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Last Updated: 12/19/2009

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Status: Single
City: Sprawl
State: Oregon
Country: US
Signup Date: 5/16/2008
September 3, 2009 - Thursday 
MASSIVE MOTH, PATTERNS, GRATITILLIUM, DOUBLE PLUS GOOD
(Berbati's Pan, 10 SW 3rd) Salem band Massive Moth are poised to release their first album, Heavy Hand of Whimsy, at tonight's all-ages record release show. We haven't gotten our hands on the actual record yet, but on the five-song CDR the trio provided, their '70s classic rock bent is apparent. The proggy angles work best on the pastoral soaring of "White Wig Days"—a song that could belong on Strawbs' Bursting at the Seams—but not nearly as well on "Bottomless Pit," whose Latin beat and wandering chord structure sounds like a reject from Phish's Junta. On the whole, there are some busy arrangements and flashy drumming that feel like showing off rather than serving the song, and the vocals are pretty flat, but there's a lot to like about Massive Moth—perhaps the most exciting of which is their potential, and Heavy Hand of Whimsy shows the sound of a young, ambitious band getting their feet under them. NED LANNAMANN

It's a good thing we have good bands playing with us, or we may have missed out on that pretty little green star in the Mercury listings. Phish though? Damn.
12:58 AM
 
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Hank C. Porche

 
err, ned is no lester bangs for sure. he's not even a josh blanchard or kelly brown.  he is, however, a young, unambitious pop critic wasting his time listening to some terrible albums from the 70s and 80s. 



 
Posted by Hank C. Porche on September 8, 2009 - Tuesday - 9:00 PM
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