The Jupiter Affect truly lives up to the definition of the term "rock
& roll band." On one hand, it's a guitar-driven project (Jason
Shapiro and Dan Epstein are your culprits here), and indeed, one of the
finest twin-guitar groups in the pop field playing in Los Angeles today.
It's also led by vocalist/bass guitarist/songwriter Michael Quercio, the former guiding light of such popular aggregations as the Salvation Army, the Three O'clock and Permanent Green Light.
Both of these elements meet and create a rock & roll attitude
that's infectious - they do it together, as a band, and that's the most
obvious factor of this party. The music itself is pop scraping against
metal scraping against psychedelia; Sell Out-era Who
comes to mind as a reference point. The songs themselves are a mixed
lot, and are not necessarily the stars of the show here -- aside from
"Angela Davis Hair," which sports one of Quercio's finest melodies ever.
One of the songs' secret ingredients is a lovely Mellotron-esque
keyboard courtesy of guest Phil Parlapiano.
"#17 Dream" sports the same effect, along with a delicious (and
tastefully short) backwards guitar solo. It's a fine debut, and a lot of
fun.(allmusic)
I forget to mention this is an Ep. 5 Tracks full of magic music. I hope you will enjoy
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