the lyrics has its own rhythmic quality. Like the call back vocals in the bridge and the harmonies in the chorus. With more like this I might have to review my prejudices about this era of music. Really good work.....but please bring up the early vocals. Reviewed RedEyeC 4/20/2006 Like that movin' bass, a real listen grabber. Cool drumming and synth parts. Vocals do remind me of David Bowie, well done! Great arrangement and performance! Cheers, Bob Reviewed tuttle 4/20/2006 This is a great 80's creation 20 years too late. But it isn't dated. It sounds fresh as well as retro. It's a little clunky when it changes from the first verse to the chorus but other than that it works really well. excellent stuff. WAKE UP MY DARLING Reviewed by: SolonT 9/20/2006 Love that 'film noir' feel in this. Acid laced, eh? I see that purple haze in there! Great layering of tones. This one rocks, baby! Reviewed by: dreamer 9/20/2006 Like ItYeah I agree lots of things going on, but keeping the same flow to the song. Like the vox efx. Production is solid. It's like Magical Mystery Tour meets Bowie. Reviewed by: fungus 9/19/2006 FUNGUS > LOVES THIS O-!!!! LOTS go'n on here!! and I always love that! like how you speed up the tempo and then bring it back down !! NICE job on this one to man! COOL !! vOx sound good to! DACE>>> Reviewed Vesa 9/19/2006 Most weaving wavy sounds. Like this beginning; I'm sorry if I'musing the cliche 'It's better than an '80's tune.' Nice use of wah, my fave peddle. Cool guitar variety of playing. The singing could stand out front just a tad more; otherwise it's a catchy tune. Interesting sounds. Keep at it. Good arrangement. Reviewed October 9, 2006 @ 8:39 AM The drums sound amazing in this. Love that spooky feeling to the singing. Great little melody. Nice one IN MY YOUTH By:Austn Review Date: 10/19/2006 Great shuffle BeatZ against the power chording on the beat...awesome way the vocals and bass work off both 2 blend ot all N a avagrade sense of groove.....great stories portrayed N the lyriX display....the submerging swashes of synth add your color of style and tones that R becoming your Nventive signature...luv the twinge bell synth melody solo bridge work...wow that bass really meldZ it together...always refreshing and Nriching when I wander Nto the land 'f beau...~Austn Reviewed by: AUTEZ CRAY 10/11/2006 Sorry! dont know whether its my PC but this is unfortunately a brocken up intro. Love the lyrics and the song when it kicks in. Reminds me of some great Elvis Costello stuff. All in all a great tune, but needs re loading I think to get the full version of the song playing properly. MIRAGE/SAND IN MY EYES Reviewed by: SolonT 10/8/2006 Very 80's feel, nice solid groove. Overall tone needs a bit of e.q. work. Vox are well performed, but too hidden. This could be a KILLER track with a bit of tweaking... nice job. Reviewed by: voodoojohnson 10/8/2006 Great intro The intro set's the song up nicely. It's a mental song, just like your dream it seems. Real inventive stuff, it's a bit jumpy at times so it doesn't flow as well as it could but overall very impressive Reviewed by: Vesa 10/7/2006 Nice guitar playing. Yes progressive; right, as Glupa also said...you've made head way...like the conga tempo change..and heavy drums for variance.. Keep up the cool artistry. Great. Nice guitar playing. Cool synth. Good vocals and good arrangement. Like this. Keep at it. Reviewed by: Glupa 10/7/2006 Nice to hear a new song from you! You've made progress here. It's a typical beau-thing. But then much tighter and clearer recorded. Very nice! Hope to hear more from you like this. With a chorus that returns for about 3 time, and which is super catchy! :P Reviewed by: fungus 10/7/2006 COOL DREAM And a cool song to... love that intro..WOW thats Wild.. guitars are killer on this. very strang vocals, that i like alot.. you have done a great job,try'n to bring a dream to life as a song is hard to do..But you did great man... love this... very cool ... 