Welcome Mike Elgert, Not Lamers. Your new favorite power pop artist. Elgert
bring the whole package here on "Days Gone By". First song, "She Arrives"
has a vocal that recalls a most passionate Robin Zander/Cheap Trick, a bit
of Off Broadway(the band), too. "Said Too Much" suddenly brings the Dwight
Twilley sound. "Retire" bring the house down, has it all. Some of the
material has a bluesy roots-rock feel like a mellow, but catchy Black Crowes
or Lenny Kravitz song. There`s 16 songs here and on a few of them, there is
a Falkner/Jellyfish influence, too. Hell, even Imperial Drag on others!
Crowded House, too. The Point? The sum of all these disparate parts is just
that "Days Gone By" takes chances, does not play by established convention
and works up a sound that is wholly "Mike Elgert". This is one of those
releases where I just have to go: "Just Listen, will ya?!". It says it
better than I can. Indeed, at the end, it is the songwriting drives the
album upward with a dogged persistence. " I`d say that Mike Elgert
deals in old school 70s pop-rock and wonder seriously if that is a put down.
It isnt. With a strong slant towards the powerpop muse of Dwight Twilley,
Cheap Trick but also display a love for the country-rock-blues affectations
of the Black Crowes, which makes for a good mix. Elgert basically
plays every sound you will hear on Days Gone By. A talented musician that
the pop underground can proudly can call its own."-PowerOfPop. ""Said Too
Much" - Imagine Jellyfish or Starbelly with Robin Zander as the lead singer.
That explains this track from Mike Elgert. Jangly (but not too jangly
that makes it whimpy), with a killer hook that gets stuck in your head for
hours. A great start for an artist that deserves to be heard a lot more of.
Great stuff!"-PopBangRadio. " knock-out effort packed with 16 songs of
supremely solid Power Pop. This debut twists and turns, with
lat-out rockers and well done pop ballads, most of which promise velvety
pop pleasure to fans of the genre. Much of the time, Mike Elgert sounds
like Robin Zander, and while its tough to nail down influences, we can hear
Cheap Trick, Foo Fighters, Jason Falkner and Starclock."-WhitsBrain.
A striking, lasting debut bow, Extremely Highly Recommended!
 Retire - mp3
Said Too Much - mp3
I Won`t Take Too Long - mp3
She Arrives - mp3
Someone Took My Part - mp3
Don`t Derserve - mp3 | 
