Word: popped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sumptuous pop hooks of songs like "What's the #?" and "We'll Come to Be" stick, and the subtle contrast between the jingle-jangle melodies and crunchy feedback within songs like "Seems So" is terrific. "We'll Come to Be," one of the standout tracks on the album, will have your head bopping in the proper Liverpudlian fashion. Head Apple Robert Schneider makes writing classic '60s pop songs sound effortless--he writes songs that, like the Beatles' best, transcend their short length and pull you into the music. Many of these tracks will stay in your head, leaving you humming...
...Apples In Stereo album, Tone Soul Evolution, in your CD player, and the first thing you hear is...Paul McCartney? Of course not, you silly. But it might as well be. The Apples' stock in trade is very, very Beatlesque pop, full of jangling guitars, buzzing George Harrison solos and carefully crafted vocal harmonies. Of course, Apples In Stereo isn't the first (or the last) band to worship shamelessly at the Beatles altar. Oasis, for one, has made a rather nice career by recycling classic Beatles melodies and lyrical themes. But Apples In Stereo takes the game one step...
Lyrically, Tone Soul Evolution deals with the timeless topics of pop music: love, doubt, betrayal, hope--in other words, the usual. The only difference is that, as befits the '90s, the subjects of songs are often fairly ambiguous. "Seems So" details the story of an eerie night-time UFO-ish episode, without revealing much of what actually happened. "Find Our Way" mentions a relationship and its past, but doesn't allow the listener to find out anything other than "Maybe we'll find our way." But Schneider's sardonic, often ambiguous, delivery allows potential cheese-o lines like "Headed home...
Many people's knowledge of debutante balls is limited to their fairly recent appearance in pop culture, namely an episode of "Beverly Hills 90210" when Donna's mother forced her to be a debutante and she had to wear a long white dress and perfect a curtsy. Is this merely Aaron Spelling's take on "coming out"? Or is this a justified picture of an elite social ritual...
...music works in much the same way. On 32 Flavors, she covers a song by punk-folk singer Ani DiFranco, lending it an upbeat, pop-oriented grace. On the title track, Davis coasts into a relaxed jazz-jam mode. And then on Turtle, her voice arches above the chorus, R.-and-B. diva-like, aching with emotion. Davis will no doubt draw comparisons to acts from various genres--you can hear Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman and even Stevie Wonder churning inside her songs. But like most true talents, she eludes direct matches. The gentle waves of her music beat against...