ARTiST: Doug Bryan
ALBUM: Mad Love
BiTRATE: 193kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: CD Baby
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 78.84 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 54min 01sec total
RiP DATE: 2007-10-13
STORE DATE: 2007-10-02
Track List:
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01. Long Gone 3:52
02. Brand New Heartbreat 3:53
03. Hattie's Coming Home 3:34
04. Here They Come Again 2:49
05. Too Close to Home 5:36
06. Corporation of Love 3:08
07. Paradise Row 4:07
08. Runaway 3:14
09. Shame 3:18
10. Vanishing Act 4:10
11. Know It All 3:53
12. God Knows (The Mighty Have 3:03
Fallen)
13. This Heart of Mine 2:36
14. She's In Love 2:37
15. These Final Hours 4:11
Release Notes:
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There is a lot to love about Doug Bryan's "Mad Love" -- Bryan was leader of the
Austin, TX based band Big Boss Groove and when it broke up, he concentrated on
film editing. But after a meeting with Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook in 2005, Bryan
got the creative juices flowing again. The result is this album. Bryan's lyrics
and storytelling ability are quite good and worth the repeat listening. "Long
Gone" is a perfect example of this. It's basically a scripted movie in under
four minutes to a rock beat. Much like Tilbrook's "Up The Junction" in
storytelling, Doug has the goods. "Brand New Heartbeat" is chock full of
cultural references. The production is DIY but very well done, much like The
Breetles. "Hattie's Coming Home" has a good low key guitar and a multi-tracked
chorus that kicks butt. The sound is closest to other indie faves, Anton Barbeau
and Johnathan Coulton. On some songs Doug is joined by his wife, Jill on backing
vocals. "Corporation of Love" is a great Beatlesque pop tune with plenty of
hooks and those great chord changes. A few songs here sometimes get a bit too
sappy, "This Heart of Mine" has so much treacle, you could pour it over
pancakes. "She's in Love" is another winner, a fast paced guitar tune with
energy, like a TV theme song...hmm. "These Final Hours" is a beautiful little
Paul Simon-like lounge tune that ends the album. It's a good outlet for Doug's
musical outpourings and you'd be missing out if you didn't sample some of this.
One last note, I love the album cover here, chock full of stuff I grew up with
and loved (Doug and I show our age with that stuff). -
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