What is
a Thunderegg? Wouldn’t the sound of thunder
shatter an egg? So perhaps it is the
juxtaposition of the two words: the heavy and fragile, the bull in the China
shop if you will. Or perhaps it is an
egg that, when cracked, reigns the thunder down upon you.
The
world may never know the answer to such questions, but with this release we can
come a little bit closer to getting to know the band Thunderegg. This
is the pop side of rock, but it certainly isn’t the bad side and it certainly
isn’t that poppy either.
In many
ways, I am reminded of Ben Folds. In my
notes, I first cited Ben Kweller, then realized he was the wrong Ben, but hey,
maybe there is some Kweller in here as well.
Some
light surf sound ala Weezer, The Rocket Summer and yes even Tom Petty come out
in these where I’m sure any fan of music is sure to find something about them
that they like. (Afterall, 1995 to 2012
is a very long time)
Perhaps
the best way to understand Thunderegg is to ask Thunderegg by pulling a lyric
from one of their songs:
“If you like it, then it is
If you don’t, then it’s
understood”
Thunderegg,
on the music being good
I am in
no way implying that I will enjoy the music of anyone who simply claims “I don’t
care if you like it or not”, but something about the bravado of such a
statement has certainly helped win me over on this music.
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