Sooz & I saw a great triple bill at the Lizard Lounge the other night (well, I saw 2 of the 3, so she'll have to tell you about Loveless).
First up: Brulee, or as we dubbed him "Elvis Costello in a cowboy hat." This was not meant in a pejorative sense by a long shot -- he just sounds a lot like Elvis Costello. Except when he's in whisper-voice Billy Corgan mode. But I digress. Brulee has the whole one man and his gee-tar thing down pat. If you like Elvis Costello, you'd probably like him a lot, as I caught myself singing Costello lyrics along to the tunes, and they fit just fine.
Reverse, on the other hand, were more rock-riffic. The closest comparison I can come up with is Green Day...and again, that's not meant in a snarky way. I like Green Day -- saw them play with the Mr. T Experience in Prague on the European leg of the Insomniac tour (1996). The best part about bands like this is the palpable energy they send out into the room, energy that makes you want to jump up and down like a two-year-old on a sugar high. Funky Flea (from the Red Hot Chili Peppers) bass, catchy choruses, drums that can only be described as rockin'. Yep. Reverse was really good.
Brulee : searched for a webpage to no avail; let me know if you find one
Posted by shannon at July 19, 2002 06:16 PMSooz made the rather reasonable comment that I hadn't actually said whether I liked these fine performers or not, just what they sounded like. I did! I did! it was a good show. So there you go...
Posted by: shannon on July 21, 2002 02:00 AMYou probably covered it in your first sentence that I missed the first time I read it. :)
Posted by: sooz on July 21, 2002 10:55 AM