A 2-CDR comp I made of my favorite Walker Brothers featuring Scott Walker. Kinda like Spector/Righteous Brothers but sans most of the 'blue-eyed soul' pretentions, transplanted to England and injected with pretentions of pathos and Brel instead.
The latest ('03) CD by The Romantics (yes, that Romantics, they never went away). Bought the disk, entitled "61/49" (supposedly a reference to the route numbers of the Mississippi Delta crossroads of blues lore), at their great show here a couple weeks ago. There's some really outstanding stuff on here, showcasing their prime 60's influences but minus the 'new-wavey' inflections of their '79-'84 heyday, resulting in a heavier Detroit meets British Invasion power-pop rock'n'roll. Guests include drummers Johnny "Bee" Badanjek of Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels and Clem Burke of Blondie fame.
The latest ('03) CD by The Romantics (yes, that Romantics, they never went away). Bought the disk, entitled "61/49" (supposedly a reference to the route numbers of the Mississippi Delta crossroads of blues lore), at their great show here a couple weeks ago. There's some really outstanding stuff on here, showcasing their prime 60's influences but minus the 'new-wavey' inflections of their '79-'84 heyday, resulting in a heavier Detroit meets British Invasion power-pop rock'n'roll. Guests include drummers Johnny "Bee" Badanjek of Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels and Clem Burke of Blondie fame.