Chocolate Watchband, The / This Is My Voice
Album: This Is My Voice   Collection:General
Artist:Chocolate Watchband, The   Added:Jan 2019
Label:Dirty Water Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-01-09 Pull Date: 2019-03-13
Week Ending: Mar 10 Feb 24 Feb 17 Feb 3 Jan 27 Jan 20 Jan 13
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 2 3 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 23, 2024: Traditions
Desolation Row
4. Feb 20, 2019: Brownian Motion
Bombay Pipeline
2. May 24, 2019: Traditions - Bob Dylan's birthday
Desolation Row
5. Feb 14, 2019: Grace and Jam
Trouble Everyday
3. Mar 06, 2019: Brownian Motion
Secret Rendezvous
6. Jan 29, 2019: Attitude Adjustment
Desolation Row, Till The Daylight Comes

Album Review
Yamster
Reviewed 2019-01-06
Psychedelic/garage rock incorporating male vocals, & instruments including guitar, bass, drums, harmonica, keyboard, and tambourine. This Bay Area band greatly influenced the psych rock scene in the 60s. While this eclectic album is ripe with dance-able songs, it does provide shrewd commentary on the U.S.’s current political regime, esp in tracks 2, 4, and 11. Listen to the sample of a Make America Great Again speech w Trump’s voice at the intro of track 11! They also cover Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan, and The Seeds in tracks 4, 9, and 10, respectively.

All FCC clean.
RIYL: The Doors
Try 1, 2, 8, 10

1) Secret Rendezvous – 3:21 – Distorted guitar, tambourine, with fun chord progressions.
2) Judgment Day – 4:21 – Zen intro. Song intensifies with organ-esque keyboard at 2:00.
3) This is My Voice – 4:12 – Rhythmic percussion, cheerful guitar, and soft vocals.
4) Trouble Everyday – 4:34 – Tambourine & harmonica with country-like vocals.
5) Take a Ride – 3:16 – A fun jam with playful guitar, kind of sounds like 50s rockabilly.
6) Talk Talk – 2:40 – Cool but brief transition in tune at 0:58. Tambo, guitar, & drums dominate. Sudden end at 2:36.
7) Bed - 3:10 – Intro & prevailing melody throughout song sounds like harpsichord a la Ray Manzarek from The Doors! A foot-tapping tune.
8) Bombay Pipeline – 3:30 – Beautiful sitar takes center stage. Entirely instrumental.
9) Desolation Row – 4:45 – Sweet, romantic vocals, guitar upticks in volume at 3:04.
10) I Can’t Seem to Make You Mine – 3:11 – Really cutesy, 50s-like keyboard & guitar make this a sad song about heartbreak. Hear the keyboard dance from 1:35-1:56.
11) Till the Daylight Comes – 3:31 – Steady & predictable melody offsets the intro.

Track Listing
1. Secret Rendezvous   6. Talk Talk
2. Judgement Day   7. Bed
3. This Is My Voice   8. Bombay Pipeline
4. Trouble Everyday   9. Desolation Row
5. Take A Ride   10. I Can't Seem To Make You Mine
  11. Till The Daylight Comes