Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Unforgettable Music Machine - Plays The Music Of The Shadows
 | This "band" is a shadows tribute (clone) that only covers the Shadows. Their sound is generally smoother on the earlier material, but also not really very interesting most of the time. |
Picks: Dance On, Man Of Mystery, The Frightened City, Cantina [Theme From "The Dearhunter"], Genie With The Light Brown Lamp, Guitar Tango, The Savage, The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt, Mary Anne, Kon Tiki, Apache, Atlantis, FBI, Foot Tapper, Geronimo, Shindig, Wonderful Land, Theme From "Young Lovers", 36-24-36, The Stranger
Track by Track Review
Shadows (Instrumental)
This is an amazing credible version of this oft' covered Shadows classic. True to the source, it rolls with a melodic twang.
Shadows (Instrumental)
Mighty accurate cover, well played and nicely balanced. Ultra twang and whammy.
Shadows (Instrumental)
Pretty close to the original, just a bit less edgie and smoother. Adequate twang, and smooth delivery.
Cantina [Theme From "The Dearhunter"] Shadows (Instrumental)
Fluffy instro themery, with that Hank Marvin tone.
Genie With The Light Brown Lamp Shadows (Instrumental)
An almost surf beat behind this otherwise true to life cover gives it an interesting lilt.
Shadows (Instrumental)
Herky jerky stylized semi military tango, less intense than the Shadows (or the Challengers for that matter), but quite listenable.
Shadows (Instrumental)
The drums are cool here, bringing the rhythm out more. With toned down lead attack, "The Savage" puts on a fresh face and strays from the just another cover graveyard of forgotten variations.
The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt Shadows (Instrumental)
The original wasn't a surf tune, but it did inspire Paul Johnson and the Challengers to cover it. This is smooth and fluid. The effect of the percussion is lessened, giving it a smoother sound.
Mary Anne Shadows (Instrumental)
Slow and moderately elevator...
Shadows (Instrumental)
"Kon Tiki" is well played, but just too close to the original to be worth considering.
Shadows (Instrumental)
The odd use of drums in a non-Indian fashion gives the opening an almost silly feel. The flair of the guitar in the original is replaced with a soft tone.
Atlantis Shadows (Instrumental)
"Atlantis" is pretty close to the original, but different enough to take it into a different neighborhood, more MOR and less rock.
Shadows (Instrumental)
Tributary rock and roll delivery, with a different feel from the mix with the rhythm guitar placed where it stands out, and the lead toned down some. Nice.
Shadows (Instrumental)
More like a toned down cover of the Challengers cover than of the Shadows, this echoplex dominated piece is playful and fun.
Geronimo Shadows (Instrumental)
The fake horn keyboards suck, but otherwise, this is a well played clean cover.
Shindig Shadows (Instrumental)
Kind of a faceless cover.
Wonderful Land Shadows (Instrumental)
Another identity free cover, with no particular coolness.
Theme From "Young Lovers" Shadows (Instrumental)
Almost Lawrence Welk-like in its tonality. Rounder than the Shadows.
36-24-36 Shadows (Instrumental)
Nope, can't get behind this at all. But then, I didn't like the original either.
Shadows (Instrumental)
With the edges rounded off, this seems to be more fluid than the original, though the bass tone is annoying.