It's been a great while - but we have now arrived at a special time for the tunedom. Amanda, kick the lights, I'll grab the wine, and I hope everyone gathers round' for this time honored tradition.
Yep, you all know what that means. For the "old-tuneheads" (humorously now called "Oldheads" by some) this should be a familiar sight - but to the "new tuneheads" I will explain.
We devotees of TGOE have followed Greg from the "Days of Rold", have seen TGOE since they were an acoustic Airhead coverband to being a band who delivers genre-bending light shows that rival Dark Side of the Moon. I still remember the day that Greg told me that he didn't want to be "his Dad's airhead coverband" anymore - no, he had dreams for music of his own. I gave Greg a lift home that night and he asked if he could play his first cassette in my little red 1983 Datsun. Driving home I was transported to another world - one I had never visited before while listening to music. Greg was worried -- did he really have the talent for something here? (I'm honored to have the cassette's only copy).
I told him, no, it was more than something, it was a revolution - a musical one. That cassette was the "enchantment demos", which Greg mostly recorded during Airhead soundchecks in bars and in the laundry room of his apartment complex - but it was magical. I told him there was no genre in the music he showed me, for he had revolutionized all genres into one. Since that time, we made it a time honored tradition for Greg to show me his complete albums ahead of each release. He's had a different feeling about each one. With the Sounds Demo, it was hopefulness and soul searching (after his father's passing). With Sounds, it was a satisfied disbelief and exhaustion. With Galore, it was vulnerability (he wondered if Galore was even salvageable - or if he should smash every tape in existence - I encouraged him to release it) - and with Pencil Enchantment, it was happy reminiscing. So happy it inspired him to record with Rold for the next year.
This morning, Greg texted me a selfie with him and his uber driver with the words ("ready for a drive?") - and I knew it was going to be a good day. I cancelled lunch with Amanda (thanks for understanding, sweetie!) and took the Datsun out from a garage. It was time for a listen, and I knew it was going to be a good day.
My full, track by track review (as is tradition) is coming shortly. Until then, I will post what's been publicly released and happily announce the birth of a new sub-forum (for "Unrelased" is no longer valid for conversations about this album), for Travelin' Again will be out in days. Plus, it would be incorrect to refer to the album in future tense, because they've now played it for someone (me!)
All I will say right now is that you are all in for an outstanding HOUR LONG treat. As biased as I might be, I can objectively say that this might be the Magnum Opus of
(until the next album, he-he).
Here's the gorgeous and ponderous OFFICIAL album cover (released on social media):
And finally, a MUSIC VIDEO of their album's single, Bermuda Joyride:
Bridges' out.
Yep, you all know what that means. For the "old-tuneheads" (humorously now called "Oldheads" by some) this should be a familiar sight - but to the "new tuneheads" I will explain.
We devotees of TGOE have followed Greg from the "Days of Rold", have seen TGOE since they were an acoustic Airhead coverband to being a band who delivers genre-bending light shows that rival Dark Side of the Moon. I still remember the day that Greg told me that he didn't want to be "his Dad's airhead coverband" anymore - no, he had dreams for music of his own. I gave Greg a lift home that night and he asked if he could play his first cassette in my little red 1983 Datsun. Driving home I was transported to another world - one I had never visited before while listening to music. Greg was worried -- did he really have the talent for something here? (I'm honored to have the cassette's only copy).
I told him, no, it was more than something, it was a revolution - a musical one. That cassette was the "enchantment demos", which Greg mostly recorded during Airhead soundchecks in bars and in the laundry room of his apartment complex - but it was magical. I told him there was no genre in the music he showed me, for he had revolutionized all genres into one. Since that time, we made it a time honored tradition for Greg to show me his complete albums ahead of each release. He's had a different feeling about each one. With the Sounds Demo, it was hopefulness and soul searching (after his father's passing). With Sounds, it was a satisfied disbelief and exhaustion. With Galore, it was vulnerability (he wondered if Galore was even salvageable - or if he should smash every tape in existence - I encouraged him to release it) - and with Pencil Enchantment, it was happy reminiscing. So happy it inspired him to record with Rold for the next year.
This morning, Greg texted me a selfie with him and his uber driver with the words ("ready for a drive?") - and I knew it was going to be a good day. I cancelled lunch with Amanda (thanks for understanding, sweetie!) and took the Datsun out from a garage. It was time for a listen, and I knew it was going to be a good day.
My full, track by track review (as is tradition) is coming shortly. Until then, I will post what's been publicly released and happily announce the birth of a new sub-forum (for "Unrelased" is no longer valid for conversations about this album), for Travelin' Again will be out in days. Plus, it would be incorrect to refer to the album in future tense, because they've now played it for someone (me!)
All I will say right now is that you are all in for an outstanding HOUR LONG treat. As biased as I might be, I can objectively say that this might be the Magnum Opus of
(until the next album, he-he). Here's the gorgeous and ponderous OFFICIAL album cover (released on social media):
And finally, a MUSIC VIDEO of their album's single, Bermuda Joyride:
Bridges' out.
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