All Artists:TV Eyes Title:TV Eyes Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label:Jvc Japan Original Release Date: 1/1/2006 Re-Release Date: 11/1/2006 Album Type: Import Genres:Pop, Rock Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 Other Editions:TV Eyes UPC:4529408001724
"If anyone is looking to purchase this album because they hope it will sound like Jellyfish, you will be let down. I'm frankly confused by the aweful reviews that I've read, and I can tell you that they're wrong...unless you expect TV Eyes to be the third Jellyfish record!
The songs on this album have great hooks, and a great 80's quazi-new-wave influenced pop sound. It's definitely closer to the Falkner solo albums than Jellyfish or Roger's solo record.
If you want great powerpop, heavy on the synths, then this is a great album. If you like Jason Falkner, this is a great album. If you are still insanely bitter about the Jellyfish breaking up (12 years ago), and think everything that each member touches will take on some remenance of their greatness, then pass on this $40 import and go buy the L.E.O. album; Andy sings a little on "Goodbye Innocence"."
Album of the year
J. Abare | Sacramento, CA USA | 12/01/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the best thing Roger Manning or Jason Falkner have ever done and I know that's saying a lot. The songs are catchy as hell and the album has a very 80's retro appeal to it. Apparently these guys have been working on this material for quite a few years now. The 3 players (Manning, Falkner and Brian Reitzell) first got together for the mostly instrumental "Logan's Sanctuary" project which came out on CD in 2000. What's the deal with this only being available in Japan?"
Great Songs!!!
M. D. Alexander | 01/25/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"To all the Debbie Downer reviewers...let go of the past. To always have to bring up Jellyfish in anything Rodger or Jason does is just plain stupid. Everybody moves on in life and tries new/different things. Just because Jellyfish was amazing, (one of my all-time personal favorite bands) doesn't mean everything that happens after 1993 has to sound the same or be structured the same. It would be the same is expecting John Lennon's solo release, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, to sound like "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Meet The Beatles, Era. It's not supposed to sound the same. I know if I were a painter, I would sure get sick of painting the same picture...wouldn't you?
All in all, this record is fun and the songs are great. It is what it is, pure synth pop."
Can Roger Manning do anything wrong (musically)?
Jeremy M. Uriz | Atlanta, GA USA | 08/24/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"After the dissolution of the Jellyfish I was reluctant to listen to anything Roger or Andy produced. Imperial Drag came and went. I gave it a cursory listen but after the glory of "Spilt Milk" nothing could compare. Flash forward 10 years and I can't get enough of Imperial Drag. Then Roger releases my favorite album of 06 "The Land of Pure Imagination". So naturally when I found out about TV Eyes from his site, I was interested.
As has been stated and restated, the album sounds like it was written and recorded in the 80's. You can detect the influences ("Mission: Submission" has a distinct Gary Numan keyboard sound, the bass on "What She Said" sounds as if it were lifted directly from a Tones on Tail recording) yet the album is all original. The songwriting and the performances are solid.
Standout tracks include "Over the City", "Fascinating", "Love to Need", and "Fade Away"."
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
