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Wondermints - Mind If We Make Love (JAPANESE VER) |
*** JAPANESE VERSION that has ONE bonus track an amazing version of The Beatles "It`s Getting Better All The Time". ***** 4 years in the making and worth every single second. They fully deliver on all promise and talents. Cause for much celebration here! "As on previous records, the band sparkles simply by playing up their influences instead of hiding them. Surprisingly, though, the Beach Boys inspiration apparently came from their early-`70s phase instead of their classic `60s era; "Ride," with backing vocals from Wilson himself, is immediately obvious, featuring a soulful vocal from the Carl Wilson playbook (first bluesy as on "The Trader," later heavenly as on "God Only Knows") and a progression of short "feels" instead of the usual verse-chorus-verse format. Elsewhere, Wondermints again call on spirits of the past from the Association (for "Out of Mind," on which Curt Boettcher must surely be smiling) to the Zombies ("Shine on Me") to even the Grateful Dead ("Time Has You") but any hint of a stale sound is saved by gorgeous hooks, clean production, and an over-all beautiful construction. Occasionally the similarities are to fellow latter-day pop savants like Jason Falkner or even the Ocean Blue, but Wondermints ably display all they`ve learned during their nearly endless summer of touring with the golden boy of `60s pop.4 stars"-AMG If you`re a fan, well, you know already---absolutely crucial!!
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