http://excellentonline.com/taxonomy/term/430/0 en http://excellentonline.com/story/shore-1151 <p><strong>The Shore</strong><br /> <em>Maverick</em></p> <p><img src="/images/theshore.jpg" alt="The Shore" style="float: right;" height="125" width="125" />I've always come under the assumption that if Pink Floyd never released 'Dark Side of the Moon' and if Gram Parsons never met his Grievous Angel, then the sounds we now know as Shoegazer, Dream Pop, Space Rock, etc. would probably never exist.</p> <p>With that in mind, every musical generation has its album that fits that sound. Most notably, in the 90s era when Britpop ruled the world, The Verve were the leaders of the pack as they took that style and brought it to stadiums around the world. Now, while some may think that sounding like a previously-existing band may be derivative or plain old copying, when you take that familiar sound and bring it to a different level, its cool. Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce you to the new torchbearers - The Shore.</p> <p><a href="http://excellentonline.com/story/shore-1151" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Review shore Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:31:21 +0000 scott 1151 at http://excellentonline.com