author: Kimmur1
REVIEW FROM AIDING & ABETTING MAGAZINE ISSUE 185, JULY 28, 1999 COPYWRITE JON WORLEY 1999 "The strident guitars of emo, the song structures of noise pop and the harmonies of plain old regular pop. Thus Pope Factory reminds me of a lot of bands, but really sounds like none of them. It is the guitar work which really intrigues me. The rhythm section sets it up so nicely, and then the guitars get to work. The vocals are quite nice, but I keep coming back to those cool guitars. Something about the way they weave. The texture of the sound is impeccable. There are discernible layers (often, this effect is enhanced by the slow introduction of instruments in a song) and so part of the fun is tracing the lines through the pieces. I like to do that, anyway. Familiar, and yet unique. A real formula for success (at least on the limited scale of making-no-money indie land). The artistry cannot be denied." CHECK OUT AIDING & ABETTING AT : www.cent.com/abetting
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author: Kimmur1
REVIEW FROM LUNA KAFE, JULY 28, 1999 COPYWRITE: SHAWN DESPRES ...From the spacey swirling guitars of Channeling Ringo to the upbeat, short instrumental that ends the album this is a strong record... Standout tracks include Smug and the ten minute The Wait which manages to shift between psychedelic and hard rock sounds beautifully. Oh yeah, and for the record, Pope Factory's EP contains some of the coolest and most original album packaging I have ever seen... Keep an eye out for these guys in the new millennium. READ THE WHOLE REVIEW AT: http://www.fuzzlogic.com/lunakafe/moon34/ca34.htm [This message has been edited by Kimmur1 (edited July 29, 1999).]
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author: Kimmur1
REVIEW FROM POP CULTURE DETOX AUGUST 1, 1999 COPYWRITE: CINDY WONG ...Just close your eyes and it will take you on a long, winding journey." CHECK OUT POP CULTURE DETOX AT:http://www.bluetonic.org/detox/ [This message has been edited by Kimmur1 (edited August 03, 1999).]
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REVIEW FROM GRAVITY DISTORTS TIME AUGUST 1, 1999 COPYWRITE: ZANE GRANT "If there were cities in space that looked like people in the 50's thought they would, the kids would be wearing bubble helmets and after they took out their David Bowie ("this is ground control to major tom", they would throw in some Pope Factory..." CHECK OUT GRAVITY DISTORTS TIME http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/gdt/index2.html [This message has been edited by Kimmur1 (edited August 03, 1999).]
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