BASTARDS OF MELODY: Keep It Down

Bastards of Melody

Keep It Down

© 1999 Bastards of Melody (634479639920) (format: CD-R)

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Melodic powerpop

notes

They released "Keep It Down!" in February 1999 and a couple of the songs have since become staples on regional college radio stations.

Most recently "Keep It Down!" was named one of the top 50 releases by a New Jersey band by Jersey Beat magazine.

They've been compared to the Replacements, the Beatles and Green Day.

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  • author: Al Muzer

    Vocalist/guitarist Paul Crane, bassist/vocalist Patrick O'Keefe, guitarist/vocalist Bill Zafiros and drummer/vocalist Jeff Prosetti p[l]ay happy homage to the AM radio hits of their parent's pubescence with a Fountains of Wayne jangle, a Gigolo jingle, a Weezer-ish thump and a Lemonheads-loopy looseness on this unusually-catchy six-song debut. "Born To Raise Hell" is an essential slab of Cheap Trick-meets-Monkees aggro-noize while "Way It Should Be" and "Kick" are the best things to happen to the garage since the debut of the automatic door opener!

  • author: Mike Sos

    Hailing from New Jersey, post punk popsters Bastards of Melody stay true to their name, giving us tons of melody while being...well you get the picture. With catchy, jangly ditties ("Must Be Stoned,") that seem perfect for the background of an NBC sitcom, this NJ quartet have got their tongues firmly in cheek and an abundance of musical chops on the table ("Born To Raise Hell.") Perfect for the reformed body pierced/over 25 crowd, BOM gives ya smart bursts of punk within well-crafted songs.

  • Kill your radio. Listen to Bastards of Melody.
    author: Kali Holloway

    For every ten bands out there making run-of-the mill, Xerox-copied rock for apathetic listeners, there's a band like Bastards of Melody who rock like they really mean it. After all, how often do you get to partake of such ambrosial Power Pop? Squeaky-clean guitar chords form the outer core of these songs, while pristine, post-adolescent, altar boy vocals form the luscious center. On the rare occasions when the pop becomes all too pellucid, Bastards of Melody put the pop pedal to the metal and blast off with garage-y rock 'n' roll that takes off so impossibly fast, it leaves skid marks. Kill your radio. Listen to Bastards of Melody.

  • Bastards Keep It Down...Not!
    author: Miles

    Keep It Down is a great mix of jangly power pop and full-throttle garagey rock & roll. If you like bands like the Replacements, Soul Asylum or Wilco, you'll love this band.

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