| Flakes, The / Back To School |
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| Album: | Back To School | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Flakes, The | Added: | 02/2006 | |
| Label: | Dollar Record Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-03-19 | Pull Date: | 2006-05-21 |
| Week Ending: | 7 May | 30 Apr | 9 Apr | 2 Apr | 26 Mar |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 30, 2007: | Something about music That's All | 4. | Nov 07, 2006: | What's in the Ice Box? Fishing Pole | |
| 2. | Feb 06, 2007: | At Your Local Dive Love | 5. | Jul 22, 2006: | What's in the Icebox? That's All | |
| 3. | Jan 07, 2007: | Hangtime That's All | 6. | May 02, 2006: | Moody Guitar part 2 Talk About You |
| Album Review |
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| Katie P. Reviewed 2006-03-14 | ||
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The Flakes "Back To School" – Some fun local garage rock. The sound ranges from the Rolling Stones, to the Beetles, to more punk and pop-punk sounds. Songs are pretty simple with solid uptempo beats (some are a bit slower). Fun guitar solos throughout and nice use of harmonica, tambourine, hand-claps, etc. Vocals are often lo-fi and a bit distorted or overblown sounding. Nothing on here is really amazing, but it is a lot of fun. There is a nice mix of original songs and classic covers. Fcc clean as far as I could tell. Pick a song and have fun. My Picks: 1, 7, 8, 12 Katie P. 3/14/06 1)Uptempo and fun. Solid driving beat with a great simple blues/rock chord progression and some harmonica too. Slightly distorted vocals are yelled/sung. 2)Very lo-fi garage rock version of “C'mon and Swim.” Fun and energetic with hand-claps and short guitar solos. Uptempo. 3)Uptempo with a bouncy beat. Simple pop/rock. 4)A little slower, midtempo. Solid pounding beat with a touch of psychedelia. 5)Uptempo rockabilly. Fun 60's style pop/rock. Nice distorted and overblown vocals. 6)Slower midtempo with tambourine and a slightly dragging beat. Pounding bass drum and tom-toms. Cute harmonies on vocals. 7)Fades in with drums and then guitar (a little surfy and a little psychedelic) kicks in with the rest of the band. Uptempo and fast vocals that have a Beetles quality to them. 8)Uptempo with a solid driving beat. Harmonica and distorted vocals. Fun! 9)Solid midtempo with a simple beat and simple guitars. Vocals are a little bratty/whiny sounding. Cute. 10)Faster midtempo to uptempo. First part of song is “Shake” which is full of energy and fun. Then halfway through it turns into a “Hold On I'm Comin'” cover. It's fun. 11)Pounding midtempo cover of “Stupid Girl.” Vocals are a little bratty/whiny again. 12)Fun midtempo with a bouncy groove. Nice breakdown section. I really like all the background yelling. 13)Uptempo with a solid driving beat. Simple with a fun rockabilly guitar part. 14)Starts with drums and bass and then tough guitars are added. Distorted vocals, a little angry sounding. Midtempo with a slight drag to the beat. | ||
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