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jroll wrote: I certainly don't hear any Louvins in there at all . . . What the heck is it about whenever a band has a sibling harmony thing going, it's always a Louvin's comparison? Talk about unoriginal reviewing. BTW Mr. Roll, you rock! Boudin Dan
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What the heck is it about whenever a band has a sibling harmony thing going, it's always a Louvin's comparison? Haven't seen The Shaggs compared to Ira and Charlie yet . . . but maybe it's just a matter of time! Tom Smith
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Todd Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked of the Damnations TX: Ah, home..anyone know where in New York they're from? Theyre from Cobleskill, up near Albany, although I had heard they used to live in Binghamton. Jim Catalano Ithaca NY
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No, they aren't a honky tonk band. Listen to their covers and you'll figure where they are commin' from: Ted Hawkins, Lucinda Williams, X, Minutemen, Kiss, Tom Waits, The Gourds, Carter Family, etc. Keith's a very jazz-influenced drummer, but he's confessed that he used to play Iron Maiden as a youngster. Rob comes straight from post-punk rock (Picket Line Coyotes, with Kev. and Jim 'o' The Gourds, were closer to Husker Du than anything else). He learned the banjo just to play those songs. I'm not so certain about all of Amy and Deborah's influences. I'm pretty sure that before Austin and The Gourds they heard mostly pop and folk (like most of us). The Beatles are, of course, huge. 'Bout the exact same influences as The Gourds, but without the occasional gangsta rap and honky tonk (both from Kev., mostly). --Matt Cook James Gerard Roll wrote: I haven't been following this thread real real carefully, so forgive me if I am re-iterating anything someone else already said. anyway, I find the Damnations to be much more of a 60's soul-oriented band deep down than a country band. I certainly don't hear any Louvins in there at all . . . By soul I mean the chord structure and rhythms are out of the Stax mold as opposed to the Hank Williams mold. -jim
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Hey there, Smilin Jim answers Todd Todd Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked of the Damnations TX: Ah, home..anyone know where in New York they're from? Theyre from Cobleskill, up near Albany, although I had heard they used to live in Binghamton. I'll provide verification of that - was chatting with 'em before their show at Stubbs w/ Kelly Willis thanksgiving of 97. Was delighted to find out they spent some time in my hometown. Binghamton, that is. I'm actually from Endwell, but that's right across the river. You see there's the triple cities of Binghamton, Endicott and Johnson City and Endwell is sorta part of Endicott - right next to it, but the mailing address is Endwell even though I went to Union Endicott High School, and, erm, where was I? Oh yeah, there's from around Albany. Later... CK ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
