ARTIST: Soft Gong
TITLE: Pretend You Need Me
LABEL: CD Baby
GENRE: Rock
TIME: 41:33 min
SIZE: 58,0 MB
RIP DATE: Dec-31-2007
RELEASE DATE: Nov-27-2007
WEBSITE: n/a
Track List:
01. Cover Band 03:20
02. Pretend You Need Me 03:33
03. The Mirror Is Lonely 03:40
04. Alejandra's Waiting 03:12
05. Ninety-Nine Percent 03:12
06. I Hope It's Not Enough 04:04
07. What Now, Julia 03:48
08. Break Me (I'm About To Come Alive) 03:14
09. My Sweet Embraceable Defeat 03:43
10. Coat of Paint 02:38
11. Night School Sweetheart 03:14
12. Worn-Out Clutch 03:55
Release Notes:
The Gimmick
ItÆs not often that ôboosting moraleö is part of a
bandÆs mission statement. For that matter, itÆs not
often that a band has a mission statementùor at
least not one it fesses up to.
But Soft GongÆs not your average band. First
conceived as a house band for Wirestone, a marketing
solutions company, the Gong quickly eclipsed the
gimmick of ôcompany bandö to become the ôCadillac of
cover bands,ö and has nowùwith its debut album,
Pretend You Need Me--evolved into a songwriting
force to be reckoned with.
The Goods
Irreverent? Tongue-in-cheek? Post ironic? Call the
lyrics what you will, but the Soft Gong sound is a
heart-felt salute to the power-pop groups these boys
grew up withùBig Star, Badfinger, Cheap Trick,
Marshall Crenshawùwith a 21st-century twist.
Whether itÆs the hyper-groovability of ôWhat Now,
Julia,ö the frat-boy sentiment informing
ôNight-School Sweetheart,ö or the breezy reggae
thump of ôCoat of Paintöùone of the discÆs tracks is
bound to sink its hooks in you.
Much of Pretend You Need Me was recorded with Soft
Gong playing together live in the studio. The bandÆs
loose, the soundÆs tight, and you, dear listener,
are in for a mystic power-pop 12-track meal served
straight from the company store (watch your soul,
now).