Carolyn Mas - Hold On
#287
July 1980
Carolyne Mas
Hold On
Genre: Rock
There are only two kinds of 80s bands that can pull off a saxophone. And if you don’t believe me, ask Quarterflash. Oh, you can’t because no one knows where the fuck Quarterflash is. Unless you are in some backwards pub in the midwest where the locals live to sing “Get laid, get fucked!” during the chorus of “Mony Mony”. Cuz, that’s where Quarterflash probably is.
No, the only two bands that can pull off a rock sax in 1980 are ones that have a 7 foot “Big Man” who requires a full roast chicken in his dressing room as part of his rider or a minimalist New Wave band featuring an art student who formed her group as a university project.
That’s it.
But, I’ll give Mas props for trying. her band isn’t up to the Clemons and, while she has a belting rasp to match The Boss, her songs are annoying and repetitive. Damn shame, cuz I do like me some rock sax. And this record all just sounds like one introductory Atlantic City stage show song after another.
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