Home
King Me
Loading Inventory...
Barnes and Noble
King Me
Current price: $12.99
Barnes and Noble
King Me
Current price: $12.99
Loading Inventory...
Size: OS
*Product Information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, and additional information please contact Barnes and Noble
King Me
is an auspicious introduction to
Visqueen
, a Seattle trio consisting of
Rachel Flotard
,
Ben Hooker
, and
Kim Warnick
. The band actually recorded two versions of the album, both with
Barrett Jones
(
Nirvana
the Foo Fighters
). In the tradition of
Bob Dylan
's
Blood on the Tracks
the Modern Lovers
' self-titled debut, and
Lucinda Williams
'
Sweet Old World
, they scrapped the first and started all over again. Somewhere along the way, they had smoothed over the rough edges, and the results sounded nothing like their live shows. So they went back to the studio and banged out these ten catchy blasts of energetic
punk-pop
in three and a half hours. A few small tweaks here and there and a short (27 minutes) yet potent debut was born.
blends
British punk
new wave
power pop
glam rock
into a tasty concoction that brings to mind a cross between
X-Ray Spex
and
Cheap Trick
, with a little
mod
-era
Who
on the side (the "so sad" chorus of
"Lovely Guilty"
brings to mind
"So Sad About Us,"
Hooker
is even pictured wearing a
Tommy
T-shirt in the CD booklet). Each member contributes more than a fair share to
's success --
on drums,
Warnick
on bass, and
Flotard
on guitar -- but the latter's strong, clear vocals are the band's secret weapon, a seductive cross between
Robin Zander
Robert Pollard
Kim Deal
. ~ Kathleen C. Fennessy
is an auspicious introduction to
Visqueen
, a Seattle trio consisting of
Rachel Flotard
,
Ben Hooker
, and
Kim Warnick
. The band actually recorded two versions of the album, both with
Barrett Jones
(
Nirvana
the Foo Fighters
). In the tradition of
Bob Dylan
's
Blood on the Tracks
the Modern Lovers
' self-titled debut, and
Lucinda Williams
'
Sweet Old World
, they scrapped the first and started all over again. Somewhere along the way, they had smoothed over the rough edges, and the results sounded nothing like their live shows. So they went back to the studio and banged out these ten catchy blasts of energetic
punk-pop
in three and a half hours. A few small tweaks here and there and a short (27 minutes) yet potent debut was born.
blends
British punk
new wave
power pop
glam rock
into a tasty concoction that brings to mind a cross between
X-Ray Spex
and
Cheap Trick
, with a little
mod
-era
Who
on the side (the "so sad" chorus of
"Lovely Guilty"
brings to mind
"So Sad About Us,"
Hooker
is even pictured wearing a
Tommy
T-shirt in the CD booklet). Each member contributes more than a fair share to
's success --
on drums,
Warnick
on bass, and
Flotard
on guitar -- but the latter's strong, clear vocals are the band's secret weapon, a seductive cross between
Robin Zander
Robert Pollard
Kim Deal
. ~ Kathleen C. Fennessy