. . (Andrew And The Pretty Punchers, Canal Street Tavern, 2008)"Oh the pills, when they don't work
.in your Dad's shirt -
.eyein' me like I'm on your turf
.And the kid, with the shitty teeth
.from down the street
.was standin' there in disbelief"
.(A. Smith "Shitty Teeth")
With the power vested in me (virtually none, thankfully), I do hereby declare the rough mix version of the song "Shitty Teeth," from the upcoming album "No Longer A Lover," to be the greatest recorded performance of ANDREW AND THE PRETTY PUNCHERS.
As befitting the band's name, the song has tons of "pretty" and buckets of "punch."
In short, "Shitty Teeth" is in fact, the shit. It is a truly glorious anthem of a song - wonderfully arranged, and completely realized and delivered by the band.
As for the album in total . . . after approximately 20 listens (once again, of the rough mix) I can honestly say that the new ANDREW AND THE PRETTY PUNCHERS album "No Longer A Lover" is going to be well worth the wait, and then some.
Great melodies and songs, and simply outstanding performances by the band.
The album has managed to wrestle complete control of my car CD player from none other than my brand new Beatles remastered 15 CD box set.
Beatles . . . Schmeatles.
Gimme some "punch" . . . and make it "pretty."
Everyone is in for a real treat.
Trust me on this one.
:-)
[PLEASE NOTE: You can still listen to the world premier solo acoustic version of the song "Shitty Teeth" (complete w/a spontaneous ad libbed 2nd verse!) at the band's MySpace (upper right corner - scroll down & click on the song). It's an excellent vocal performance - one of my favorites, truth be told. Andy sounds like a choir boy, like an innocent 13-year-old slice of priest-meat. The recording is from a "Musician's In The Round" performance at the Canal Street Tavern:
http://www.myspace.com/andrewtheprettypunchers
.
With the power vested in me (virtually none, thankfully), I do hereby declare the rough mix version of the song "Shitty Teeth," from the upcoming album "No Longer A Lover," to be the greatest recorded performance of ANDREW AND THE PRETTY PUNCHERS.
As befitting the band's name, the song has tons of "pretty" and buckets of "punch."
In short, "Shitty Teeth" is in fact, the shit. It is a truly glorious anthem of a song - wonderfully arranged, and completely realized and delivered by the band.
As for the album in total . . . after approximately 20 listens (once again, of the rough mix) I can honestly say that the new ANDREW AND THE PRETTY PUNCHERS album "No Longer A Lover" is going to be well worth the wait, and then some.
Great melodies and songs, and simply outstanding performances by the band.
The album has managed to wrestle complete control of my car CD player from none other than my brand new Beatles remastered 15 CD box set.
Beatles . . . Schmeatles.
Gimme some "punch" . . . and make it "pretty."
Everyone is in for a real treat.
Trust me on this one.
:-)
[PLEASE NOTE: You can still listen to the world premier solo acoustic version of the song "Shitty Teeth" (complete w/a spontaneous ad libbed 2nd verse!) at the band's MySpace (upper right corner - scroll down & click on the song). It's an excellent vocal performance - one of my favorites, truth be told. Andy sounds like a choir boy, like an innocent 13-year-old slice of priest-meat. The recording is from a "Musician's In The Round" performance at the Canal Street Tavern:
http://www.myspace.com/andrewtheprettypunchers
.
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