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$T33D​$​_uv_L​Ü​V - Ballards For Bros

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Next To Me 03:32
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D2TD 01:46
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J.O.1 02:41
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Roger Exists 00:18

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Debut from US band $T33D$_uv_LÜV.

If you can imagine a world where the Butthole Surfers, Journey, Zappa and Chicago meet you might be halfway there.

REVIEW

$t33d$_uv_LUV is maybe the worst band name I have ever come across. In fact, is not even a good password. Well, it is a good password safety wise, but one you have no chance in remembering and most bands want to be remembered; it’s not a name that will slip off the tongue of any alt DJs out there, and in fact could well put off blog writers writing about you as you really do not want to be typing that out in a review. Luckily I’m of sterner stuff and do not mind typing it out on occasion, and that is a shame, as Ballads For Bros is a good album and could actually gain some attention.

It’s an album I’ve listened to a number of times and is as strange as the band name. It’s not often an album starts with a AOR ballad; ‘Next To Me’ is quite lovely and is something that Lennon might have recorded for his Plastic Ono Band album if he had had a happy childhood, or something Todd Rundgren might have released in the early 70s. It’s a bit of a stunner.

The next track ‘Rock (Your City) Tonight’ is a delight of Royal Trux madness. It’s funny and it rocks. And those two stunners are the best two tracks on the album.

The third track ‘Brothers In Arms (Pt.2)’ thankfully does not sound like Dire Striates or have anything to do with their tastefully plucked guitars. But saying that, the track does actually have tastefully plucked guitars, and is another well-written ballad. Then the album gets a bit strange with music that could be lift music from Dr Who (‘D2TD’), and Add N To X like porn music for computers (‘Zoom On The Can’). So a strange and enjoyable listen overall and if they went down the AOR path further could be the next Journey or Chicago.

MONOLITH COCKTAIL

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released March 9, 2023

2023 Metal Postcard Records
2023 $T33D$_uv_LÜV


All Songs Written & Performed By
DJ CBA$$, Esq.
G. GORDON "THE BLUE ATTORNEY" LIGHTFOOT
BOOKER T. BOOKER
AUBREY CILANTRO
R.I.P. ROGER "RAYBANS" RODGERSON

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Metal Postcard Records is an independent record label based back in Sydney and influenced by the likes of Fast Records / Factory / Postcard / Island / Stiff and Bill Drummund's wonderful Zoo records

We believe in new music from around the world ... not world music !
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