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Portable |
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Title: |
"Portable" |
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Label: |
TVT |
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Reviewed By: |
Vinnie Apicella |
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L.A.'s "Portable" brings home that
honest feeling to rock music, something that's been either missing
or just flat out ignored in recent years. Their seven song EP,
fresh from release on TVT Records, has just what it takes to
turn heads again and give radio listeners, or doubters, something
to hold onto again. The songs are melodic and moody, yet capture
an upbeat style, following an outlook of having the glass half
full as opposed to empty, and it shines through most convincingly
on tracks one and two, "Help Yourself" and "All
Over Again," among others. We've heard this before, but
not from actually being "exposed" to it. A "slow-motion"
version of Gary Numan's hit "Cars" turns up sans the
pop/dance mix, and might make an impact, but in the end "Portable"
is a band that'll be known for producing their own elemental
brand of U2 meets The Who style of rock and roll. |
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