ARTiST: Research Turtles
ALBUM: Research Turtles
BiTRATE: 185kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: CD Baby
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 61.03 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 46min 44sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-08-05
STORE DATE: 2009-11-20
Track List:
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01. Let's Get Carried Away 3:52
02. Damn 2:55
03. Mission 2:28
04. Kiss Her Goodbye 3:47
05. Cement Floor 3:55
06. The Riff Song 4:08
07. Tomorrow 3:31
08. Into a Hole 2:59
09. A Feeling 4:04
10. 925 2:24
11. Break My Fall 12:41
Release Notes:
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Born on the bayou of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Research Turtles are a band with
buzzing British Invasion styled guitars layered on top of Foo Fighters styled
grunge pop. It's a natural mix that takes elements of the past guitar greats
(Beatles, The Who) and fits it into chunky rock melodies that grow on you like
moss on a tree. Founders Jud and Joe Norman channel the melodic magic on the
opener "Let's Get Carried Away." The heavy guitars plunge listeners into the
Green Day-styled "Damn" full of both distorted guitar solos and harmonic
choruses. "Mission" is a great straight ahead power pop single that should
garner attention from a few radio stations that value good music. The southern
style of the band emerges on the power ballad "Kiss Her Goodbye" and aggressive
guitars race ahead on the excellent "Cement Floor." It tends to bog down on "The
Riff Song" into a Led Zeppelin-esque gumbo of riffs and vocal distortions. The
sweet "Into A Hole" is another highlight, with both melody and riffs on equal
footing. The musical hooks tend to take a back seat on the albums second half,
but for a debut this is more than enough to get excited about. Fans of Teenage
Fanclub, You Am I and Bowling For Soup will also find a lot to like about these
Turtles.