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Song - "Strange And Sane" from their Debut CD More can be heard at the band's site. Who they Are: Four guys from Cleveland making Brit Pop relevant by roughing it up with the spirit of old fashioned American Indie rock. Locals can check them out July 24th at the Lime Spider in Akron, OH. |
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The Reviews Are In: Reviews - 25 | Possible Score - 125 | Current Score - 108 | Rating - 87%
6 Anonymous Reviews with comments secret - 23 stars   Title: Cool Tune What I Think: I liked this tune a lot. Nice harmonies and catchy chours. I bet it sound great live! Extra Credit Items: I thought the production was excellent. I also liked the bridge of the song quite a bit. Reviewer's email: viecat@aol.com Reviewer's Band's Site: www.panicpalace.com Title: What I Think: Extra Credit Items: nothing Reviewer's email: Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: Oasis part 2 What I Think: Very reminisant of Oasis, especially how the backup vocals were used. It's a catchy tune. The build to the chorus made me feel like it would be a little more heavy than it actually was, but was still good. Extra Credit Items: The use of the slide guitar, it had a very etheral quality to it that sounded really awesome. Reviewer's email: daemon@brokeninfinity.com Reviewer's Band's Site: http://www.brokeninfinity.com Title: Good Start What I Think: Make vocal effects less noticable Make main vocal more sharp at the end of each lyrical line Dont try to be anyone else Sounds pretty good though Extra Credit Items: When the song kicks in Harmony- can you do that live? Reviewer's email: fdh2o@hotmail.com Reviewer's Band's Site: www.fdh2o.indiegroup.com Title: What I Think: Extra Credit Items: Reviewer's email: jl4rl1@aol.com Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: Mellow Groove What I Think: I like their laid-back yet funky sound. Great guitar! The singer has a nice voice, too. If I would change anything at all, it would be to emphasize the changes in dynamics a bit more and delete a little bit of the ending flourishes. Extra Credit Items: Overall, I love their British-influenced (?) sound. Reviewer's email: Secret Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: What I Think: Extra Credit Items: Reviewer's email: tatoorodeo@aol.com Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: What I Think: Extra Credit Items: Reviewer's email: lischu69@yahoo.com Title: Nice tune! Check it out! What I Think: Nice tune! Good feel and solid execution. I like this one. Keep up the good work. I'd like to hear more from this band. Extra Credit Items: Reviewer's email: mkloep@hotmail.com Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: hit record... oh yeah What I Think: i like this one. kinda reminds of an old Cracker tune with David Gilmour looking over its shoulder... which ain't tragic. plus it has a cool ending, which always makes me want to hear a song again. does it have a cool, short/sweet/nasty guitar solo? i'm typing and missed that ... so, what labels are stalking the Viola Contingent? this should be on the radio. right now. Extra Credit Items: voices Reviewer's email: ekru@msn.com Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: Who plays the viola? What I Think: Kidding. Fine song. Cool title. Just a little less reverb might have put me more in the middle of the action, but I realize this is a preference issue. Extra Credit Items: Surprise timing of the escalation of intensity. Harmonies. Reviewer's email: Secret Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: A frolic through the emotions What I Think: This artist has insights into his soul. His poignant wording and otherworldly musical effects work to create a mystical sound, respendent with feeling. Extra Credit Items: his excellent musical timing and pauses, special sound effects all work to create the special feel. Also love the Brit flavor in his word pronunciation. Reviewer's email: Secret Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: cool twist on a good theme What I Think: spooky twist on brit pop sensibility. ethereal mix of vibe and instruments. good soundtrack music.. Extra Credit Items: i can't tell if the warble is intentional, or an artifact of the mp3 encoding, but whatever it is, it works.. Reviewer's email: sergio@village-buzz.com Reviewer's Band's Site: http://www.village-buzz.com Title: OH SHIZ! What I Think: these americans sure can rock! they may not have crooked teeth like my true british mates, but they can play their instruments impressively well. Extra Credit Items: matt. he's cute. *blush* Reviewer's email: dorqus@po.cwru.edu Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: Finally, real talent! What I Think: For the first time in a long time, I'm hearing a new band that is full of talented musicians, great songwriting abilities, excellent vocals, and an interesting style. It seems so often that one or more of these things is missing in bands, but here we have it all. The musical combination of kind of UK poppy feel mixed with American alt undertones creates a uniquely Viola sound that demonstrates that here IS a band with it all, just waiting for their big break! It's also exciting to hear truly intelligent lyrics set amid a UK pop kind of feel. so many bands are about the sound but with vacant lyrics. The Viola Contingent shows that they are intellectual human beings exploring a wide range of feelings and thoughts. That's so refreshing! Extra Credit Items: Vocals, lyrics, style, mix! Reviewer's email: authoritativeanarchist@hotmail.com Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: You're rock stars What I Think: Sweet tune. Catchy. Rocks hard, but not too head bangin'. Extra Credit Items: That sweet, sweet guitar. Reviewer's email: (Anonymous) Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: What I Think: Extra Credit Items: Reviewer's email: caribri@earthlink.net Reviewer's Band's Site: Title: Nice Songwriting What I Think: Very cool. Had a 'swirley' feel in the verses that I liked, sort of ethereal. Then the chorus kicks in, and it's straight-out catchy. Especially the "hey Hey" parts. I would buy this. Extra Credit Items: chorus guitar parts Reviewer's email: beanne@apk.net Reviewer's Band's Site:
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