Re: Review of Superfriendz, Al Tuck and Pluto
On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Jeremy Harris Clarke wrote: > > > and pop sensibilities- but the SFZ have a noisier, more distorted sound that > ^ > what the hell are pop sensibilities? i see it written in all kinds of > reviews and it sounds really stupid. does it mean something? it sounds > like some kinda hidden political agenda. i would imagine that "pop sensibilities" means that the zrtist or artists in question have an understanding and appreciation of pop music cliches and formulas and are not afraid to use them in their music. eg, the superfriendz usage of four-part harmony, standard verse/chorus/bridge song structures, open chord rock and roll, etc, etc. it's a phrase used to imply that the band creates their music within a historical framework, encompassing, rather than shunning, the canon of pop music. mc
Re: Review of Superfriendz, Al Tuck and Pluto
On Tue, 5 Dec 1995, rod thurber transcribed the following from the Kevin Smith review in the Georgia Strait: [note: pluto do not suck. only justin sucks. :) ] > being a sucker for the type of lo-fi, lemon drop pop found on the SFZ's > Murderedords debut album, Mock Up, Scale Down. Live the group's i don't know too much about the technical end of production, but i'd like someone to please explain how _mock up, scale down_ can be considered "lo-fi"...i always figured lo-fi meant something along the lines of poorly recorded, albeit on purpose a lot of the time. this is not the first time i've seen someone refer to this album as "lo-fi" - perhaps the single and their cassette could be called lo-fi as the sound is pretty bad in parts, but their cd? i don't know about that. > and pop sensibilities- but the SFZ have a noisier, more distorted sound that > leans a bit to the Eric's Trip end of the spectrum. And while each group i don't understand why people insist on comparing east coast bands to *only* either eric's trip or sloan. in my lame opinion as a record reviewin' hack, i fail to see any sort of similarities between eric's trip (noisy, distorted, etc) and the super friendz (relatively clean but jangly at times guitar sound). put me in my place, though, if i'm wrong. oh well, what the hecky thump does this guy know anyway, he referred to al tuck as "pleasant background music". :) one of *four* sloannet al tuck fans, tara lee :) -- Remember Montreal. "Hard Times Won't Stop Us." - Women Looking Forward
Review of Superfriendz, Al Tuck and Pluto
HEY marc brown, Here is that review of the gig @ the Starfish(don't smoke pot there they'll throw you out, it happened to this guy I know) on Nov 17. Actually I'm going to leave out PLuto cuzz they suck. The review appeared in the Georgia Straight written by Kevin Smith. [skip Pluto part] The Super Friendz, who played second on the bill are the latest sensation to come out of the overhyped Halifax music scene. While not wanting to add to the saturation of media praise for all things Haligonian, I must confess to being a sucker for the type of lo-fi, lemon drop pop found on the SFZ's Murderedords debut album, Mock Up, Scale Down. Live the group's good-natured whimsy and ragged presence easily charmed the already primed audience. Given that Sloan bassist Chris Murphy - no relation to SFZ guitarist Matt Murphy - briefly played drums in SFZ, comparisons between the two bands are inevitable. And there are similarities - especially in vocal harmonies and pop sensibilities- but the SFZ have a noisier, more distorted sound that leans a bit to the Eric's Trip end of the spectrum. And while each group shares and vocal duties among the band members, Matt Murphy dominates the SFZ live performances. He sparks the show throwing himself into the songs and tossing off spasmodic guitar leads while jumping about the stage-and occasionally into the audience. Once he gets going , guitarist Drew Yamada and bassit Charles Austin almost seem to step back and let Murphy do his thing. Al Tuck and no action didn't fare as well as the other two acts on the bill. Granted, it's tough opening a show with only a few half interested folks by the stage, but that was the least of Tuck's problems. His mid-tempo, country flavoured songs were pleasant background music but lacked energy and suffered from very poor sound. Presumably Tuck's strength is his songwriting, but his mufflrd vocals made the lyrics impossible to decipher. Too Bad. ***There marc brown you owe me something for typing all of that in, I gotta get a scanner. Peace Buddy, Rodi P.S - I'm listening to Revenge (New Order side project) The 80's rock, marc brwon [EMAIL PROTECTED] everything depends BC is a distinct society, Mr. Chretien nothing is always everything is sometimes You'd be wanting the regular size fish?? nothing is everything
