10613 - CONVOY - BLACK LICORICE (2001)
CONVOY
''BLACK LICORICE''
AUGUST 14 2001
50:13
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1 Gone So Quick Tomorrow 04:12
2 Here's Lookin' At You 03:53
3 Caught Up In You 03:31
4 Anytime She Wants It 04:21
5 Is He In Your Heart Tonight 04:34
6 Weekends 02:56
7 Alice 03:39
8 Wet Cement 02:51
9 So Much You Can Do 03:23
10 Eleventeen 04:04
11 Loosen It Up 04:19
12 Goodbye Everybody 03:14
13 California Girls 05:13
Tracks 1, 4, 9: Jason Hill, Brian Karscig
Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13: Jason Hill
Tracks 7, 8: Brian Karscig
Track 10: Marc Bolan, Jason Hill, Brian Karscig
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Jeff Winfrey/Bass Guitar
Mark Maigaard/Drums, Percussion
Brian Karscig/Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Jason Hill/Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer
Robbie Dodds/Vocals, Guitar, Steel Guitar [Lap], Piano, Organ, Harmonica
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REVIEW/AMG
Zac Johnson
If the Jayhawks had taken less influence from the Byrds and more influence from the Beach Boys, they'd probably sound a lot like Convoy. Their debut release for Warner Bros., Black Licorice, is essentially a revved-up version of their earlier collection of demos (1999's Pineapple Recording Sessions) with the addition of several new tracks. The studio re-recordings are crisper and have more punch than the earlier versions, and, for the most part, are more successful. The anthemic "Weekends" launches off the runway like a pop 747, while the earthy "Is He in Your Heart Tonight" evokes the intimate spirit of Gram Parsons. Unfortunately, either the band or the label saw fit to revamp some of their tracks, transforming the tender "Caught Up in You" and the sunny "California Girls" into stop-start, radio friendly alternative rock clones, sounding more like Sugar Ray than the warm country-influenced rock that pervades the rest of the album. Luckily, the highlights outweigh the flaws, including the chunky "Gone So Quick Tomorrow" which jumpstarts the album, and the Stonesy "Loosen it Up" which could've been ripped from the Exile on Main Street sessions. Since their earlier release was a collection of demos, Black Licorice holds together better as an album, but in some cases the refreshing looseness of the Pineapple Recording Sessions has been stripped away, to the detriment of the songs themselves.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Erik Hage
Convoy's anthemic power pop bears the stamp of Brit-rock, Beach Boys harmonies, wistful Jayhawks twang, and feel-good jamming. The San Diego, California, group emerged in the late '90s when Jason Hill (singer/songwriter, guitar) and Brian Karscig (singer/songwriter, guitar) teamed up with high school friends Robbie Dodds (guitar) and Mark Maigaard (drums). (Bass player Shaun Cornell would be added later.) For their debut release, Pineapple Recording Sessions, the band relocated to a secluded, sprawling desert ranch in Jamul, California. They recorded the effort on an analog eight-track reel-to-reel, producing and recording it on their own. Subsequently, Convoy extensively toured the U.S. A couple of years on the road resulted in the payoff of a record deal with Hybrid Recordings (an Atlantic imprint), a national TV appearance (on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn), and tours with people such as Aerosmith, Tom Petty, and Everclear. For their debut LP, 2002's Black Licorice, Convoy enlisted the help of producer Dave Bianco (Tom Petty).
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''BLACK LICORICE''
AUGUST 14 2001
50:13
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1 Gone So Quick Tomorrow 04:12
2 Here's Lookin' At You 03:53
3 Caught Up In You 03:31
4 Anytime She Wants It 04:21
5 Is He In Your Heart Tonight 04:34
6 Weekends 02:56
7 Alice 03:39
8 Wet Cement 02:51
9 So Much You Can Do 03:23
10 Eleventeen 04:04
11 Loosen It Up 04:19
12 Goodbye Everybody 03:14
13 California Girls 05:13
Tracks 1, 4, 9: Jason Hill, Brian Karscig
Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13: Jason Hill
Tracks 7, 8: Brian Karscig
Track 10: Marc Bolan, Jason Hill, Brian Karscig
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Jeff Winfrey/Bass Guitar
Mark Maigaard/Drums, Percussion
Brian Karscig/Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Jason Hill/Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer
Robbie Dodds/Vocals, Guitar, Steel Guitar [Lap], Piano, Organ, Harmonica
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REVIEW/AMG
Zac Johnson
If the Jayhawks had taken less influence from the Byrds and more influence from the Beach Boys, they'd probably sound a lot like Convoy. Their debut release for Warner Bros., Black Licorice, is essentially a revved-up version of their earlier collection of demos (1999's Pineapple Recording Sessions) with the addition of several new tracks. The studio re-recordings are crisper and have more punch than the earlier versions, and, for the most part, are more successful. The anthemic "Weekends" launches off the runway like a pop 747, while the earthy "Is He in Your Heart Tonight" evokes the intimate spirit of Gram Parsons. Unfortunately, either the band or the label saw fit to revamp some of their tracks, transforming the tender "Caught Up in You" and the sunny "California Girls" into stop-start, radio friendly alternative rock clones, sounding more like Sugar Ray than the warm country-influenced rock that pervades the rest of the album. Luckily, the highlights outweigh the flaws, including the chunky "Gone So Quick Tomorrow" which jumpstarts the album, and the Stonesy "Loosen it Up" which could've been ripped from the Exile on Main Street sessions. Since their earlier release was a collection of demos, Black Licorice holds together better as an album, but in some cases the refreshing looseness of the Pineapple Recording Sessions has been stripped away, to the detriment of the songs themselves.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Erik Hage
Convoy's anthemic power pop bears the stamp of Brit-rock, Beach Boys harmonies, wistful Jayhawks twang, and feel-good jamming. The San Diego, California, group emerged in the late '90s when Jason Hill (singer/songwriter, guitar) and Brian Karscig (singer/songwriter, guitar) teamed up with high school friends Robbie Dodds (guitar) and Mark Maigaard (drums). (Bass player Shaun Cornell would be added later.) For their debut release, Pineapple Recording Sessions, the band relocated to a secluded, sprawling desert ranch in Jamul, California. They recorded the effort on an analog eight-track reel-to-reel, producing and recording it on their own. Subsequently, Convoy extensively toured the U.S. A couple of years on the road resulted in the payoff of a record deal with Hybrid Recordings (an Atlantic imprint), a national TV appearance (on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn), and tours with people such as Aerosmith, Tom Petty, and Everclear. For their debut LP, 2002's Black Licorice, Convoy enlisted the help of producer Dave Bianco (Tom Petty).
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