The Bosch
"Buy One Get One" CD
How's Annie Music
Genre: pop/rock
April 2006 |
Okay, this is a fun, bouncy old time provided by The Bosch. I
struggle to notice anything particularly original or unusual about
this NYC quartet, but they're all about fun - and an interest in the
aformentioned (fun) is about all you'll need to appreciate Buy One
Get One, a 9-track album-ella of rock n' roll and the occasional
ska influence. I'm partial to the sweetly catchy "Teenage Symphony"
(one of the more laidback numbers) and the straight-from-the-sixties
(organ and all) "Zombie Killer," but its hard to argue with the
instrumental surf of "Napoleon Invades Russia" and the ska-laced
"Matching Girlfriend". There isn't anything particularly exceptional
on this disc; instead, everything is strong in its solidness. They
avoid homogeny by mixing things up with different influences and
instruments from song to song, which is good, though the album's main
message - a good time - stays the same throughout. I can't argue.
MP3s (from boschcast.com):
Teenage Symphony,
Metronome,
Back to the Laboratory,
Come On, Phillie
75%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 9 tracks, 25:41, distributed by
CD
Baby, released 2005] |