2-plays...Wtg DACE>> FARAWAY no world 10/29/2006 oh i like that progression here in your song. very spare beginning , then adding a little percussion and rising the dynamic. very cool arrangement. vocals are fine - i like em when they´re whing a bit. bass is a killer on that simple beat. fine song with a very individual touch!! thumbs up!! Reviewed by: jeffrobodeen 10/25/2006 Really nice tune, especially once the bass kicks in. Love the loose, happy vibe. Good songwriting and delivery. Kudos! Reviewed by: AUTEZ CRAY 10/25/2006 studiofied!! this is a truely brilliant track, vocal is awesome. Benifits from the extra money and work. bass and percussion is so tight its untrue. This reminds me of bowie,japan and a bit of Nirvana. great chorus and lyrics are also fantastic. Reviewed by: fungus 10/25/2006 UNDERSTAND!! Yes me toO man...Been waiting for awhile myself...but im ready for it..alot of them arnt..lol..Great guitars man..kinda of a raggea feel..Love the drums on this...And you have a very cool vocal style..thats why i like listening to you..great job on this..Glad the end didnt come before i got to hear this one..WTG.. DACE>> SLOW DIVE Reviewed by: Rudy Rico 10/26/2006 nice beat to this song. Interesting song. I like the drums. I like the movement in this. Keep up the good work. ' Rudy Rico Reviewed by: Vesa 10/26/2006 Nice tropical feel. A tropical rhythmic sounding romantic tune. Great percussive and overall mix. Good harmonies. Your vocal could be a tad upfront; otherwise quite emotive stuff. Abit reggae infused. Keep it up. Good arrangement. Great! Ah, yes love is wonderful, n'est pas, messier? Tres bien. Reviewed by: sly puppy 10/26/2006 nice vocals and melodies. The title pulled me over I got one called SlowDive on my page but its a million miles away from this...... this is love...... and its also touched by rnb. Nice work Sly CHEMICALS OF LOVE Reviewed Austn 9/21/2006 Wild distorted bass deep voice with the choppy guitar strum-a-nation and the creepy-crawl bounce bass...super N the layerings together...the Ntense sense of fresh spaceyness N approach to arrangement is so Mpressive and Nventive...Beau, you R way ahead of the rest of the alternative/Ndie scene...this is where it's heading ...progressive and Xciting FXual using layerings and re-loading and peeling them back and forth, using synth, pads and FX to blow it away...CY_BER_ROCK...on...~Austn... ThanX 4 the listen Reviewed atriskteen 9/18/2006 A really cool anti-pop take on Indie Electro, like John Zorn DJing on crank at the alt-disco of your dreams. Frequent shifts in style & genre make for a completely unique listen. They may have well invented an entirely new genre here: bipolar ADD indie. One of the freshest things I've heard in a long time. Reviewed SolonT 9/20/2006 The ultimate time machine is a car... look out the front windshield to the future, you sit in the present and look out the back to the past. Very retro 80's new wave feel, tight rhythm, slick production. Very nice job. OVERCOME you put there: Paisley underground? This ones electro retro almost new wave. Not sure about the vocals being predominantly on the left channel. Cool lyrics. And some nice backing vocals too. Interesting instrumentation throughout. Sly HER SECRET WEAPON INFECTED NEEDLES Reviewed malachai 8/12/2006 is dat ur real hair its mad dat,lol but anyways i like this track old school english indie track this one v nyc work.gud job. Reviewed sly puppy 8/11/2006 strange effect on the vocals. Is that distortion ? Some nice musical ideas Depeche Mode at the acid end of things. Definately different . Like the beat and some of odd instruments that you have chosen certainly add to the overall feeling of mindtrippin Sly Reviewed PRK Band 8/7/2006 Interesting arrangement. Cool lyrics, especially Bleeding in suicidal resignation, governmental engineered castration-deep and provocative. Very moving tune, good job! HEART Reviewed dreamer 11/28/2006 Lots of good elements here. Good melody and lyrics. Solid playing and vox all around. Good track! Reviewed Edward Lee 11/28/2006 good stuff here. sounds like early 80's new wave which i like. good vocals and a kickin' bass line. nice production. thanx for sharing Reviewed Vesa 11/25/2006 Lovely tune. Very good percussion and bass. Your vocals are a pretty good tone. Like the arrangement in this tune with an uplifting piano. Nice harmonies. You just need a bit more expression. Other than that; good production. Keep at it. Great! DO THE DARK DANCE Reviewed sly puppy 11/18/2006 strectchin the genre fusion thang, love the music here. Its produced really well and has some really infectiuos touches goin through it. Not sure