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Russ
Schneider: Friday Night
For those who salivate at the thought of taking a road trip in your 50s Z28 with your hair blowing in the wind and the Easy Rider soundtrack blaring from your speakers, this album is for you. And if you are a lover of Hot Wheels, check out the album art in which there is a modified Hot Wheels-like logo that says Russ Schneider on it. Thats just cool. Russ Schneiders debut album is masterfully played, sung and recorded. With such influences as Buddy Holly and Tom Petty, he works the floor and doesnt hold back. His lyrics are simple yet catchy and destined to etch their way into the head of anyone who listens. Each song is full-on pop with sunshine-filled harmonies that conjure up images of the Mamas and the Papas with songs such as You Dont Know and the Beach Boys in Summer Lover. Propulsive and full of rock and roll, these songs are almost hard to single out individually, because the album works so well as a whole. There are no bad apples here. However, if I have to pick out one complaint, I could understand how someone might think that the album could get monotonous with the same vocal and musical style throughout all 20 tracks. With such vintage pop gems like 1969, those of us who werent actually around to experience the memories Schneider is reminiscing of would think fondly of these visions and wish that they had been there to experience them as well. With twenty rockin tracks all clocking in around three minutes, Friday Night has a lot to offer. With such things as free love and drive-ins littering the lyrics amongst cleanly executed electric guitar solos, this album doesnt disappoint and manages to deliver a timeless quality that cats of today or yesterday would enjoy.
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