Sounds from the 70s and 80sreturn…
Rain Perry sings while accompanied on multiple instruments by Mark Hallman on this album of mostly originals. The album is a mix of 70s folksy moods and harmonies, with “The Money” sounding like a mix of Stevie Wonder and Free, while “Melody & Jack” gives homage to The Byrds. There’s an indie feel to “Yarddogs/Morning Dew” and some parlored strings add to “Lady of the Harbor”, with some socially conscious messages on ‘Indian Hill, Ohio 1967” and the rocker “None Of Us Are Free”. Borrowed ideas and messages.
Formed in 1980, the Rave-Ups get together for a new album of pop and folkish originals. Jimmer Podrasky/g-harm, Terry Wilson/g-mand-key, Timothy Jimenez/dr, Tommy Blatnik/b and Marty Rifkin/steelg sound like they’re on the stage at the local VFW on “Roll” and the two stepper “Brigitte Bardot”, while there’s a New Wave urgency to “How Old Am I?” and “So You Wanna Know The Truth?”. Tones of Jackson Brown come up on “Coming After Me”, and Rod Stewart’s Gasoline Alley are evoked for “She and Me”. Above all, Bob Dylan hovers over the studio as on “Violets On A Hill”, “When I Write Your Name” and the bluesy “Tomorrow”. Freewheelin…