about the vocals though seem too cloud the "whole" rather than add.... sly Reviewed Vesa 11/22/2006 Like that mysterious image on the right. A bit ambiguous; which adds to the suspense that this music has. Most danceable stuff. Cool injections of synth sounds make for interest. Your vocals are quite vibrant but your range is a bit limited. Expressive though is more important. Good production. Like the percussion and strange shufflng sounds to add to this mood. Great! Keep at it. THE PASSION Reviewed Infected Playboy 11/19/2006 You wrote this in 4 hours? Damn...takes me weeks to complete a tune and sometimes it still sounds bad to me LOL Certainly is Indie but i would class this as experimental as its moving in pyschotic directions :-) Vocal FX are cool...and the synth organ sounds ok too...very hard to use a synth organ without making it sound too cheesy but you worked it well here and the change at 1:50 reminds me of the old SKA days from the early `80s. Enjoyed geez... RESPECT IP Reviewed Glupa 11/19/2006 I love the sounds you've used, the tiny bells remind me of the movie Home Alone (1 and 2) :P And I really like the melodies here as well. And the different parts bring in the variation. You certainly have a very own and original style. And I like to hear it. But I think it could be produced more tight. Well done this song. By:Ideofone Review Date: 12/1/2006 Creative and strange. Good composition the sounds are innovative. Good production. odd transition like a punk song. . . .cool shift and unexpected. Very cool. GINA Reviewed Vesa 11/18/2006 You certainly have a vocals that is nicely imposing; that's a compliment...meaning to be quite expressively narrative. It has a This tune has a bit of a California sound, except for the chipmunks...that's Florida more likely. Cool dance number to listen to. Great synth sound; fuzzy kinda. I don't think you needed that guitar. The voices are cool. Most unique stuff. BE NOT AFRAID Reviewed by: Morgenblume 12/4/2006 Creative and expressive stuff. Thanks for posting the lyrics. The creative stuff you,re doing did make them a bit difficult to grasp. I thought this was fab in a Queen way. Really enjoyed this. xxxx Morgenblume MonksofPop 12/3/06 VERY ODD IS A GOOD WAY. LIKE THE FEEL AND SOUND. UNIQUE SONG.. 8BALL Reviewed by: selftort 1/31/2007 Punchy...... This is a great pop/rock number. Great beat behind it which is propelled by great lyrical flow. Catchy and boppy. Nice changes of pace. Has a "quirky" feel to it that I really like. Nice one. Reviewed by fungus 1/31/2007 Great... Intro...Very POP sounding...In a very cood way. Energy tune...Very Upbeat and full of PoP-rock-Energy!! NICE JOB! Enjoyed the listen...DACE> Reviewed by Vesa 2/1/2007 Cool sounds with mixing potential. Nice sounds on this; like the vibes -the vocals area tad off but still full of expression. The drumming could be more full sounding. A well arranged tune. Could use a remix for the sounds seem to be off balance to my ear. Like the bass seems to be in the right placement. The guitar is tryingb to compliment the vocals. A little short. Not too bad -lot of potential. Cure For Cancer 2/4/2007 T REX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can hear that t rex influence here and it is used very well - this is really good! love the mix of glam rock and house and everything - your voice is awesome - my kinda music definately - check out my indie songs you are very promising CRUSH IT Reviewed by: Cure For Cancer 2/4/2007 nice ive decided that you are just an awesome artist altogether - and quite cute too - oops gettin **** here - sorry for my homosexual review Reviewed by: Vasquez Rich 1/8/2007 OK, very 80s I think, mad all over the place feel, then drops right into an indie beat bass/drum, this is a bit more up my street. I like the background vocals, neat touch. It feels like a trancy song given an indie treatment rather than the usual other way around. Good song. Reviewed by: fungus 12/19/2006 KEWL WOW!! HEADTRIPP... What a killer sound you got going on this one! Love the tempo change. Super vocals man. Enjoyed this alot. Its a new kind of sound to me! Love that!..DACE> EDINBURGH Reviewed by: Cure For Cancer 2/4/2007 delicious i love your quirky fun style you have - this one sounds like early post punk/ska(not the dumb ska that came out in the 90s