the voices compliment each other very well and work especially well in "Working
author: Heathen Angel
Opening with a very bouncy track which shared the E.P title "Send In The Cavalry" The Good, despite a rather weird band name, have pretty much won me over. The song is upbeat and bouncy very good opener. Vocals are shared by Heather Barnes Gareth Hudson, the voices compliment each other very well and work especially well in "Working Class Hands" creating a relaxing and calming effect. A very good E.P from one of Newcastle's (in Australia) unsigned bands. Check them out, it'll be worth it.
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"pristine pop melodies, chunky power chords and shimmering guitar lines"
author: UK musicsearch
With its pristine pop melodies, chunky power chords and shimmering guitar lines, SEND IN THE CAVALRY is one of those infectious mid-tempo pop songs that creep up on you unawares and seep into your subconscious. Like The Corrs fronted by The Finn Brothers, this is a slice of melodic pop that sounds a little too radio-friendly and sugar-sweet to truly love, but on the other hand has a charm and warmth to it that's hard to ignore. Gareth Hudson's vocals have a softly rocking tone to them, mining that middle ground between rock and pop with gentle ease.
The acoustic based, WORKING CLASS HANDS, has that classic campfire strum along feel to it as Gareth shares vocals duties with bassist Heather Barnes, whose voice has that same pop edge to it, although with a slight folk influence shining through. A muted electronic beat runs through, MOVE ALONG, a song that brings unfortunate comparisons with people like Dido and The Corrs. This is the same kind of middle of the road, average pop music that gives off an air of passionless background ambience, music that leaves you with nothing but a vague feeling of indifference.
The Good are a band that lack the rough edges or sense of uniqueness to mark them out as a truly interesting proposition. The songs have the same air of mainstream pop slickness as people like Avril Lavigne, The Corrs and Dido, these are songs that sound a bit too thought out and analysed to really excite you.
Send In The Cavalry is a song that's almost tailor made for daytime radio playlisting, and on those terms achieves its task with ease.
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"hooks so infectious they probably carry a world health organisation category li
author: Losing Today
The Good ‘Send in the Cavalry’ (Resolution). Another release we managed to root out from the great mysterious appearing CD boxes drama and quite frankly something we reckon has probably been in the charts, topped them and after a marathon pre Xmas run only just departing due to the restriction orders on materials used to make cd’s. The Good are a trio from Australia and this neat little four track EP follows hot on the heels of their well-received debut full length ‘Move Along’ from last year. A sultry mix of slow lingering top of the drawer songsmith-ship, softening boy - girl vocals, breathless at ease smouldering simplicity (just check out the recoiling ‘Working Class Hands’), the delicately bruising soft rock radio friendly caress of the smooth ‘Move Along’ or the acoustic sting of claustrophobic love revealed on ‘True what they say’. For me though, strip aside the obvious Def Leppard-isms, ‘Send in the Cavalry’ is a real shot in the arm for lovers of pre ‘Robin Hood’ Bryan Adams, jabbing guitars, hooks so infectious they probably carry a world health organisation category listing whilst possessing more feel good vibes than a years supply of Prozac prescriptions and if there was any justice in the world then currently seen to be driving you nuts with its heavy rotation appeal on MTV. Nuff said. www.thegoodband.com
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"it works sooo well, “I have lost my heart” he drawls, me too, big guy, gimme be
author: Unpeeled Fanzine
Never mind the Cavalry, send for the loony dectector van. These people, it’s not clear if there’s two or three of ‘em, came from the South Pacific and set up camp in Hull. Now, that makes them barmier than Viv Stanshall on crack and I did rather want to slag them, because I’m not a fan of Hull (f##k you, let’s fight! It’s a sh#thole!) but I shan’t, can’t because “Send In The Cavalry” is a genuinely blistering tear up of all the Crowded Indie House clichés and it’s awful, but it works sooo well, “I have lost my heart” he drawls, me too, big guy, gimme beer, gimme kiss, let’s play football, I loved her too you know. www.thegoodband.com
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