I loved "Sketches (20 Something Life)" off of The Truth. I'm a sucker for a lively keyboard and a singable/shoutable chorus. In fact, the whole album was pretty good, catchy roots rock that had me looking forward to the follow up. Unfortunately, Ok Okay they seemed to have dropped most of the rock in favor of mid tempo Brit schlock. This album is seriously disappointing, not because it is particularly bad, more that it is just so average and well, boring. It seems like they tried to appeal to the Grey's Anatomy crowd, but end up just playing neutered rock. The three songs I'll salvage are the sweet "Senses", "Sing Her Song" with its soaring chorus, and "Ballad Of Arizona", which is by far the best song on the album, integrating harmonica and simple lyrics over a driving piano and drums.
June 15, 2009
La Rocca - Ok Okay (2008)
I loved "Sketches (20 Something Life)" off of The Truth. I'm a sucker for a lively keyboard and a singable/shoutable chorus. In fact, the whole album was pretty good, catchy roots rock that had me looking forward to the follow up. Unfortunately, Ok Okay they seemed to have dropped most of the rock in favor of mid tempo Brit schlock. This album is seriously disappointing, not because it is particularly bad, more that it is just so average and well, boring. It seems like they tried to appeal to the Grey's Anatomy crowd, but end up just playing neutered rock. The three songs I'll salvage are the sweet "Senses", "Sing Her Song" with its soaring chorus, and "Ballad Of Arizona", which is by far the best song on the album, integrating harmonica and simple lyrics over a driving piano and drums.
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Is "Brit schlock" even a real term or did you make it up?
Sucks that the album was a disappointment...
Whoa! I once heard this car commercial and supposedly they were playing this cute song by a band called "La Rocca" but I could never find out the name of the song. I think I listened to The Truth and it wasn't there and failed attempts at googling did nothing. I hate when that happens!
If Brit schlock isn't a term it should be.
Bub deal man. The Gray's Anatomy crowd ruins just about everything.
What is the definition of "schlock," by the way?
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