Just
looking at this cassette- before listening to it- you have to be aware you are
in for the long haul, as it clearly states it is ninety minutes and twenty five
songs. This would be a bad thing if
this wasn’t so rocking to listen to, but when you get it going you find yourself
not wanting the rock to stop.
Even
though I was a product of the 1980’s and I often compare music of the new wave
genre to that decade, I did spend most of my youth listening to rock music such
as this on the radio, so, yes, I do in fact remember the radio and this
cassette is a great reminder of it as well.
The
music itself falls somewhere between Nirvana and Weezer, between Green Day and
The Clash. It can have heavier parts
like Black Sabbath or a heavier sounding Kansas, and it can be just as lo-fi and
indie as something such as The Replacements.
Those
are all bands that I first listened to on cassette, yet somehow there are a few
other bands that come out that I only have ever heard on CD and for brief
periods at that it would seem. One of
those bands- the better known of the two- would be Sprung Monkey, who had a
heavier side to their music when not trying to be surf rock pop (And Remember
the Radio isn’t really trying to copy Sublime at all here). The other would be the lesser known Purple
Bosco, who if you have never heard before perhaps this is your chance to track
them down and give them a listen.
Regardless
of how you paint the picture, Remember the Radio just flat out rocks. When I was in my formidable years listening
to music, this is what I wanted to hear above all else (and hip hop, based on
my cassette collection) It is a shame
that so many good rock bands these days head toward vinyl (Remember the Radio
does have two records under their belts, though one is sold out) and more of
them don’t embrace cassettes.
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