Hardly Middle Class
Overcooked
© 2006 Hardly Middle Class (634479409400)
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1970s Rock with a touch of Jazz. If you like disco, you won't like this.. Original songs with an original sound.
tracks
- 1 Just Because I'm White
- 2 Veneer Shoes
- 3 In The Middle
- 4 Lairy Fyne
- 5 Franconia Island
- 6 Haggler
- 7 Mister Lonely
- 8 Green Fedora
- 9 Different Day
- 10 Boz Soz
- 11 Half Way There
- 12 Southbound Bird
- 13 Overcooked
- 14 Troublesome Toes
- 15 In Love
- 16 Gallop Polka
- 17 Dana Sings The Blues
- 18 Be Happy
- 19 Peaceful Day
- 20 Molville
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From 1977 'til 1979, five guys from LaGrange Illinois got together to make smooth sounding rock music with a jazz flavor. They drew influences from the Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Mothers of Invention and the Beatles, to name a few. They patiently crafted and arranged their music and set down a series of well honed recordings, which are now available again after over 25 years in the vault.
Their performances in the Chicago area in the late 1970s are legendary. The recordings on this CD are a testiment to that sound. Listening to these songs today, they are as fresh as the day they were recorded.
Hardly Middle Class included Jay Anderson on Bass, Jim Coman on Lead Guitar, Pat Herlehy on Lead Guitar and Alto Sax, Mike O'Connor on Drums and John Robbins on Piano, Synthesizer and Rhythm Guitar, with all five providing vocals.
Smooth sound. Cool tunes.
If you like disco, you won't like these guys! It is not that kind of music. Good songs, good arrangements, nice sounds.
John Robbins and Jim Coman would go on to form the Robbins and Coman Band. Pat Herlehy is now a well established guitarist, saxophonist and horn arranger in New England. Listen to their sound from way back.
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Oh.....My Teeth Turned Blue!
author: Cossitt and StoneYeah! Oh Yeah! Keep it comin'......this takes me back! These schmoes were the wunderkinds of El Crusto Studios, back in the late 70's........picture Sun Studio with smelly carpet! Yeah, you got it! This CD yanks the style of early anal impressionism, circa 1980, and turns it up to eleven!!!!
Veneer Shoes?
author: Killer ForceLet me say that you guys remind me of the sounds coming out of the Hodgekins/Alsip area of Il. in the mid 70's. Raw, crazy and full o funque! I bought 3. One for myself and two for my dog Spunky. Keep on keepin on y'all!
Veneer Shoes?
author: Killer ForceLet me say that you guys remind me of the sounds coming out of the Hodgekins/Alsip area of Il. in the mid 70's. Raw, crazy and full o funque! I bought 3. One for myself and two for my dog Spunky. Keep on keepin on y'all!
Slick tunes. A real blast from the past. Good stuff!!
author: George DunnI heard these guys in the Windy City back in '78(?). Hearing these tunes and the arrangements brings back alot. Thank you for finally putting this stuff out on CD!
I think I hear God smiling.......
author: Goodman & WaiolaFantastic stuff...... Is this the lost Beatles album? No? I didn't think so....my bad. But still, you'll want to buy six CD's of this high octane mojo fuel......One for each day of the week! What? Seven days in a week? So buy seven!!!
When They Were Fab
author: El RustoAll the way from La Grange, Illinois....These guys rock! These guys roll! These guys probably now wear Depends......Oops! I crapped my pants! Buy this CD now! It's super fantastic stuff!