The album’s finale is courtesy of The Dream Syndicate’s rip roarin’ cover of ‘She Turns to Flowers’.
‘Real World’ as done by Rain Parade is wonderful, and The Three O’Clock pay proper homage to Rain Parade on ‘What She’s Done To Your Mind’, and Susanna lends her voice to harmony vocals. Susanna Hoffs has lost none of her talent, her voice is as sweet as ever and she can sure hit the high notes in her band’s faithful cover of ‘Talking In My Sleep.’ The Dream Syndicate nearly kick out the jams on the lively ‘Hero Takes a Fall’, and Vicki Peterson lends backing vocals along with Linda Pitmon. I really like this gentle approach to an ass kickin’ tune. Rain Parade mashes up acoustic and electric work in ‘When You Smile’ and add two Bangles (the Peterson sisters) on backing vocals. The Three O’Clock reimagine ‘Tell Me When It’s Over’ as baroque pop with keyboard washes. I love the instrumental flourishes which add much to the mix, and its chiming wonder recalls vintage Rain Parade as well. And man, The Bangles really nail their version of ‘That’s What You Always Say’, it has all the droning, feedback drenched passages and some powerful vocals to boot! ‘As Real As Real’ is a lovely interpretation by Rain Parade, turning an already pretty tune into a psych pop masterpiece. I have always loved this song myself, and Ran Parade’s ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’ remains as one of my all time favorite albums to this day. ‘You Are My Friend’ is done up in proper fashion by The Dream Syndicate, evoking all the real heart-rending pathos of the original. Some people may like completely different interpretations, but sticking to the original structure works so well here. I am struck by how much the vocals sound like Michael. The version of ‘Jet Fighter’ by The Bangles is picture perfect, startlingly close to the original. “The Three O’Clock opens with a splendid version of ‘Getting Out of Hand’ that has Michael Quercio in fine voice. The show went so well and everybody had so much fun that Danny Benair (The Three O’Clock), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), and Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) started talking about doing some type of album to celebrate their Paisley Underground beginnings. In 2013, the four bands got back together to share the bill at L.A.’s Fonda Theatre for a charity concert. read more »ģ X 4: The Bangles, The Three O’Clock, The Dream Syndicate, Rain Paradeĭescription: Previously a Black Friday 2018 Record Store Day release, this is a very kool reord that features brand new recordings from four of the core “Paisley Underground” scene’s most notorious bands (The Bangles, The Three O’Clock, The Dream Syndicate, and Rain Parade), each covering the songs of the others - 3 (songs) x 4 (bands) = 12 songs. Description: Congrats to festival organizer/artist James Deem! July 4 & 5, 2008 marked the first Charlotte Pop Fest! Early reports are that it was a rousing success - enough so that looks like it will happen again in 2009! The festival featured many artists.