...A polished, perfectly titled new collection of pop tunes...
author: Pasadena Weekly
...a polished, perfectly titled new collection of dynamically varied pop tunes all tied together by that carefree feel of songs you can shout along with while racing down the freeway...
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For once, an album title that speaks the truth: "10 Great Car Tunes" is a perfec
author: POWER POP MUSIC NEWS / Don Krider
For once, an album title that speaks the truth: "10 Great Car Tunes" is a perfect description of Jamie Rounds' current CD.
This is the breezy, happy-go-lucky, thinking man's rock 'n' pop that has powered rock radio for decades. You can sing it, you can dance it and you darn well will love this music.
Jamie Rounds (a veteran of music whose credentials include working with John Fogerty, Walter Egan, Steve Earle and John Lee Hooker, among others) is a transplanted citizen of Los Angeles (that den of power pop music) from Nashville (the mother land of country music). His music is a stunning mix of rock, pop, rockabilly and Opryland all rolled together.
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"His own take on merging melody with more roots-based sound not unlike the kind
author: NOT LAME RECORDS / Bruce Brodeen
A special CD-R release that was just too darn cool to let sit on the sidelines. "His own take on merging melody with more roots-based sound not unlike the kind of thing Marshall Crenshaw does"-Shake It Up. As a matter of fact, this is almost a can't lose release for fans of Crenshaw's early work! Vocally, he reminds me of Herb Eimerman, for those who remember him. Thinking man's rock 'n pop..a stunning mix of pop, rock, rockabilly and Opryland all rolled together...Echoes of Rounds' personal heroes--Brian Wilson, Steve Miller, Roger McGuinn--and others, shine throughout the disc in the writing, singing and playing"-Power Pop News.
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With the release of Ten Great Car Tunes Rounds is primed to move on to greater p
author: 20th CENTURY GUITAR / Robert Silverstein
Whether going for the gusto with a solid pop-rock groove, getting mysterious with an instrumental guitar setting or getting wistful with a Buddy Holly-inspired roots rock sound, guitarist and singer-songwriter Jamie Rounds covers all the bases on Ten Great Car Tunes. Rounds performs all the guitars, instruments and vocal parts himself with the notable addition of Duane Jarvis (guitar) and Avery Auger (banjo) on a pair of tracks. Among the two instrumental cuts is a passionate cover of the Jorma Kaukonen classic "Embryonic Journey". Rounds, who recently relocated to L.A. from Nashville has worked with greats like John Lee Hooker, Steve Earle and Walter Egan. With the release of Ten Great Car Tunes Rounds is primed to move on to greater public recognition. www.jamierounds.com
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