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December, '04 Update


  • Taliesin Orchestra: Ethereal female vocals to electronic orchestral back-up. They sound like they recorded in an ancient cathedral or castle great hall for a sad fantasy/sword&sorcery movie. I guess I'd call Taliesin Orchestra's style "convent/monastery soft orchestral techno." One song title sort of grates on me: "Heaven Queen (Blessed be Thou Queen of Heaven)". There's only one Lord in heaven --no queen. I couldn't make out the lyrics, and they weren't in print, so I can still play the song --and it's beautiful, I might add. Don't get me wrong! Mary doesn't warrant any disrespect, but don't deify her. (I better leave this alone now.) [3]
  • All Together Separate: Alternative, with lots of electronic flavor. One could also call it power pop with touches of arena and R&B. All Together Separate is diverse, as their name could imply. They go from lethargic lounge to funk and R&B to heavy rock and almost rapcore. I like these guys. (About the "lethargic" comment: The reverse-psychology sarcastic lyrics still kept that song quite interesting.) [4]
  • Clear: Female vocals to acoustic rock with strong folk and Celtic influences. The vocals sound like a blend of Ginny Owens, Miss Angie and Louise Fellingham of Phatfish. Really good stuff to kick back and relax to. [5]
  • Lifesavers: (also known as Lifesavors and LSU) I ran across three really-inexpensive Lifesavers CDs this month at Radrockers.com. I'd read about the band, and this was my chance. One CD struck me as if the Beachboys were singing punk. I put in another CD, which sounds lots like the other of the three, and my daughter just said, out of the blue, "Legwarmers, or maybe even crimped hair." Me: "So, you're saying it's got an '80s sound?" Anyway, Mark Allan Powell says they're sort of a cross between Tom Petty and Joey Ramone. I thought the vocalist sound like David Bowie quite a few times. I heard punk, beach, artsy, arena, and even speed-new-wave rock sounds. If you hear more than one CD, I give 'em a [5].
  • One Hundred Days: I got two of their CDs, and got two completely different sounds. 1992: early '80s-style metal with strong arena influence, ie. lots of sparkly chimes and arena keyboard. Quite similar to Kansas and Rush. [BOD 4]. 1996: Wow, what a change! Hard retro-alternative rock with a strong PFR/Believable Picnic sound. [solid 5] Had I heard the '92 release before buying the '96, I'd probably not
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