im talking about bands like the specials) very infectious song here - you are the best band ive heard on here so far Reviewed by: Austn 1/31/2007 A NU "Beau" song...Cool...Very driven and luv the switch-offs down different patterns and progressions with beat/tempo alterations coupled with accent as the verse and chourus display a very "FRESH" approach 2 lyrical timing and flow...right at U, then flow , and KABAM the HOOK...very Ngenious N approach and attitude...I notice with your usual avangrade/Ndie stlye there is a sense of "POP", take this and like it sound woven into the arrangement of this song...luv those hidden synth arpeggios that give the beat accents and hidden variancy...the pump keys and under harmony work is very chill...2 the station this one goes ...Thanx 4 the listen...~Austn BROKEN BOY Reviewed KB Bren 1/2/2007 Nice beat and groove. Gets and keeps you moving. Nice song. KB Reviewed Vesa 12/28/2006 Interesting singing style...most unique. Like the way everything follows your singing so well. Very well thought out. Fairly good sound mix. Most different. Most expressive; like the techno playing. Nice tempo change. Well done. Great! Reviewed DEL-XR 12/27/2006 Speaks to me somehow if you know what I mean. It`s not the sound or production... something like We Didn`t Start The Fire get`s me. Nice change around 1:55. Could be a BIG one. Regards Hans Reviewed fungus 12/27/2006 Love the Vibe on this. Its dark and heavy. Great vocal work man! The guitars are Wild !!! Great little tune man. Enjoyed the tripp...DACE>> |
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My favorite bands that perhaps you haven't heard.... Or maybe you have, in which case my respect and devotion to you will be unwavering. Let me know if that's the case, I love discussing little-known but monumentally superb bands with other music obsessives. If you haven't delved into the music of these groups I highly recommend your submergence asap and let me know whatcha think! My current way favorite: BLONDE REDHEAD Matt and I saw them live with Interpol which would prove to be the beginning of our total obsession. Their music is lurringly dark and laced with a texture unlike any other. While they experimentally rock out like Radiohead, their weaving of Romantic-era and Impressionistic chord changes creates a soundscape that is just intoxicating. The best place to start in their catalog is the album Melody of A Certain Damaged Lemons. My favorite classic band: LOVE I've seen Arthur Lee and Love live twice and was just exhilarated by the vitality of their psychedelically soulful music. If you read alot of rock criticism, I'm sure you've heard of Love, as their crowning moment Forever Changes is regarded as one of the best albums of all time. If you haven't heard it, run don't walk. Love is the best band not named The Smiths of all time. My favorite Scottish 80's Band: COCTEAU TWINS Way influential and totally fascinating, The Cocteau Twins were a Post-Punk Twosome that created some of the most dreamy, perplexing music of the Lost Decade of Music (lost decade in that people often belittle the 80's as being artless but it was in fact bejeweled with creative supremacy; the best moments tucked away from the public's awareness...TEARDROP EXPLODES anyone?). Michael Stipe didn't pioneer "make-believe language as new source of rock lyrics, it was The Cocteau Twins. Her lilting scottish voice sings tone poems that transcend the niceties of language. Their earliest albums are the best but I suggest their BBC recordings as a sampler for the un-initiated. Another band often celebrated by rock writers but rarely unearthed by the average rock fan, especially those born after 1980 like myself is TELEVISION. They only made 2 significant albums -- the quintessential Marquee Moon and the equally lovely Adventure. Both are so astonishing in their complete overload of fabulous riffs and idol-worthy guitar sounds, that the duo of albums stand up as true classics. Television essentially started New Wave (See CBGB) and for that alone it's sad that they aren't more frequently recognized for the riveting sounds they gave us. Check em out fo sho! The last band I wanted to pimp out to you guys is another deliriously pivotal group from the late 70's, the one and only STRANGELERS. Their most famous songs are probably "Strange Little Girl" and "Golden Brown," both peak moments of British rock but my favorite Stranglers moments are "Don't Bring Harry," "Always The Sun" and one of the greatest songs from the 80's "Skin Deep." At least download these tunes and you too will unearth the magic of the Stranglers and want to own their entire catalog. Runners-up for this blog I left off due to the fact that most of you probably have already enjoyed the fruits of their sound and I dont want assume that youve yet to partake. Nonetheless, I highly encourage a losing of oneself into the music of Jeff Buckley, Tim Buckley, The Jam , Patti Smith, The Stone Roses, Supergrass, Superdrag (Ooooooh Head Trip In Every Key classic!), Mission of Burma, Gang of Four and the immeasurable Traffic. I'm sure any of you Brits reading this are rolling your eyes at my wide-eyed celebration of bands that you all have embraced openly for years. It's sad that the truly best bands are all but obscured from the American public. We tonal enthusiasts must do our part and spread the word to the American people , there is good music out there! Once you dive in the pool of beautiful rock and roll obscurity, you won't be disappointed! Happy listening!!! Beau |
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I don't think there is another artist who so prolifically dominated 1 decade, in terms of producing a string of brilliant albums that would become classics and rock & roll touchstones, as David Bowie did during the 1970's. People speak of Elton John's thorough domination of the 1970's album charts and his uncanny conquering of American radio, but when one is looking beyond popularity with the masses and into actual artistic triumph (which includes garnering a legacy as one of the most influential rock artists of the 20th century), then David Bowie far surpassed Elton John in achievement. Just as Velvet Underground are the Great-Grandfathers of what is now Alternative Rock - known by few during their time, Brian Eno once said that everyone who actually bought their album went out and started a band -- David Bowie is the direct descendant of them, in terms of accumulating a body of work that would go on to inspire a legion of artists to take risks and not compromise the pushing of boudries and free artistic expression for the sake of commerciality. Throughout the decade, Bowie's transmogrification from persona to persona would be, in a way, a giving birth to what would become new sub-genres of rock music years later. How many artists can say they essentially begat more than one whole movement within their art? Bowie can, as music critics and "genre allocators" credit him with basically fathering new wave, goth rock, the new romantics and electronica (see Bowie's entry at allmusic.com). So, back to my question, what is the best Bowie album of the 1970's? Unfortunately, I refuse to choose between my 2 favorites as it is simply impossible and I have a 3rd one in mind that will have to serve as the wild card. From the early 70's, Bowie's Hunky Dory is unrivalled in it's beauteous command of songwriting, lyrical content, and the perfection of the art of festooning catchy melodies over darkly forbidden subject matter. In the mid to late 70's, despite the fact that Bowie himself can hardly recall recording it due to his profoundly extreme cocaine use, "Station to Station" is his crowing achievement with it's epic boundlessly bewitching title track which ushers the listener into a sultry, spiritual, futuristic, decadent, alien land that each song on the album creates and leaves the listener in a state of utter fascination. My wild card choice is not as respected by the music critics (which is disheartening in a way similar to their rejection of my favorite Cure album, The Top), but I trul am in love with the eccentric prodigious ness lurking throughout Diamond Dogs. Listening to that album from beginning to end takes me so many different places all the while losing myself in the towering genius of David Bowie. Thanks you Mr. Bowie for what you gave back to the world =- at times you went to hellish extremes of sadness and depletion during your artistic zenith, but what came of it all, in terms of creative output has inspired a whole generation of Indie songwriters. |
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