Various Artists / Kfsr 90.7 a Salute to
Album: Kfsr 90.7 a Salute to   Collection:General
Artist:Various Artists   Added:May 2003
Label:Kfsr  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2003-06-16 Pull Date: 2003-08-18
Week Ending: Aug 3 Jul 27 Jul 20 Jul 6 Jun 29 Jun 22
Airplays: 3 1 3 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 14, 2006: backpage
No Regrets
4. Jul 31, 2003: Garam Chaai
The Grass on the Other Side
2. Aug 02, 2003: the RUST BELT
Cannonball
5. Jul 26, 2003: the rust belt
Chips Flying Everywhere
3. Jul 31, 2003: Off the Path (Sub)
I Am An Airplane
6. Jul 19, 2003: the rust belt
Cannonball

Album Review
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Reviewed 2003-06-16
KFSR 90.7: A Salute to Fresno Bands - Greatest Unknown Hits

Quick - can you name any bands from Fresno? I can't, but what the hell do I know? Here are 21 of 'em, put together by KFSR from CSU-Fresno. They did a good job of picking a varied set of bands - rock, funk, hip-hop, surf, jazz. The rock tracks are not especially mind-blowing, mostly generic college rock, but there are some semi-precious gems hidden amongst the non-rock tracks. The surf track is good (#20) as are the jazz/funk (#6), hiphop (#13), blues (#18). Track 21 about building up a tolerance to codeine was especially a favorite. Also, I'm not sure why, but the liner notes clearly state: "TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME"

Picks: 21, 6, 20, 13, 18, 12, 17

1. rock
2. spacey pop, interesting voice, pretty good
3. too radio-friendly
4. female rock - a la PJ Harvey/Patti Smith
5. modern rock
6. funk/jazz - like Herbie Hancock
7. hip-hop/jazz/funk, play their own instruments, somewhat cheesy
8. electro-poppy dance hit
9. more indie pop
10. goth! in fresno!
11. instrumental - flamenco guitar plus percussion
12. sad, slow, folk/indie -- good
13. hip-hop - 5 MC's
14. jazz/reggae/funk fusion
15. "adult-oriented indie pop" about coffee houses - yuck!
16. moody indie pop - nasally voice
17. bossa nova beats -- like Lee Press On & the Nails
18. back door blues - great!
19. generic guitar rock
20. surf! rockin'! fast!
21. live track

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Sparklejet We Get in a Hurry
2. Sleepover Disaster, the Air Again
3. Mcculley, Rich Uncertain
4. Jones, Kat Huntington
5. Milk for the Morning Cake Letting Go
6. Jimmy Emerzian Quintet, the The Grass on the Other Side
7. 40 Watt Hype Judy Segundo
8. Bev Steam Train
9. 2 Am Orchestra Yesterday, Today
10. Shroud, the Green Velvet
11. Cerro Negro Left! Right!
12. Gypsy Cab No Regrets
13. Basement, the Tetris
14. Waddama New Babylon
15. Melinda Masters Band Java House
16. Dalloways, the Unwind
17. Blake Jones and the Trike Shop No Waiting for the Rebirth
18. Blistering Chips Flying Everywhere
19. Mynis Sworn
20. Aqua Marines, the Cannonball
21. American Sloth I Am An Airplane