"Summershine"

[Jeff McCloud <teamccloud at yahoo_com>]

> 
> Did any of you VOL fans like Summershine?  I
> find myself more partial 
> to
> the _Live at the 40 Watt_ era, and Summershine
> just seemed like a
> commercial release from it's packaging and
> sound all the way down to 
> the
> font used on the back insert.  It seemed very
> *un-VOL* to me--if that's
> possible. 
> 
> Does anyone know why he dropped the VOL
> moniker?  I haven't been 
> keeping
> up with my "Bill" history, but I do remember a
> thread on the VOL list
> where someone said (I'm paraphrasing) "I think
> VOL could be more 
> popluar
> if bill changed the name of the band--
> 



I'm not a big fan of "Summershine," either. It
spent little time in my CD player, and while the
tunes were catchy as I listened to them few of
them had staying power with me. I didn't find
them rattling around in my head all day long.
It's a good thing that Bill Mallonee stretched
himself musically, and I think had Compass
promoted the record it would have done pretty
well. But personally, I'm more drawn to the
"Blister Soul" era.

Bill's latest disc "Fetal Position" is a great
record. It's a good mix of some of the Brit pop
of "Summershine" and earlier VOL material. I had
it in my player for two weeks straight -- it has
great hooks and melodies.

Jeff McCloud
teamccloud at yahoo_com

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