Garageland "Scorpio Righting" 2001

Garageland is a classic pop/rock band, pure and simple, and the excellent Scorpio Righting proves it beyond a reasonable doubt…...Evocative of the Kinks, Small Faces, Pavement, Big Star, and the Replacements in their ragged halcyon heyday, Garageland excels at the three-minute opera, packing melody, harmony, and emotion aplenty into a simple intro-verse-chorus-bridge format. Be it social commentary ("Superstars"), love imperiled ("Life Is So Sweet"), or romantic fantasy gone awry ("High Way"), this versatile quartet renders their musings with a footloose and fancy-free veneer via intuitive guitar counterpoint, breezy vocals, and a firm backbeat. Enjoyable and spirited, Scorpio Righting is a cohesive mixed bag of pop/rock goods. - AllMusic Review by Tom Semioli

trax:

01 Life Is So Sweet 02 Get Some 03 Been Around 04 Crazy 05 Superstars 06 Carry Me South 07 High Way 08 Gone 09 Rock And Roll Heart 10 Believe In You 11 Who The Hell Do You Think You Are 12 Shine

…served by Gaius...