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Shake Some Action!

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Shake Some Action, from Seattle, have put out a catchy pop record long on melodic hooks & short on weighty lyrical content. But who cares? This is obviously a young band learning the ropes & given time, they could mature into something special. If you don't want to shell out for the whole album, download the psychedelic tinged "Sound of Your Mind" plus "Without You," "Complicated" & "Damaged" & you'll have everything you need.

I first caught a snippet of "I Can See Where This Is Going Now" while I was watching a scene of "Californication." Hank was pulling around the corner in his Porsche (with the obligatory smashed right headlight) and parking in front of his apartment as the tune was playing. Just hearing the four or five seconds of the song was enough to make me want to investigate it further. I found the source somewhere on the internet (doesn't matter where). There was just something about the music - the jangly guitars and upbeat rhythms - it hit on all the right cylinders for me. Since purchasing the CD and listening to the entirety of it a dozen times or so, it has not worn out its welcome. It's a good album...not a great album, but good enough to find a place in the lineup for me right now.

it's pop music, lighten up!

these are catchy tunes i find myself singing all day - and these guys are awesome live!

I love this album. Pop music like you'd hear in London in 1966 - bright, jangly and energetic. They sound a bit like the Byrds fronted by Lou Reed but overall the major influences are classic British pop bands like the Beatles and the Kinks. Highly recommended.

'Sound of Your Mind' caught my attention on the radio, so I took a quick listen to the album samples on Amazon and bought the cd. Mistake. The hooky melodies go unbaited. Glib, simplistic lyrics wear out after the first listen, and the vocals simply end up sounding callow. Should I have gathered this from the samples? Probably so--lesson learned.