> Last night, I was listening to the Beeb (BBC World Service) and who should
> be on but Donna Gardea (sp?) and Jules Brooks of Raw Stylus. Raw Stylus were
> described as a nine piece Live Funk Soul Dance band. The new album was
> going to be released on March 6th. They did an accoustic version of the
> first single "Pushing Against the Flow" (already out). It sounded pretty
> good! They mentioned the upcoming tour; 24 dates, Europe and winding up in
> Tokyo. No mention of the States :-(
>
Well, I think they're quite good too, but a lot of posts mentioning them
on the list have been pretty negative. Yeah, OK, they're not exactly
highly original or inspiring, but they are easy to listen to and make
good party music, and if they do that, surely that makes them an OK group?
I wish they would stop releasing 'Pushing ..' (they've now released it
three times!) and get on with something new. On one CD release, there is
a song called 37 Hours in the USA which has some real good Steely Dan
undertones - more of that please! Well, must dash now, I have a lecture
to attend...
Jason Webb
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