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Velcro Mary

 

Cafebar 401: Self-Titled
[Wampus]

Cafebar 401 are Dutch! I know very exciting and almost irrelevant.  They dont sound Dutch to be sure; however they have a distinctly British flavor to their pop musical construction.  In Many Left Here Long Before, I am reminded of Richard Ashcrofts solo work.

This band will undoubtedly be compared to many Euro bands before them, and that would not be an insult.  The difference is that they have recorded a well put together album that plays as nice and constant, and many others cannot claim such a feat.  There are no shocking, crazy songs thrown in for effect.  There are a couple of songs that make you want to cry, which I always love.  The upbeat tunes arent too much that they distract from the calming effect the album has as a whole.  My favorite song by far is Troubles.  I love when a boy admits how much a gal can affect him it is passionate and tragic and it makes me feel like I am in a movie.  In fact, I might even add this song to my if they made a movie about my life, what would the soundtrack be list.  Then someone could sing this about me Touched by everything she said, As I lied beneath her head, Im crazy about her!  Enough! Cafebar 401 also has a song titled Bob Ross on Drugs which no doubt is a twisted ode to the fro-wearing, happy painter who just loved nature scenes.  Aw, Bob Ross.

A great debut album from a band soon to be well known.

-Brenna Krause
9/13/04

This album can be purchased at Amazon

Cafebar 401 Official Website

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