Hair or not, The Receders are primed with debut CD
Posted 4/23/2009 1:31 PM CDT
The Receders is a group of local boys — er men — proving it's never too late to release a debut CD.
The band performs at a sold out CD release concert Saturday at Pioneer Place on Fifth.
The Receders' “One Night Stand” is a disc drenched in good-time, classic rock on original songs such as the bluesy “Baby Baby,” The Eagles-esque title track and the rockin' “Got It Good Got It Bad.”
This group has been around a while; each member has been playing for at least 25 years, as a matter of fact. As the CD insert states, “The Receders is an eclectic group of individuals who have earned their hair lines.”
Some of my other favorites here include “Northern City Women,” “Hennepin Avenue” and “These Two Hands.”
All songs aside, the production sparkles courtesy of Rockhouse Productions on all 15 tracks.
Order a copy online at www.thereceders.com , and be sure to check out The Receders this spring and summer at the 400 Club (May 30) and Sauk Rapids' Rapids River Days (June 27). For those of you up north near my old stomping grounds, The Receders also are on the calendar for Chief Wenonga Days (July 25) in Battle Lake.
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I also just got my copy of "One Night Stand" by Jeff 's band, The Receders, and it's actually quite good. I'm no musicometrist, but I'd say it's somewhere in the country-influenced pop/rock genre. Think the Eagles and Jackson Browne, with a little Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kenny Wayne Shephard and yes, even Huey Lewis and the News thrown in for good measure. Get your copy now .
Avitable.com Music Review: The Receders "One Night Stand"
A couple of weeks ago, Jeff from View from the Cloud posted about his band, The Receders, having a CD being released. I'm always looking for new music so I plunked down the reasonable $12.00 ( right here through the handy order form ) for their debut album, "One Night Stand," and sat by my mailbox, breathless with anticipation. A week later, it arrived, and about three hours ago I stuck it into my iTunes and started listening to it. And I've listened to it three times so far.
Jeff and his band have put together a clean, professional, studio quality CD that is catchy and has a timeless quality to it. It's hard to pick out the influences, but to my very untrained ear, it sounded like a mix between Dire Straits, They Might Be Giants, ZZ Top, Chuck Berry, and maybe some Blues Traveler. As someone who has an eclectic taste in music, from Britney Spears to Nine Inch Nails, I really appreciated the diverse styles that are prevalent with each subsequent track.
These guys obviously know how to play, from the harmonica to the guitar to the drums and keyboard. They're clearly skilled musicians writing and playing very clean, sharp, tight music. I think that it would be nice to hear what happens when they let their (figurative) hair down, let loose, and play by the seat of their pants. Maybe for their sophomore album.
So, if you're on the hunt for some new music and want to support a blogger at the same time, go pick up Jeff's band's CD .
(Disclosure: This was not a paid review nor was I asked to review this CD. I purchased it, listened to it, and wrote this review of my own volition, and it is my unadulterated opinion.)
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