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Who's Tommy Cooper

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I remember driving around Denver in 1995 listening to the sadly ill-fated 92x when, suddenly, I was jolted out of the boredom of University BLVD on the way to my job at Famous Video & Music ('member when those kindsa stores still existed before B-Buster power-played 'em into the dust: used CDs/video games/and Rainer Werner Fassbinder movies--sweeeet). The jolt was a powerful opening riff. The first time I heard "Beyond Belief" was a similar moment. "What is this?, I asked myself with a goofy beguiled smile. Four minutes and two seconds later, I heard the DJ mention something about an unsigned band called Reacharound from the UK. 92x--the best radio station Denver has known in my memory--disappeared due to capitalism. While 92x remained--before KBPI stomped it into the ground--I enjoyed Reacharound, among other great lost bands (Cold Crank, we hardly knew ye, although, I can't vouch for the fact that 92x played Cold Crank; if they didn't, they should've). Months later, BMG gave me an offer I couldn't refuse, and long story short, "Who's Tommy Cooper" was mailed to my meager abode. It's a bit hit or miss as a whole, but "Big Chair" is a hit that should never have missed. Do yourself a favor and don't miss it yourself. You won't regret it. And if you do, there's always Kylie Minogue, you little sinner. XD Now, excuse me, but the Floyd beckons . . .

The band that dissapeared! A great original piece of my CD collection, everytime i listen to Who's Tommy Cooper i like it more and more! I wish i had seen them live. If you like hard catchy rock with good lyrics and a raw garage like take on music that makes you smile then give Reacharound a listen! Reacharound rocks period!

This album is a lost gem of mid-90's American power pop/post-grunge alternative rock. Echoes of the Clash, 70's garage rock, and pure pop-punk hooks. This isn't groundbreaking, but it's a hybrid that wears its influences on its sleeve and displays beautiful execution.

Out of print, but highly recommended if you can find it used.

This is of the best rock records of the century!.How did we miss this when it came out? A real rocking, modern alternative album with a sixties edge....Kinda like 'Mars Volta'/Muse meets 'the Jam','the Kinks' & early 'the Who'.This is one of those rare records that I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish,over and over.Great musicianship & great songs,they know their stuff.What happened to them? Does anyone have any info on them? A real gem, highly recommended.

I typed in Reacharound's name as a joke at Allmusic Guide's website and fund them. Out of curiosity, I typed their name into a search engine to find nothing. I searched music stores across the county--nothing. I found nothing to account for the band's existence. I decided to go hardcore on this; I searched throughout the entire radio station in which my father was the promotions manager of (he got all the free CDs) and in the bottom of a three-foot stack of CDs in the old production studio, I found this piece of gold...I don't know what compelled me to do it, but I found it and oh god, was it ever worth the perilous search. This is quite possibly one of the best recent bands to preserve a good quality with a post-grunge attitude and feel all at the same time. I celebrate Reacharound's short life daily in my car or at home with "Who's Tommy Cooper?"

Won't lie. I got this CD for one song. It was cheaper than getting it off of iTunes and now I have the entire album! Brings back the memories of when radio didn't suck.