Odd Fellows

Odd Fellows Artist: The Spongetones
Label: Gadfly
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 076605226527
EAN: 0076605226527
ASIN: B00004TCGZ


Release Date: 2000-06-20

Odd Fellows


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Tracks:

  1. You'll Come Runnin' Back
  2. Boy Meets Girl
  3. On The Wings Of A Nightingale
  4. Dark Brown Eyes
  5. March Of The Creaming Beezers
  6. Eyedoan Geddit
  7. Too Much Talk
  8. Black & White (First Thoughts...)
  9. Home
  10. Nightsong
  11. Love Song To Mrs. Parker
  12. Much Too Slow

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Not just Beatles sound-alikes.......2003-06-23

These guys are doing more than simply channeling the Beatles, circa 1966. They are not just a Beatles cover band.

They are performing original songs with a style and sound that go beyond what the Beatles were doing in the mid-sixties.

The Spongetones have a modern sound, but a simplicity that harkens back to Rubber Soul and Revolver.

For any fan of the Beatles, the Knack, XTC, Marshall Crenshaw, Cotton Mather, the Shazam, the Merrymakers, Nick Lowe, and/or Phantom Planet.

4 out of 5 stars If you love the Beatles..........2001-10-02

After a five year absence, the princes of power pop have released Odd Fellows, an amazing collection of superbly written songs that combine early Beatles merseybeat, hook-filled punchy rock, and classic harmonies. The first impression one has of the Spongetones is that of pre-Sgt. Pepper Beatles having been transported to today. This is much more than just mimicry as these fun-loving rockers have captured the spirit of those early albums and updated the sound and style, much like The Rutles but without the cheese and onions.

Opening with the harmonica laden "You'll Come Running' Back", you'll swear it's a lost Beatles track that was left off Anthology 1. "Dark Brown Eyes" combines more of this retro sound with Everly Brothers harmonies and a dead-on Paul vocal style in a gentle love song. More snappy rhythms are to be found in "Eyedoan Geddit", a roaring up-beat party song that shows a big Cheap Trick influence. The gentle "Home" treats the listener with a great singable George Harrison melody backed with some superb finger-picking. As much as I like the Beatles, my two favorite songs on the album are those that show almost no Beatles influence. "Love Song To Mrs. Parker" is a sorrowful piano-driven song about chances not taken with lyrics such as "I would have held her that night / I would have pulled her from the fight / I could have made her smile just once/ In another time." The album ends with my other favorite, "Much Too Slow" with its heavy, punchy, power pop rhythms that remind me of the best of Badfinger. These four gents from North Carolina have soaked up the best of the last few decades of music and spew forth incredible songs as easily as most people breath. With just one album, The Spongetones have converted me to an instant fan!

5 out of 5 stars Raspberries, Badfinger, Marshall Crenshaw, and Sponetones!.......2001-07-25

Add another group to the list of outstanding, unheralded Beatlesque artists. This collection is absolutely impeccable -- not a weak track to be found. Now if someone would just LISTEN, and not write it off immediately as "old folks" music!

5 out of 5 stars Another great album from the hardest working band in the USA.......2000-08-19

Apparently, most of the earlier Spongetones albums are no longer in print. When I found this out after initially becoming a fan, I was sad. No more. After hearing "Odd Fellows," I am convinced that the only way to go from here is forward. I can't wait for their next release. It's ironic they're better known in Japan than in the US, isn't it? Keep writing those hits, Steve and Jamie. Every song is a keeper from here on out. What a band!!!

4 out of 5 stars Spongetones continue to satisfy! Check them out!.......2000-06-23

The new CD by the Spongetones "Odd Fellows" contains new catchy pop selections with their unique odd twist: two of the lead vocalists sound creepily like Paul McCartney and John Lennon. I first heard them on the radio when "Oh Yeah" came out, and assumed that someone had unearthed some rare Beatles track. The Beatles sound-alike thing comes full circle on Odd Fellows with track #3: "On the Wings of a Nightingale" penned by Sir Paul himself!

But the Spongetones can definitely stand on their own musically and lyrically. Harmonies are tight, melodies are signable (if you're the type who likes to sing along in the car or shower), dance to, and have lots of fun listening to. There's a good mix of ballads ("Dark Brown Eyes") and rockier numbers ("Eyedoan Geddit" --- hint: sound it out... :-)

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