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Power Pop and Rock & Roll Fans must buy this...

D. E. Vassy | Atlanta, GA | 10/25/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"then they must go buy Edmund's Crown's latest release 'Regrets of a Company Man'. This is powerpop that way it should be - think Posies, early Who, Big Star... jangle, power, wit, angst... everything you need to fill your rock and roll appetite... superb musicianship, great vocals, cleverness you wish you had!



BUY it"

"All Killer No Filler"- fufkin

G. Pope | 09/28/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This Nashville-based trio released a 7-song EP in February, 2000, and then released a full-length eponymous effort sometime after. Collected is a compilation of the best songs from those two previous efforts, along with two new additional tracks. If smooth, modern guitar-driven power pop is your thing, this is as good as it gets - this CD is "all killer, no filler."



Greg Pope (guitars, lead vocals) has a knack for writing the kind of infectious hook-laden ear candy that goes down easily and lasts long after the disc has stopped spinning these three-to-four minute gems. Several of these songs already have made their way onto soundtracks of various television shows and it's no great surprise. *Collected* delivers a baker's dozen tracks that all seem very radio ready and polished.



Pope's songs are melodic and memorable, and the group presents them through arrangements that keep the music both fresh and accessible. In the end, the listener has only to sit back and succumb to the smoothness of the sounds, the harmonies, the musicianship, the nuances and hooks and insightful lyrics. All told, it's quite an achievement. Collected is a powerful and confident collection of classically pleasant pop/rock that seems instantly familiar and totally enjoyable.



-[...], reviewer: Gary Glauber"