Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...move but...why should I." The beauty of her songwriting lies in its mystery--are the lyrics scatter-brained, piecemeal irrationality or a dense, meaningful prose? Hanley won't divulge and instead evades the real answer, "I don't want to ruin...the image the listener gives to the song...
...notion/I'll take the wave from coast to ocean/that's why the ride is light/it's alright," with perfect background harmonies and studio dubs of Hanley singing complementary lyrics ("disappointment try it out/disappointment it's alright") peppered in at certain points. In addition to the exciting groove throughout the song, new drummer Tom Polce gets a chance to show listeners that he is a wonderfully energetic addition to the Letters To Cleo lineup...
...members--Greg McKenna and Michael Eisenstein on guitar and Scott Riebling on bass--and guest organist Jed Parish. With an attractive female lead, the men sometimes get pushed to the background, but they are essential in completing the perfect pop rock sound of Letters To Cleo, especially on a song like "GO!". With Hanley's ecstatic voice, the band's instruments wailing with heed to precise dynamics and a circuslike organ bopping along to the automobile antics, the song exemplifies GO! and the youthful energy that infuses...
...every song pumped forward like an amphetamine-induced joy ride, however, GO! would fall flat on its otherwise toe-tapping feet. Hanley & Co. have already perfected the art of incorporating myriad tempos and styles--all deviating from the same rock standard, of course--into their musical output, but this album boasts few departures from the peppy pace set by "I Got Time." This is not to say GO! will bore or sound repetitive because within the charming, speed-laced tunes are some of the best variations Letters To Cleo have ever recorded...
...album, wedged between two rock heavyweights, is the country-tinged ditty "Co-Pilot" which reminisces over adolescent infatuation. The dreamy song begins a '60s high school love song kitsch and quickly leaps into sappy, swinging obsession with the first lyric. Despite immediately trying to deny "Co-Pilot," escape from the unforgettable melody and the blend of Hanley and supporting vocals, wrapping up the song is impossible...