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Memory Girls

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Wow! I'm a long-time Del Fuegos fan, but I had no idea that Warren Zanes had this kind of record in him. Hooks abound, as well as wonderful and interesting production touches, and nice turns from guests like Emmylou Harris. Some other records come to mind - a soulful "Surf's Up", "Imperial Bedroom", maybe - but Warren has created a soulful, inspired(I'm tempted to use the m word here - masterpiece - but will restrain myself)record unique unto itself. Check it out.

Whether or not you're a Del Fuegos fan (like me) you'll like Warren Zane's work on Memory Girls. It's got the rock sensibility that makes the Fuego's music so appealing to me combined with a 60's pop strain that grabs my wife and kids and has them grooving on it right along with me.

Welcome back Warren. It's been too long.

This is a terrific record... a real keeper. I heard "Hey Girl" on my great hometown radio station (WMWV FM, North Conway, NH)-- perfect horns, sharp lyrics and vocals over a sly hip-hop/funk beat... it sounded like a hit single to me but I didn't know the artist at the time. It was lodged in my brain for days, and once I found out who it was I was more convinced I needed to get the CD. So glad I did.

Memory Girls is diverse, alive, and most of all fun.

This record has been a remarkably effective audio serotonin booster in the car this weekend, and seems one of those records that gets better with more listens. I'm telling people about it. I love getting evangelic about music...

Buy it!

`Memory Girls' is a gem of an album, brimming with a sort of sophisticated pop brilliance that grabs your attention from the very first listen. The sound of Warren Zanes captures a rock-folk-pop ambience, which is at times light-hearted, and at times melancholic, but always with a comfortable air of familiarity. The cd opens with "Everybody Loves You," which is a catchy, upbeat song, while "Scrapbook" lends itself as a heartfelt memoir of his past relationships, with a great harmony from Emmylou Harris. "Hey Girl" is my favorite on the album, the kind of song that gets stuck in your head and stays there the entire day. `Memory Girls' is a great debut by Warren, and I highly recommend it.

There's something incredibly old-fashioned about this album, and I mean that in the best possible way. It's coherent, fully realized, beautifully played and produced, and it's full to bursting point with memorable songs. The album doesn't fit in with any fashionable trend (alt-country? americana? no, not really), it simply exists in a world where pop songs are simple, loveable, catchy, tuneful, and lyrically interesting. A lot of the songs deal with growing up, getting older, moving on, settling down - and I've never heard these subjects dealt with so well. If you're under 25, you're unlikely to love this record. On the other hand, if you wish Ryan Adams would slow down for a while and make the great record that he definitely could, then...oh, Warren Zanes has already done it. Almost perfect!

My husband found this CD through an obscure magazine that promotes music with little airplay - most of which I can understand why. On first hearing of this one, though, I was absolutely floored. I could not get the songs out of my head. With each song, I kept thinking, "Well, he probably just lucky with that one." But after hearing 4 or 5 of them, I realized this was not luck; that was true talent. Nearly every song could have been a hit single - if they only got the airplay they deserve. I can't decide which are my favorites - it depends on my mood. The music, the lyrics, the orchestration, and his voice (OH, that voice!)-- all perfecly combined make this one CD such a work of art. The occasional tinge of melancholy with the familiarity of the themes sometimes pulls me to a place I can't stay in for long, but who really cares? I almost bought a used copy of this CD like I do most, but I decided Mr. Zanes really deserves to get paid for his work. It is absolutely miraculous!

Apart from the Pernice Brothers' new album, "Yours, Mine and Ours", this is the best album you're going to hear that was released in 2003. The pacing and song selections are absolutely perfect, and Warren's voice is in perfect form. Don't waste your time buying the usual pop garbage that's churned out by the major labels and usual suspects. Buy this album and I guarantee you will put it in heavy rotation in your CD player!

Amazing albumn from start to finish. Best albumn from a new artist that I have heard since Pete Yorn's debut

I'll keep this short. You have to see Warren do this material live. There's abundant beauty, melancholy and humor on this disc sure enough, but it ain't nothing like what he gets across in public. I've seen him and testify you just won't believe the power of these songs live.

`Memory Girls' is a gem of an album, brimming with a sort of sophisticated pop brilliance that grabs your attention from the very first listen. The sound of Warren Zanes captures a rock-folk-pop ambience, which is at times light-hearted, and at times melancholic, but always with a comfortable air of familiarity. The cd opens with "Everybody Loves You," which is a catchy, upbeat song, while "Scrapbook" lends itself as a heartfelt memoir of his past relationships, with a great harmony from Emmylou Harris. "Hey Girl" is my favorite on the album, the kind of song that gets stuck in your head and stays there the entire day. `Memory Girls' is a great debut by Warren, and I highly recommend it.