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I begin to wonder what they’re so sad about. “Let’s make history bleed”? I don’t think so. They definitely have melancholic tempera- ments. Maybe phlegmatic, or a combination
of those two.
I’m a big Bob Dylan fan. The early records,
but he was more of a sanguine choleric — choleric for sure. I don’t think he should’ve gone electric, (but what else is a sanguine choleric going to do? And those first two electric records are classics) and at some point in the seventies, his voice starts to sound like Cookie Monster, but he was defi- nitely a genius. Callaci and Joyner also really like Dylan, obviously, but I’m not sure they have his charm. There’s so much discordance here. “San Antonio” is downright unsettling. Some people really like that though; I think that’s why Nick Cave and Tom Waits have such successful careers. “Lost Invitations” has some nice lyrics, sad as they are, and they got someone that knows how to play the violin. There’s some really nice background singers on “Beat by Beat” which is as happy as a fu- neral procession.
I don’t know why these guys want to be so sad. Do they want me to be sad? I’m not sad. Callaci and Joyner tap into why I don’t really like country music that much. I love dancing, but the lyrics, if you listen to them are almost always sad.
Maybe if these were love songs.
outer space, but like a science fiction movie from the 60s. Yes, there is a heavy 60s vibe. I mentioned that, right? I like when musicians travel all over the map like these guys are obviously very able to do. It reminds me of being in college and having jam sessions at my house.
Oh, the salad days. I didn’t really listen to the lyrics on this too much, to be honest, but I really liked listening to this album. It made me really happy, in this spiritual kind of way. I only gave it three chilies because I’m not sure it’s for everybody. You really have to like the oldies. But, again, I really highly recom- mend exploring as much music as you can. I promise you’ll get so much out of it. It’s so
Dennis Callaci & Simon Joyner; Cairo Gang
Cairo Gang
Tiny Rebels
fun and inspiring!
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| Lungbutter Pittsburgh goes by many names, but LP was the only one we could print. He
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If you miss the 60s, you should check out the Cairo Gang! If “Eight Miles High” is your favorite song, you can’t go wrong with Cai- ro Gang! If Forever Changes by Love is your favorite album, listen to Cairo Gang imme- diately! If you’re on psychedelics right now, seek out Cairo Gang!
Yes, it’s true, I couldn’t decide on just one hook. So I just went with all of the ones I thought of. This sounds nothing like Bonnie
‘Prince’ Billy, which I mention because mem- bers of this band have contributed heavily to his latest albums, which I’ve recently discov- ered. This is not folky or ‘earthy’ sounding at all. The Cairo Gang sound like they’re from
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