Love Jon Kahn & TCG
author: Lisa M
Started with It'll be alright from TCG and now I have them all including Jon's solo album.
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Sounds awesome - now I can listen to it at anytime!
author: Danielle
Great CD, I have all three CD's - Rust, It'll Be Alright & Breakable. Great addition to my CD collection and I would recommend them to anyone.
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The Hidden Talent
author: Vanessa Andrew
This CD delivers the same awesome music by a relatively unknown band. I cannot get enough of this CD. The lyrical and melody content is outta control. How this music remains off the radar is beyond me!! Keep up the awesome work.
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The Color Green's Rust, a well-crafted, very radio friendly blend of folksy guit
author: www.southofmainstream.com
Rust - THE COLOR GREEN
OK. I feel like I often get on this very same soapbox, but I'm willing to do it again. I don't think there's any reason to cower in shame if you happen to like radio-friendly, mass media marketed bands. I'm right here, right now admitting I like Default and Lifehouse. And though other folks bash them mercilessly, I can and will admit that the girl from Evanescence has a beautiful voice, above and beyond any contempt her chosen genre seems to generate.
Should we eviscerate a band simply because they gain mainstream popularity? I don't think so. Some kind of music has to make it to the mainstream market. Because I have a preference for indie music, do I have the right to make fun of, or look down on folks who like, listen to or create a more mainstream sound? Absolutely not.
Having said that, I had a great time listening to The Color Green's Rust, a well-crafted, very radio friendly blend of folksy guitar and modern rock. Their sound is comfortable. Somewhere between Nickelback and The Counting Crows, with a healthy sprinkling of REM-style alt-country jangle added in for an extra friendly appeal.
Unfortunately the CD case I received didn't have the front packaging, so I can't praise the lead singer by name. His voice is commanding, he sings in a mildly gruff, but always tuneful fashion. He conveys real emotion and he manages to use a repeated expletive as emphasis, instead of it sounding like he's swearing just because he feels he can ("You're No Mistake").
I listened to this disc several times, trying to find a reason, as an indie lover, to make a critical remark. But I really can't. It's a modern rock album, and doesn't make any bones about it. And the album stands on its merits. Well-crafted, well written rock songs, gentled with some very melodic guitar and made double alluring with straightforward, emotionally charged vocals.
Favorites:
#2 | The Fortunate Ones
#9 | Everyone
#10 | You're No Mistake
Genre: Modern Rock/Americana
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