BEE: Break Through Overground

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Break Through Overground

© 2005 Nicholas Markos (634479140877)

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Rocking pop melodies that make you want to put the top down and blast the stereo.

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bee is a new pop band with a set of sinfully catchy and rocking melodies. It is the brainchild of faceman Nicholas Markos, who has built a significant reputation with solo records and performances. If you think Steely Dan was the greatest band of all time, you're probably in the wrong place. But if you love U2, The Who, The Killers, or Van Morrison, prepare to dig these melodies.

Markos's live-performance credits include opening sets for Bob Dylan, Curve, Melissa Etheridge, The The, the Violent Femmes, Todd Rundgren, Roger McGuinn, Squeeze, 10,000 Maniacs, and many others.
Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune calls him "one of Chicago's Most Promising Performers," and Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times said of his most recent work, "A slave to no genre, the ridiculously prolific Nicholas Markos brings to mind a hipper underground version of David Gray. He could be dangerous."

bee features a powerful cast of musicians, including drummer Todd Sucherman (Brian Wilson, Styx), bassist Eddie Carlson (Poi Dog Pondering), backing vocalist Kathy Jo Warden, drummers Mike Zelenko (Material Issue), Howie Kantoff (Poster Children), Mark Schwarz (David Singer & the Sweet Science), and Matthew Payne (Hot Glue Gun).

Not beholden to trends or formats, bee capitalizes on strong, hooky melodies and concentrated pop-rock arrangements. The songwriting and sound have been compared to the most respected work of Oasis, Pete Townshend, and David Gray.

Fresh, sing-along melodies like the driving hook of "Birdy Deluxe Superstar" and the inspiring "Oh Yeah Come On Take It Easy Baby It's Alright" are irresistible hits that make you want to put the top down and turn up the radio on a summer day.

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  • Break Through Overground
    author: Karen Kifer

    The band and the singer are wonderful. I haven't been able to play the CD as much as it will take to get into all of the songs; but, briefly: >I love the Island sound of Oh Yeah, Come On . . . >I love the drums in Birdy Deluxe, especially how they skip a beat -- it feels like flying your car over a bump in the road (my kids used to call that a whee-ha.) >i love Gimme All You Got -- that's the song that made me buy the album in the first place. I heard it accompanying "Free Hug Chicago" on YouTube. I love the drum work in that also. >My only problem is that because I haven't been able to play it on any good equipment yet, I can't get all of the lyrics. Wish they were available somewhere.

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