(from http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd2.htm)
"Dark Side were, essentially, a continuation of Baltimore's avant-gods
OHO,
although the musical path they chose was utterly different. Imagine a
1980-style 'noo wave' band, with pointed, ironic lyrics, a scratchy,
punkish approach to their playing and dollops of Farfisa all over
everything, and you won't be too far out. They released one album, the
now-so-rare-I-can't-even-find-a-cover-scan-on-the-'Net
Rumours in Our Own Time, Legends in Our Own Room,
which should probably have done an awful lot better than it did. Just
think; what if The Cars had had brains? Decent enough material, although
Back On The Streets clearly deliberately rips off (Sittin' On The) Dock
Of The Bay, for some unknown reason. Mellotron on one track, Down The
Tubes, with some background strings that don't really make that much
difference.
As part of a general OHO reissue programme, the whole album was released on CD in 2005 as
Odd Fellows on an Even Day: Anthology 1977-1995, expanded to double its original length. Y'know, you've got to
really
like this stuff to want to listen to an entire album of it... That's
not to dismiss it in any way, however; it's good at what it does, just
doesn't really hold the attention of one not into the style for over an
hour."
Inspiration comes when, and from where you least expect it. Listen to
Oho trying out a heavy, Beethoven and Dark Side-influenced new piece
containing several warts but with ample potential from a recent
rehearsal . . .
The 5th
(working title references the musical quote from which it comes)
written by John P. Graboski
(OHO rehearsal recording-
Jay Graboski, David Reeve and Ray Jozwiak are OHO)
What do you think?
Tell me at
http://www.rayjozwiak.com/guestbook.html
My latest release, Black & White Then Back,
can be downloaded digitally at:
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