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German powerpoppers, The Pleasure have gifted us with not one
but a two CD package for review & airplay. Simple entitled "The
Pleasure", its a 2 CD digipack containing 19 superb powerpopped
tracks that was released at the end of 2006 and is proving to be an
early highlight of 2007!
The trio are Jens Kreuzer - Vocal/Bass/Piano/Guitar, Ralf
Paske - Vocal/Guitar/Bass & Volker Eck - Vocal/Drums
who have been around since 1995 and have been recording since 1998
with their first release, “Dorothea Parker & Friends”,
with another two albums following suit in 2002 & 2005 respectively,
this double CD is now their 4th album release which the German music
press have credited them with, "the Trio knows, loves and
refurbishes the British Sixties Pop!" & "completely
near at the ultimate Pop Song", Hmmm, we`ll have a bit of
this, me thinks!
Starting off this Pleasure-fest is the strangley titled, "Nine
Apple Silver Balls", a surefire powerpopper nice harmonies
and a few brash guitar riffs, I`m thinking Meynell Squire-esque, Great
Start! I`m liking what I hear so far!, "Good Life With You",
classical opening with a tinge of 60`s-ness mellowness, "New
Cool World Part 1", Weller type, "This Is A Modern World"
, Bevior-Jetset style!, "Our Few Days", Beatle-esque
cum Finn brothers pop, "Separated Footprints In The Snow",
another 60`s influenced ditty, vocals could certainaly be a reincarnation
of John Lennon!, "Pleasure & Pain", cranking
up a gear this one brings us back up-to -date, pure Mod-ilicous power
pop!, "More Future", great guitar work with more
Lennon like vocals, "The Journalists Revenge", a
nice flowing acoustic instrumental, "She`ll Cut Up My Life",
I`m catching the late Beatles vibe again! Ending with a nice touch,
as Disc 1 finishes off with a mpeg video of "Nine Apple Silver
Balls"
Disk 2 starts with, "At Rudy`s Smooth Cafe", starts
off where Disc 1 finished off, more 60`s influenced harmony, "Face
Your Eyes", Kinks like ditty, "New Cool World Part
2", definite contrast with part 1 a nice one & half minute
guitar romp, "Planned & Drawn By Ruth Haviland Sutton
In 1946", a beat laden 1 minute interlude instro, "My
Hell Ain`t Got No Strings", excellent swinging 60`s beat,
"Uncommon Man", another well placed and executed
acoustic track that slows the pace right down, "Top Dog For
Lovers", I`m picking up slight classic Ed Ball like vocals
& lyrics and a tune that The Times would have loved to have done!,
"All In One", more modernised Beatles type funkiness,
"What They Say", Mod-stalgia aplenty, could have
went down a storm during the Mod revival circa 1985! should go down
a storm in 2007! and finishing off with, "Upper Class Oppertunity
For A Golden Fuzz", what the hell is a Golden Fuzz?, but
seriously, fantastic end to the audio experience of The Pleasure with
another Lennon like piano led tune!
A full hour of modernised powerpop thats got it`s head stuck in the
60`s and the body in the early 80`s, definite influences from The
Beatles & The Mod revival I`m sure, you`ll pick the traits of
Squire, Meynell, Ed Ball & The Times, a bit of Weller and the
high jinx of Bevior & The Jetset! Well done these men!, I`ve listened
to many a band recently and none have came close to these guys for
the music and sound that was the "Mod revival" revival of
the 80`s, Pure Powerpop heaven!
Listen out for The Pleasure on Mod Radio UK and check `em out for
yourself at the website links above......
....true as a dream mixed with nostalgia (P.Weller/The Jam)
…this music is something for people (RTV)
......pure Mod-ilicous power pop (Buster/Mod Radio Uk)
Reviewed by Buster |
