Description
The 9-track album, recorded in guitarist Torg's basement and the north east Los Angeles home of bandmates Gala Bell & Kamer Maza, features the previous singles Just Me and Warm In The Shadows.
The 9-tracks of Expressions perfectly encapsulate the essence of Music Go Music; their crystalline psychedelic pop, musical flights of fantasy and unfettered theatrical flamboyance locates them somewhere between Meatloaf, The Carpenters, The Shangri Las and ELO. Bubblegum with a twisted edge, space-age experimental pop.
The story begins when the three members Gala, Kamer (these 2 are also core members of indie band, Bodies of Water) and Torg met at a party of a man who was called 'the Condor'. A connection was made and a couple of weeks later Torg, Kamer and Gala met again - within an hour the first Music Go Music song was written. The trio reconvened and in time the 9 songs of Expressions were written, recorded and produced by the band.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Music Go Music
- Label / Studio
- SECRETLY CANADIAN
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 2010
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
-
I Walk Alone
(3:30)
-
Thousand Crazy Nights
(3:47)
-
Light of Love
(5:15)
-
Reach Out
(6:17)
-
Explorers of the Heart
(3:47)
-
Love, Violent Love
(4:50)
-
Just Me
(4:46)
-
Warm in the Shadows
(9:41)
-
Goodbye, Everybody
(4:49)
Customer Reviews
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Pros
- Engaging
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about SECRETLY CANADIAN MUSIC GO MUSIC - Expressions:
Like the previous poster, I saw MGM supporting Franz Ferdinand and (although the sound balance wasn't great for them - it was for FF!) they piqued my interest enough to listen to their album.
On stage, the female singer was quite charasmatic and the band were a quirky looking bunch (I'm sure one was Garth Merenghi!)
It's a pretty good first effort, but some of the comparisons amaze me - Carpenters? Has anyone ever heard the Carpenters before making that comparison? Same with the Bee Gees! Errr - no... Buy this expecting Bee Gees style Scissor Sisters soundalikes and you'll be very disappointed.
Maybe a tiny hint of ABBA in there, but the BIG BIG BIG influence is Blondie, no doubt.
What they do, though, is take that influence and produce a collection of decent Pop tunes without many duffers or being derivative.
Fun album, well worth owning, imo.
I'll continue to watch Music Go Music with interest.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about SECRETLY CANADIAN MUSIC GO MUSIC - Expressions:
I saw this band live supporting Franz Ferdinand and had to grt their album. Since receiving it I hav'ent stopped playing it. It must be in my top 3 albums ever and I have a vast collection. If you like good good pop music, this is for you, if you were to throw Abba, bee gees, carpenters into a tub mix the lot, then this is the sort of sound- only better! Every song is as good as the next one. BRILLIANT
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