{"id":428,"date":"2019-10-27T00:04:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T00:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/?page_id=428"},"modified":"2019-10-27T00:04:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T00:04:45","slug":"the-shrubs-another-day-goes-by","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/the-shrubs-another-day-goes-by\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shrubs: Another Day Goes By"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Purchase Another Day Goes By on CD Baby<\/a><\/strong>, or stream the album on Spotify<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Another Day Goes By”<\/strong> draws its inspiration from a mix of The Ramones, The Yardbirds, and The Smithereens.<\/strong> The vocal delivery, including background vocals, is a blend of Joey Ramone, Keith Relf,<\/strong> and Pat DiNizio,<\/strong> and the instrumentation is an equal mix of Johnny Ramone, Jeff Beck, and Jim Babjak.<\/strong> The symmetry makes perfect sense…if you listen to the Beck-era Yardbirds<\/strong>, the seeds of punk are there for all to see. The Ramones<\/strong> drew as heavily from melodic pop as they did any hardcore punk values. The Smithereens<\/strong> wrapped British Invasion and Garage Rock around pop, with strong overtones of The Beatles<\/strong> and The Who<\/strong>. You’ll find fragments of all of that here, on an album of 9 solid, rocking and tuneful tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a multitude of nuances waiting to reveal themselves…on “What You Do To Me,”<\/em><\/strong> there’s an expansive, high-volume British Invasion psychedelia, and the songwriting absolutely nails the sound of mid-to-late hits from The Who, a reaching, climbing sense of urgency that moves along as smooth as silk. Any one of the songs could be a radio hit, but this one…this one<\/em>…has something special to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Something Wrong Here”<\/em><\/strong> is lighter, more pop-centric, but it still has all of the flavors listed above. The band certainly knows how to nail a sing-along hook…“There’s something wrong here, I don’t belong here…”<\/em> The guitar solo is straight out of the John Lennon \/ George Harrison<\/strong> playbook, circa 1964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Crippled Wren” <\/em><\/strong>is a 2 minute boogie closer to the album, right out of the days of “Shindig” and “Hullabaloo”…think the Spinal Tap<\/strong> “Gimme Some Money”<\/em><\/strong> era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a CD you bring along for a road trip…pop it in the player, roll down the windows, and ride<\/em>, baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Purchase Another Day Goes By on CD Baby, or stream the album on Spotify. “Another Day Goes By” draws its inspiration from a mix of The Ramones, The Yardbirds, and The Smithereens. The vocal delivery, including background vocals, is a blend of Joey Ramone, Keith Relf, and Pat DiNizio, and the instrumentation is an equal… <\/p>\n

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