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Young Lawyer

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this is the first time i've ever bothered to write a review on amazon. but this is truly a great album. i can't stop listening to it. and unlike most albums i own, i haven't come close to getting sick of it. every time i listen to it, i get something different from it.

having listened a few times to my girlfriend's copy of their more recent album, one time bells, i was somewhat interested to see them live, as they were opening at a hot hot heat show. i was truly impressed. they were very tight and sounded great. i decided to pick up a copy of young lawyer at the show and was surprised by how much i liked it. it is a great album and a refreshing change of pace from some of the crap that is out now.

that being said. having read some of the reviews of them here on amazon, it seems to me that their stuff is more of an acquired taste. in fact, prior to seeing them live, i wasn't really into one time bells. but now, that album is definitely one of my favorites, along with young lawyer. i can't put my finger on why this is the case with them.

anyways, you can't go wrong with giving young lawyer or one time bells or both a try. if you don't like it right away, give it another shot. see if they're playing any shows near you and go see them. they made a true fan out of me.

This is one of those CD's that, upon first listen, you want to throw out the window at a stop sign. But then you'll slip it into the CD player again. Then a few days later you'll be singing along. The lead singer was saying something about how they write songs by coming up with real hard sounding instrumentation and adding harmonized vocals--and that pretty much hits it on the head. The first track is probably the best (young lawyer), meandering but eventually likable. "Piano" features hammering chords on a piano honky-tonk style, but nevertheless pleasant. And some of the guitar sounds are extremely raw, like scraping a metal rake across a blackboard. If you have the patience, you just might like it. Good CD, only six songs, but then again only 8 bucks.

This is one of the best bands I have heard in a long time. It's hard to describe who exactly they sound like which makes them unique - a very hard thing to do these days. They have an incredibly tasteful and melodic drummer (think Keith Moon and Ringo and Stewart Copeland) and beautiful but tough (like the Beatles) 3 part harmonies. They throw in extremely clever guitar licks and staccato rhythms both on piano and drum that round out their catchy yet substantial sound. Think of it as pop music with swagger and attitude. A wonderful recording also serves the songs very well. The only thing wrong with this CD is that it is too short! You'll be starving for more. The next big thing? You better believe it. Watch these guys like a hawk.

I just got the EP and listened to the songs on the band's website. Sounds tremendous. Me buy!