An Impressive And Fun Debut
Posted January 29, 2008
By KevinMcNeese_NRT, Staff Reviewer
Remeber these guys? Back in February 2000, Sparrow Records released a special EP that contained the radio smash hit "Lifeboat." Well, almost a year and a half later, we got a full length album from The Elms, only to find an entirely new musical direction from the song that gave these guys a name. The Big Surprise (and I'm not joking) is downright Beatlemania, and it's not that bad! Catch tunes like "Hey, Hey" and "Who's Got The Meaning" will really give you a sense of what this band is all about. Their music is fun to listen to. Over the course of the album's ten tracks the band ranges from relentlessly catchy power pop like the previously mentioned "Hey, Hey," (Which may flash 70's rock fans back to gems like "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers and Badfinger) to the amped up arena rock of "A Minute To Ourselves." Warm guitars, buzzing amps, crystalline melodies and irresistibly catchy hooks run wild throughout this impressive debut. View All Music And Book Reviews By KevinMcNeese_NRT | View KevinMcNeese_NRT's Profile
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