Post by Andy on Jun 14, 2006 16:42:03 GMT -5
Yes, your eyes did not deceive you- we have had our first review in a real live paper, in real life!
Mr Stef Lach, from the Lennox Herald newspaper, kindly had a squint at this here MySpace site and all of this, to say about it and "Chasin Sunsets":
"What is it with the Vale of Leven and guitar bands? Of all the bands LiveWire has come across from this area, there has yet to be a bad one.
Some are better than others and some are maybe some way short of being great, but none have been dreadful.
So on to the amusingly named Guitars Dont Fly ("they really dont, just throw one and see" says their website) to try and keep the Vales reputation intact.
Chasin Sunsets starts with a simple, thumping drumbeat the like of which so effectively opens such classics as The Stone Roses I Am The Resurrection, Primal Screams Rocks and Arcade Fires Lies.
Theres something memorable about the opening minutes of those songs, the way the straightforward drumming sticks in your head and is instantly recognisable over even the muddiest club PA system.
We're not suggesting for a second that Guitars Dont Fly are on the same level of these bands or even that Chasin Sunsets is even in the same ballpark as those songs.
But its a good start.
From that point on, the band dont disappoint. They have a knack for melody, an ear for a good pop song and the enrgy to carry it all off with ease.
Think The Charlatans at their most serious and Oasis at their least crappiest and you're somewhere towards understanding this bands sound. No-frills, Manchester influenced indie pop with a kilt on.
Also available for free download on their website at www.myspace.com/guitarsdontfly are three more songs, the best of which is Shine On Through.
These are demos in the truest sense of the word. They sound like they have been recorded on a dictaphone and engineered by the banjo player from Deliverance. But thats not whats important.
The songs are what we want to hear, and songs are what Guitars Dont Fly do best
Standout Track: Chasin Sunsets"
So there you go. Some fine words for our first proper review. To say we were "a bit happy" with the review would be an understatement. Now we just have to sack that banjo player, ditch the dictaphone and get a proper recording done... Maybank here we come...
Mr Stef Lach, from the Lennox Herald newspaper, kindly had a squint at this here MySpace site and all of this, to say about it and "Chasin Sunsets":
"What is it with the Vale of Leven and guitar bands? Of all the bands LiveWire has come across from this area, there has yet to be a bad one.
Some are better than others and some are maybe some way short of being great, but none have been dreadful.
So on to the amusingly named Guitars Dont Fly ("they really dont, just throw one and see" says their website) to try and keep the Vales reputation intact.
Chasin Sunsets starts with a simple, thumping drumbeat the like of which so effectively opens such classics as The Stone Roses I Am The Resurrection, Primal Screams Rocks and Arcade Fires Lies.
Theres something memorable about the opening minutes of those songs, the way the straightforward drumming sticks in your head and is instantly recognisable over even the muddiest club PA system.
We're not suggesting for a second that Guitars Dont Fly are on the same level of these bands or even that Chasin Sunsets is even in the same ballpark as those songs.
But its a good start.
From that point on, the band dont disappoint. They have a knack for melody, an ear for a good pop song and the enrgy to carry it all off with ease.
Think The Charlatans at their most serious and Oasis at their least crappiest and you're somewhere towards understanding this bands sound. No-frills, Manchester influenced indie pop with a kilt on.
Also available for free download on their website at www.myspace.com/guitarsdontfly are three more songs, the best of which is Shine On Through.
These are demos in the truest sense of the word. They sound like they have been recorded on a dictaphone and engineered by the banjo player from Deliverance. But thats not whats important.
The songs are what we want to hear, and songs are what Guitars Dont Fly do best
Standout Track: Chasin Sunsets"
So there you go. Some fine words for our first proper review. To say we were "a bit happy" with the review would be an understatement. Now we just have to sack that banjo player, ditch the dictaphone and get a proper recording done... Maybank here we come...