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True, they play the older groups too, but surprisingly enough, WBOS plays some great music, including the "softer" hits of alternative groups like R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. Lowen and Navarro is just of the "adult" groups that WBOS has made their other staple, and with Broken Moon, this guitar-playing duo proves that, at least in this case, "soft album rock" is not a synonym for elevator music...
Broken Moon may not be your typical college rock album, but, with the recent success of the similar-sounding, acoustic-influenced Crash Test Dummies, it isn't surprising that Lowen and Navarro have reportedly been heard on alternative stations as well. The album features the accomplished guitar-playing and song-writing of Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro, who each play a myriad of instruments to accompany their well-harmonized singing. Their well-matched voices blend perfectly; Lowen's is slightly higher and clearer, while Navarro's is lower and reminiscent of Gordon Lightfoot. Picking them out is often difficult, however...
...drawing attention away from the singers. The catchy choruses and melody lines that characterize many of the songs, especially "Constant As The Night" and "I'll Set You Free," which features Susanna Hoffs (recently wedded singer of the Bangles) on back-up vocals, jeep the focus squarely on Lowen and Navarro. The imagery is masterful here as well; the rhyming lines, such as "I remember words that fell/Like coins into a wishing well" are cute, and original enough to keep the listener's interest...
Thus, Broken Moon proves that a WBOS favorite need not be boring or by groups of the '70s. With WBOS's practice of playing music "completely uncut, as the artist intended," Lowen and Navarro, as well as groups ranging from The Rolling Stones to the Police can be enjoyed in full, and while suffering through Van Morrison's "Moondance" from the millionth time may be a pain, it's well worth it. You're an adult now--you can listen to adult music, and Lowen and Navarro is not a bad start...
...Wursthaus (4 JFK St.), or as the sign to the upstairs bar read, Zum Goldenen Lowen. We sat talking at our low wood table in the front room for about 15 minutes before realizing that there was no waiter. Julie approached the bar, which was surrounded by tall men and lined with dozens of ceramic steins and college pennants...