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Summary: A quick 8... plus three more
Comment: Turbo Ocho is the new album by Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. For this album the band went to Mexico and created eight new songs in eight days (one per day). After creating the new song, the band performed the new song for the fans (no, I wasn't one that was down there) and posted them on the web (yes, I was one that listened on the web). For the album the band rounded out the play list to 11 songs. The songs:
I Speak Your Language - A good solid pop love song! Excellent lyrics with the band sounding good!
State of the Art - Excellent lyrics with a little South of the Border sound. Excellent flamingo style guitar sound.
I Know You Know - Upon hearing this I couldn't help but think of Roy Obersons Pretty Woman. Another love song, it doesn't do what I Speak Your Language does, but nicely done.
Summer Number 39 - This reminds me of some of the ditties I've heard from '30/'40's style country/folk music. An excellent look at a year in love. The lyrics are great, done as only Roger can. Musically, this is the most unique song and I look forward to seeing how this plays out live!
Mercy - A song of personal relationships where one must have mercy (sorry, this is one of the harder ones to summarize). Nicely done, but just blends into the rest of the album.
I Can Drink the Water - For me this is the weakest song on the album. A South of the Border song dealing with A jazzy little piece with a little brass thrown in (reminds me of Wars Low Rider).
I Do - An excellent piece that reminiscent of The Sex Pistols or Cheap Trick. A future tribute song to Rock! Should be excellent live!
Persephone - A beautiful love ballad using Persephone from Greek mythology as a back drop. Excellent in all fashions. Very different from the rest of the album.
Manana - A fun south of the border ditty that set a South of the Border attitude of relaxing a doing things in good time, party first, relax second.
Captain Suburbia - A favorite of mine. Roger bumping himself with how he's become in his 30's what he didn't want in his 20's. I am Captain Suburbia and I love this song. An excellent rendition with I believe his kids in the background at the end.
Mexicosis - A fun song that's reminiscent of Big and Rich. Not a favorite of mine, but captures a certain flavor...
Overall, this album is stronger than No More Beautiful World and shows the diversity of the band with different play styles and excellent lyrics. I was impressed with each song, especially the fact that the band generated each one in one day, an amazing feat especially considering the quality of the music. A five star album all the way!
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Summary: A Worthy Rebound
Comment: 8 songs written and recorded and distributed in 8 days.
A daunting task that few artists would choose to undertake, but after the chilly reception of their previous album due to what some have called it's over-produced sound, Roger Clyne and Cliff Norrell hatched this plan. And let's just say it worked.
The the visceral and raw sound that emanates from the speakers elicits a feel that these songs weren't just forced out, but needed to be made. It is a cathartic album that stands more as a statement to it's bold attempt than for any individual song, and that statement is "We still got it."
The great thing about this album is that when they get their ideas, they fire them off, and move on. There's no sitting around with a song, playing with it for three weeks or a month, only to find that the one chord is still alluding them, and junking it. Here it's get it down and move.
This is an album that both the band and the fans can be proud of. This is what happens when a band strips itself bare and finds out what's at it's core. And for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, this is a very good thing.
If you are unfamiliar with RCPM, this might just be the introductory album for you, alluding to their previous work, while not repeating it.
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Summary: More Greatness from RCPM!!
Comment: I had the immense privilege of watching this project unfold daily online and being at the concert at JJ's Cantina in Rocky Point, Mexico. For those of you who don't know, RCPM wrote and recorded a song per day in eight days and then debuted them at a concert at the end of the week. This CD is the culmination of that experiment. I've always loved this band but the quality of what was created, under so much pressure and such a short period of time is incredible. This CD is NOT "pretty good for only being done in eight days". This CD is better than a lot of what you've heard in a very long time! My personal faves: State of the Art- it's just a musically perfect song. Every part contributes so much to the whole (and who doesn't love Sha-la-la's!!) Summer #39- When I first heard it I mentioned to some friends that the song makes me sigh with contentment every time I hear it. A million listens later and that hasn't changed. Mercy- Just... wow. Persephone- This one will haunt you.
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