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Life on Planet Eartsnot

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If you ever loved Big Star, The Zombies or the Beatles, or if you currently dig on Guided by Voices, miss the Posies or can't wait for the next one by Fountains of Wayne, turn your useless radio off and pick up this release, along with "Plate Spinner". Andy Bopp is a genius. And, believe you me, he knows exactly how we feel, what we want and what we've been missing. I have seen the future of power pop, and it's name is Andy Bopp.

My heart went boom when I crossed the room after putting on this CD. With all the "power-poppers" out there, Andy Bopp has raised the bar with this release. Seems to have resurrected the lads from Liverpool (Rubber Soul / Revolver period) with spot on vocals of Lennon and pop-sensibility of McCartney, with a dash of early Harrison-type guitar work for good measure. Yet at the same time, the CD comes across as original and fresh. I have a CD collection of over 2000 - this one has moved into my personal top 10 and will there for some time to come.

The follow-up to this CD (Plate Spinner) is good, but doesn't measure up to this. Few CD's do.

Once in a decade, an album comes along that captures every thing that is right about rock n' roll. Life on Planet Eartsnop is that album and the Andy Bopp project, Myracle Brah, is the band to deliver it. From the first note to the last ring of the amplifier, LOPE takes you on a musical journey firmly rooted in the glory days of the Beatles. A must have for any power-pop fan and definitely the top album release of the 90s.

A group like Myracle Brah comes out every 5-10 years, and when they do grab everything you can get your hands on. THIS is the kind of music that should be played on Top 40, but they didn't even glance at it! WAKE UP TOP 40! How a group like MB can be ignored is beyond my understanding.

Most Beatles, Badfinger even Big Star and Raspberries fans will love this CD, Andy Bopp has a Lennon, Pete Ham and Harrison sound to his voice, with Beatles sounding guitars, to my ears that is.

You may have also heard Andy Bopps other group "Love Nut" Their second CD was in some ways almost as good as this one here, maybe even better in some areas. Actually Love Nut was the first band he had, then MBrah became his side project, well, it seems the side project has become the main group and Love Nut is no longer (not sure) recording.

As for "Life On Planet Eartsnop"? You'll like it so much you'll probably never loan it out. Because those songs will be playing in your head, at work, when your shopping, driving, whatever. Packed with 20 songs! that's like
a double album.

The highlights of this CD, "Action Reaction",(Sounds to me like the Who meets G.Harrison) "Someday Soon"(sounds like Badfinger and Lennon or Harrison penned it) "Good Day to The Night" (Sounds like Big Star meets Cheap Trick) (Of course not everybody will hear the similarities)
for example "Shes Everything" sounds like The Raspberries, others will probably just say, it sounds like the Beatles, which it does, different ears hear different influences. I think "Loli La Letta" sounds Beatles-que all the way, with Harrison style guitar playing, which happens to be on the CD cover, and of course Andy adds his own great style to this tasty CD.

The song "Love Is" has got to be heard to believe, in fact this whole CD has to be heard to believe.

The Matt Masson figures brought back memories.

Buy this CD and hear those Rickenbackers Chime, it's well worth the money.

Poor Alex Chilton. So many offspring, so little money. This is a great, great record, don't get me wrong. I went f'ing nuts when I first heard it, I always wanted a new Big Star record for Christmas. Thank you Andy Bopp, you were up to a task none should have dared. You are my hero.

A wonderful mix of Badfinger/Beatles/Big Star power pop that will make you swear you're listening to 1972 AM radio. Bonus points for putting Major Matt Mason on the cover. Excellent release, meant to be played LOUD!

simply put, imho, this work of power pop art "life on planet eartsnop"
is the greatest of it's kind. forget "big star", "jellyfish", or "the raspberries." nothing those named bands have ever done equals the brilliance of this cd. unfortunately, 'myracle brah' has never come close to this either in later recordings.
definitely a desert island keeper and one of the best rock albums ever produced; 20 songs and no filler.

Channelling the ghosts of late-period Beatles, Badfinger and Big Star with almost eerie accuracy, Myracle Brah's debut captures the sound and spirit of the classic power-pop era to perfection. Where Andy Bopp's work with Love Nut absorbs the influences of hard rock and punk, this solo project feels directly beamed in from sometime in 1972, as though the subsequent quarter century never even happened. What the record lacks in originality, it more than makes up for in pure charm - a gifted songwriter, Bopp stuffs Life on Planet Eartsnop with no less than 20 tracks, each of them dead-on evocations of an era long gone by and rarely recalled quite so effectively or affectionately. - Jason Ankeny, AMG

Great power-pop from Andy Bop (Love Nut). Hooks galore and strong, powerful production (play it loud!). This is what Big Star might have sounded like if Alex Chilton had not imploded. (Big Star Fourth???) Just a few seconds into the leadoff track (Whisper Softly) you may find yourself checking the calender to make sure its not 1973 and you're listening to the great lost Badfinger album. There is not a weak track here. Strongly recommended. (Bonus point for putting Major Matt Mason on the cover)