Robert R. (bobrjr29) from TRUCKEE, CA Reviewed on 1/8/2010...
another great lost gem ... this band rocked while being mellow enough to be labeled not quite emo...asian man records scores again...if you dont have this disc...get it now...and amaze your friends with your great taste in music...do it now
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CD Reviews
Velocity Korea Girl
Tom Lam | san francisco, ca USA | 10/20/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"2 words: awesome album. i was saddened to find out that this band broke up while in the recording studio. does anyone know why? if so, please let me know! anyhow, great guitars & vocals. reminds one of velocity girl - another defunct band. b-sides and prozac are definitely melodic. support bay area music by picking this cd up. if not from the bay area, it's a good choice if you are into velocity girl, lush, mazzy star..."
Flawed perfection...well- who wants to be perfect?
Tom Lam | 09/12/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I can't stop myself from going on about this now defunct group. The best way I can think of describing them is (imagine this scene!) Belle and Sebastian (as well as a similar musical approach they have both a male and female singer) meets Pavement meets Suzanne Vega meets Sebadoh meets Mazzy Star meets Tom Petty meets Nirvana finds a load of fuzzy guitars, a couple of moogs, casio keyboards, loads of weird sounding pedals and a sampler, then finds a big dictionary and a kids colouring-in book, and ends up in an outdoor arts-house cinema on a sad but sunny, mellow San Franciscan day, where they watch The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour'.. Honest! you need this album!"
This gives me joy very
M. C Wright | Indianapolis, IN USofA | 07/09/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Wow this is some nice stuff here. Korea Girl broke up way too soon this sort of distortion drenched indie-pop brings me so much joy. Before you think this is a boring dorkus record that goes under the banner of indie, don't becuase this is more of the pop Velocity Girl variety. So don't think your buying dorkus Radiohead garbage cuz that it ain't. Just take a good listen and there will be instant gratification my friend. The duel vocals make me swoon, the guitars with the their tendancy to smash into some sort distorted guitar line as your smashed with a sick chorus. This is good indie rock not that dorkus stuff everyone listens to these days, today it'd probably be called emo, yuck. But stupid kids listen emo this is not, it actually has welll thought out intelligent lyrics which emo does not have. My friends this is good buy it and be gratified, especially if you miss the fuzzy indie rock of days of yore. Stand out tracks!---> B-side, Reunion, Under The Sun, Serpintine, Prozac and Upsidedown!"
Bliss Pop
steve@infopimp.com | Moscow, Russia | 04/22/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This Snappy Droopy pop jewel befriends, entrances and weaves memes with lush airy chick slash upfront geek guy vocals, jangle treble slash distorto angular guitar and that phonographic sound I love. Nothing left to say."
Good emo/indie rock
pablo | 09/12/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"this a good cd. i like track #2 the best. it reminds me of that posies songs from the hype documentary.i like the dual vocals alot adds a kick to the album"