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 Post subject: Velvet Crush - Any Recs?
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:59 pm 
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Just ran into them on a drummer cross reference with the Tyde.

Is there an essential album to start with here. Most have gotten decent reviews.
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 Post subject: Re: Velvet Crush - Any Recs?
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Cue PopTodd......
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 Post subject: Re: Velvet Crush - Any Recs?
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:52 pm 
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I think most fans would recommend Teenage Symphonies to God. I bought that years ago based on having them recommended to me frequently based on my liking Teenage Fanclub and Matthew Sweet. I thought it was pretty bland vanilla, powerless power pop and quickly sold it back. Derris is right though -- if you want the perspective of a fan rather than a hater, Todd is your man.
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 Post subject: Re: Velvet Crush - Any Recs?
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:25 pm 
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I've only heard In the Presence of Greatness, but I think it's definitely one worth checking out.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:18 pm 
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billy g Wrote:
I think most fans would recommend Teenage Symphonies to God. I bought that years ago based on having them recommended to me frequently based on my liking Teenage Fanclub and Matthew Sweet. I thought it was pretty bland vanilla, powerless power pop and quickly sold it back. Derris is right though -- if you want the perspective of a fan rather than a hater, Todd is your man.


Yeah, I remember TStG being 'the one'.

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Yes, Teenage Symphonies to God is the one.
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Wasn't as much a fan of Heavy Changes, which kinda stopped me from picking up any other albums of theirs after just those two. Still TStG is a wonderful record... M. Sweet power pop, infused with Gene Clark and Gram Parsons.

But now, this thread has me wanting to delve back into their catalog a little bit more. Soft Sounds is supposed to be pretty great, too. So I guess that I should give it a shot sometime soon.

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 Post subject: Re: Velvet Crush - Any Recs?
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got this from lala back in the day, it was okay.

actually like soft sounds more
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 Post subject: Re: Velvet Crush - Any Recs?
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I'll check it out. Thanks for throwing in 2 pennies.
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