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Fotomaker Fotomaker (1978)
2005 Wounded Bird Records\n\nOriginally Released 1978\nCD Edition Released January 18, 2005\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Fotomaker had a pretty impressive pedigree. Guitarist/vocalist Wally Bryson came from power pop gods the Raspberries, and bassist Gene Cornish and drummer Dino Danelli were founding members of the Rascals. The other two bandmembers, guitarist/vocalist Lex Marchesi and keyboardist/vocalist Frankie Vinci, were no slouches either, as the two of them were responsible for most of the songwriting and singing on the band's fine 1978 debut. The record is very much in the power pop vein with walls of guitars, Beatlesque vocal harmonies, and big hooks. Unsurprisingly, they sound very much like the Raspberries, lacking that band's grandeur but replacing it with an easygoing charm. Their classic song, "Where Have You Been All My Life," is easily a match for the Raspberries' best. It is the kind of song that guitars were invented for, and will be going around your head for hours after you hear it. The rest of the album can't match it but there are some fine songs, like "Can I Please Have Some More," the very Todd Rundgren-sounding "Two Can Make It Work," the power ballad "All These Years," and "Pain." There is a subtle soft rock undercurrent to many of the tunes that may put off rockers who prefer a harder edge, but it actually gives the record some texture. Fotomaker may not be the lost classic that one might hope for, but it is a fine pop record with a fair amount of power and some very fine songs. -- Tim Sendra\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThis is NOT Power Pop, January 2, 2006\nReviewer: M. Hummel "mh1957" (College Park, MD USA)\nI bought this when I read elsewhere that it was true Power Pop, and was excited that this band had elements of both the Rascals and the Raspberries in its personnel. But this sounds nothing like either--and it certainly isn't power pop. Cornish and Danelli, both of the Rascals, and Bryson, of the Raspberries, were not the primary singers or songwriters of their original bands, so assuming a new band with them in it would sound anything like their old bands is a big mistake. This music is tepid, very emblematic of the late seventies. Frankly, what I felt like I was hearing was a so-so imitation of The Little River Band, and that's not power pop, not even remotely. It's "pop" for certain, but very little power. It doesn't ROCK. Stick to the best of the best, the Beatles, of course, and those four Raspberries albums. Accept no substitutes!\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nFotomaker: Dino Danelli, Wally Bryson, Gene Cornish.
This rock cd contains 10 tracks and runs 37min 21sec.
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