Search - Tommy Hoehn :: Hailstone Holiday

Attention beatles fans . . .

Brian Plante | Matthews, NC USA | 10/18/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If only it were 1965, these guys would be the American Beatles. But it is not 1965, and music like this does not get airplay any more, so you've never heard this CD. If you liked the Fab 4, Badfinger, Emmit Rhodes, and the like, then you must buy this album. There's not a dud on it. It does well what the current musical groups today fail to do: catchy tunes, clever lyrics, infectious harmonies. Van Duren made a great solo album in the 70's ("Are You Serious") that has remained one of the few vinyl albums I still keep playing. This album is nearly as good, with the only minor quibble that there aren't enough ballads (notable exception, "Full Moon, Empty Heart"). The rest are great uptempo pop tunes that will burn themselves into your brain. I have never written a music review before, but this CD screams for an audience. Give it a listen."