Rock Concert CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Window To The World ~ Velvet Crush

2. My Blank Pages ~ Velvet Crush

3. Ash And Earth ~ Velvet Crush

4. Time Wraps Around You ~ Velvet Crush

5. Atmosphere ~ Velvet Crush

6. This Life Is Killing Me ~ Velvet Crush

7. Hold Me Up ~ Velvet Crush

8. Remember The Lightning ~ Velvet Crush

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Velvet Crush: Paul Chastain (vocals, bass); Tommy Keene, Jeffrey Underhill (guitar); Ric Menck (drums).
	Recorded live at Caberet Metro, Chicago, Illinois in March 1995. Includes liner notes by Ric Menck.
	Personnel: Paul Chastain (vocals); Tommy Keene (guitar); Ric Menck (drums).
	Liner Note Author: Ric Menck.
	Recording information: Cabaret Metro.
	In the mid-'90s, Providence, RI's ace power pop hopefuls were riding high after a few tough indie years, constantly on the road promoting their major-label debut, 550/Sony's Teenage Symphonies to God. They'd added respected pro Tommy Keene to augment a sharp power trio. And a hot club act reputation was successfully being put to test on bigger-barn touring, first with the Jesus & Mary Chain and Mazzy Star, and then with the just-breaking Oasis. (This March 1995 Chicago cabaret Metro gig was likely on that Oasis tour, since the Metro holds 1500-2000, and the set is only 27 minutes!) Such lofty days proved to be ephemeral, however. 550/Sony abused and abandoned them like tacky trinkets, an embattled third LP was poorly distributed and disappointed, and a session work-related relocation to L.A. meant the loss of guitarist Jeffrey Underhill, leaving old mates Paul Chastain and Ric Menck to limp on alone. All the better reason, then, to appreciate this document of the group at their apex. As tough and heavy as Teenage Symphonies but more breathless, like its terrific predecessor In the Presence of Greatness (the opening of "This Life is Killing Me" here is so much harder and faster, it sounds like the start of the Clash's "Complete Control"!), Rock Concert exudes their Byrds/Raspberries/Big Star mix of weighty backbeat, fervid vocals, and mellifluous melodies. Longer sets then accommodated more of their emerging, pre-alt-country pop, found here on "Time Wraps Around You," but Rock Concert slams through "My Blank Pages," the smokin' "Atmosphere," and their classic "Ash and Earth" with lit-up desire. No doubt their infrequent appearances nowadays still emit this grit and spit, but this is a kicking reminder of what most old fans miss. ~ Jack Rabid
Producer: Velvet Crush

Technical Info

	Release Date : 01/30/2001
	Original Release Date : 2000
	Catalog ID : AMCD 101
	Label : Action Musik
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Live
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00795306510123

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