Thursday, April 11, 2013
Diggin' The Virgins
If Dire Straits were a NYC post-punk band with a late 80's Iggy Pop on vocals they would be The Virgins.
"Strike Gently," The Virgins second release is a few weeks old. I had been loving it until I became totally immersed in all things Bowie and Rundgren. I went back and it still sounds great. I imagine not everyone will be knocked out by Donald Cumming's lead vocal attack, which is not really an attack so much as a feeble swat. But damn, every one of these songs has something that hooked me in.
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It reminds me that there was some good music in the '80's.
Pretty good stuff, but doesn't it sound like a direct homage to Dire Straits -- especially the lead vocals?
I'm thinking Edwyn Collins as a direct influence. Thought the first song was pretty good, second, so-so, but will gladly give them a chance.
I like
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