All records should be made this way!
author: Robert Joosten
I can't decide which song I like best, "I'm a tool for you" is fun, I like "She don't drive". They're all good though.
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Awesome, Jeff...
author: Angel Sieg
It sounds great from what i have heard off the samples here. Look forward to getting it. I already have most of the Shoes music, recently got some CDs here due to the fact I wore the LPs out haha. Great to see the music lives on.
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The Badfinger album that never was.
author: Steve Hoge
Jeff Murphy channels the same hook-heavy melodic approach as vintage Badfinger, emphasizing guitar+vocal harmonies with clever - if slightly downbeat - lyrics. Check out Never Let You Go for the best example of a track that sounds like it might have been originally released on BF's timeless Straight Up album. He even emulates the slightly overcompressed analog sound that gave albums of that era a somewhat insular quality. 30 years ago this album would have generated a handful of top-20 singles; today, it's a comfy throwback for all of us boomers who would never have heard of it if it hadn't been reviewed on NPR.
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Bravo, Jeff! Bravo!
author: Marquis from Corpus Christi, Tx
It's about time someone brings back a fresh sense of "organic" sound to music...And, who to do it best: Jeff Murphy (formerly of The Shoes...Which is STILL the best pop band around). "Unconditional Love" with its haunting harmonies and Hammond organ-like sounds, is like a cross between The Beach Boys' "Kokomo", and The Beatles' "Blue Jay Way", respectively. "It Happens All The Time", another Jeff Murphy gem, reminds me of a sappy, Italian-esque, festival, complete with a string quartet...Very good, and leaves an emotional, good feeling, akin to a child celebrating a birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. "Someday Soon", another good song, is a reminder that Jeff Murphy has forgot his SHOES roots!
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