Word: guitarwork
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...band's origins in Chicago account for the influence of Smashing Pumpkins, whose influence can be heard in tracks like "I'll Wait," "Down Baby" and "Not Here," with their drifting background guitarwork and almost schizoprenic vocals...
...connection, and Loud Lucy is no exception. Other influences on Breathe include Nirvana, if only because in late 1991, when Lane and Furar started to immerse themselves in the music scene of Chicago, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was everywhere. "Over Me," "Breathe" and "Clear World" all possess obsessive, driving guitarwork by Lane which is reminiscent of Nevermind. Hearing the drawn out and angst-ridden vocals, particularly those of "Clear World," one cannot help but think of Kurt Cobain. Overtones of Soundgarden also linger over a number of the tracks...
...Booker T. and the MG'sremake of an Eastwood-Western theme is maintainedfor the duration of the unflinchingly retro surfdisc, a collection of surfer instrumentals thatwere released between '60 and '63. Like all thebest that camp has to offer, this disc is morethan just an amusement item: the burning guitarwork and unstoppable rhythms that mark classicssuch as the Cantay's "Pipeline" and the Surfaris'"Wipeout" (check out those killer bongos!) serveas the backbone for this disc. The two tunes bysurf-guitar master Dick Dale are predictablystrong, as Dale deftly powers his way through histrademark, riff-based style...
Before that was Dambuilders, a nearly hard-core group whose feedback-stuffed guitarwork was topped by nothing less than an electric violin. Their thick sound got the crowd stomping after the opening act, Crow, good-naturedly meandered through a couple bad songs, looking as though they were hearing them for the first time...