Zak Recommends: Crime In Stereo - I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone


Bridge Nine Records

'I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone' is a phenomenal album. It is the fourth for these hard rockers from Long Island, N.Y. Many of the tracks have an almost stadium size feel to them. Check out 'Exit Halo',' Type One' & 'Dark Island City'. On tracks like 'Drugwolf' & 'Everything I am not' I can hear the audience slogan chanting as I listen to these spacious anthems. To call this hard rock is to not do it justice. This is a band that has pushed themselves and in the process have achieved a new level that sets the bar high for them and their contemporaries. This is an accomplished piece of work. A definite contender for best album so far this year.


Crime In Stereo formed in 2002. They are Kristian Hallbert - Vocals, Alex Dunne - Guitar/Vocals, Scotty Giffin - Drums, Gary Ciono - Bass & Eric Kuster - Guitar.

Tracks:
1. Queue Moderns
2. Drugwolf
3. Exit Halo
4. Not Dead
5. Odalisque
6. Young
7. Type One
8. Republica
9. I Am Everything I Am Not
10. Dark Island City
11. I Cannot Answer You Tonight

Official Website:  http://www.crimeinstereo.com/

Upcoming Shows:
26 Mar 2010 19:00 Looney Tunes In Store and Signing West Babylon, New York
3 Apr 2010 20:00 Ethical Humanist Society Garden City, Long Island, New York
6 Apr 2010 7:30 The Basement **Headline Show** Columbus, Ohio
7 Apr 2010 20:00 Subterranean **Headline Show** Chicago, Illinois
8 Apr 2010 20:00 Mad Maggie’s **Headline Show** Elgin, Illinois
9 Apr 2010 20:00 The Loft **Headline Show** Madison, Wisconsin






Johnny Philko are a Blues/Rock outfit from Cleveland. Their new album, Exit From Babylon is an excellent rocker. They do a cover of Bruce Cockburn's 'If I Had A Rocket Launcher' that gives me goose pimples. I truly love it. Peace Prayer is a beautiful slow paced hymn with super nice guitar work. Check out the MySpace page to get a listen. The album is available online from CDbaby, Kunaki, Amazon & Target through the bands official website. Their song 'One Stormy Night' from the first album, 'Songs To Swear By' is listed as # 29 on Neil Young's top protest songs of all time.


Johnny Philko are: Mike Kinkead, Chris Kinkead, John Hughes & David Sanderson.

Official website:  http://www.johnnyphilko.org/



Zak's Tidbits for March 3rd/2010

Justin Bieber's new album is out today and that is a fact that would not normally show up on this page. Funny thing is, it is getting good reviews for what it is.

Zak says 'Hey Man it's a slow fukn news day.