- Audio CD (Jun 21 2005)
- Format: Single
- Label: Long Live Crime
- ASIN: B0009J4OFY
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Much better than your typical same old same old, April 27 2006
By George Dionne - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Get Steady (Audio CD)
The GoodA chunky repetitive riff is prevails on "Get Steady." Jonny has a smooth vocal delivery, with a slight echo effect added. The chorus has a hook that's sure to stick with you for a while. When Jonny launches into his solo, he adds a cool guitar affect that really stands out. Jonny switches to a clean tone for the pop-rock tinged "Love Conspiracy." "Breaking Down" is an all acoustic number with catchy vocal patterns. Power chords dominate "Clich?," which is anything but. "Lost My Mind" really separates itself from the back, as it sounds like a lost rock song from the fifties.
The Bad
Nothing notable
The Verdict
The one thing that struck a chord with me was Jonny's diversity. Even though this is just an EP, it displays several different styles and arraignments. It is so much better than your typical same old same old. I look forward to the completed album.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rough'n'raucous, Feb 11 2006
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Get Steady (Audio CD)
New York indie-rockers Jonny Lives! make their debut in the "Get Steady" EP, with a brand of raucous, wild rock'n'roll that takes your basic gritty New Yawker rawk'n'roll, and adds a punky edge to the proceedings. They're not as steady in folky balladry, but they are solid when the bass'n'guitar are roaring.It opens with a blast of rough, raw bass in a simple melody, before the drawling voice of Jonny Dubowsky starts pushing through in an effort to get heard. Not complex lyrics, but the title track bursts with unabashed energy. It's followed by the more R&B-ish "Love Conspiracy," which opts for more melody and less explosiveness.
They break from form briefly with "Breaking Down," a pleasant if somewhat nondescript ballad. Then it's back to rawk rawk rawk in the tight, kinetic "Cliche," and a foray into Britpoppiness with the slower, more sprawling rocker "Lost My Mind."
The Mooney Suzuki sold their souls to the Matrix, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are still in studio. Which lets Jonny Lives! get their rock on without many comparisons. They have the same loud, raw sound as those bands, but not in a derivative way.
And this EP lets Jonny Lives do exactly what a burgeoning band is supposed to do: Show off their versatility. Plenty of time for themes and flow later -- they are showing their roots in classic punk, Britpop and the grimy modern NY-rock, and they do mostly very well at all of them.
Their music mostly rests on bass and guitar; most of the time, they play dirty, rough, stuff that just blasts out, but they also switch to acoustic guitar several times. But in the final song, the short blasts of guitar and drums stretch out into smooth expanses, before getting cut short again. Makes you wonder how far they can go, and what musical genres they can explore.
Jonny Lives! makes a solid debut in this five-song EP, with its rough, energetic rock'n'roll. Definitely worth getting.
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