Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sophomore album As Good As Dead (1996) opened the eyes of audiences everywhere with its raw appeal, but the group also gained a level of notoriety due to its members: Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas. In a world of elaborate back-up bands with three guitarists on every song, Daniels and Lucas have managed to create a hard-edge duo without sacrificing the complex underlying melodies that rock fans demand. The liner notes expound on the duties of the two collaborators: Daniels drums and whistles, while Lucas takes care of "the other stuff...
...Kids Are Right" will unfortunately be the group's first single. It is unfortunate because Lucas tries to put a little to much gravel in his sliding voice. The result is a sound like Billie Joe from Green Day trying to sing a Wallflowers' song in a scratchy voice. The track gets better as soon as the chorus takes effect, but ultimately, "All The Kids Are Right" doesn't stand out like the rest of the album does. The song has the potential to be three-day hit, but eventually it will fade into overplay-rock obscurity...
...show's uptempo pace continued with TMBG's nod to Beach Blanket Bingo surf music, "Twisting." The pogo-ing continued well into the next song, "Till My Head Falls Off." The stage coordination was extremely tight between the two Johns and their three auxiliary musicians--all named Dan. Is this fact an insignificant piece of minutiae? Not quite...
...band was in good spirits all night, chatting with the crowd intensively. Linnell jokingly introduced the new song "They Got Lost" as "Have You Seen My Keys?" and mused aloud how whenever TMBG got lost in Boston, they always seemed to end up in Somerville...
...system to make each child's birthday special. Each party is called over the loud speaker to their designated table and told when to pick up their pizza and cake. The birthday child is subsequently called out onto the center of the rink to be serenaded with a birthday song...