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© Copyright-g hoy
(634479830129)
Record Label: dunket records nyc
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HOY was recorded and released in 2003, receiving substantial support from NYC Press and beyond. Producers of the hit TV show 'One Tree Hill' on the WB Network decided to use almost all of the record's lead-off track 'Tested By History' for a tender bedroom scene between two of the show's lead characters.
The band's high energy stage show evokes the live spirit of such luminaries as The Jam, The Clash and Ted Leo: full of fresh, hook-driven and addicting rock songs, all currently being prepped for a new, even more caffeinated CD in late 2004.
Musical comparisons have been made to Cheap Trick, Guided By Voices, 'Weezer by way of the Beatles (Village Voice)', Sloan, and Big Star.
Mastered by the ultra cool Alan Douches at West West Side, this record is sure to bring plenty of lovely thrills to your next musical journey.
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Exhilarating
author: Elizabeth Gray
I bought this album after seeing Hoy live in NYC as 5-person band, all dressed like the leader, Greg Hoy... but the album's somehow even better because one person wrote and recorded everything on it - the vocal harmonies are huge, the sound is soaring. I never write online reviews, but I'm really loving this record. It's just a great find.
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A solo debut of witty, crunching power-pop
author: Delusions of Adequacy
On his self-titled debut album, Hoy has created, recorded, and performed two handfuls of power-pop tracks with instrumental elements of the 70s, 80s, and 90s and surprising, delicious lyrical pop culture references. The album has a lot going for itself, as does its originator. Hoy should please many power-pop fans, especially those who got into the genre over the last decade through some of its revivalists.
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Strong, time-tested melodies...
author: Pittsburgh City Paper
...the album’s initial four songs are all spot-on in songwriting and production, and any of them could be a standout single on an edgy commercial station. And the mellow-ish “Optimistic Optometrist” (which frankly could be a Guided By Voices song title) frames Hoy’s outlook in a lyrical perspective when he affirms “the answer’s in a pop song.” For him, it definitely seems to be.
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Fun, Profound, & Cheeky
author: Gaya
I like to play this cd before I go out at night. It is upbeat and fun and puts me in good mood. Not only that, but the lyrics are both profound and cheeky. The way I like em.
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