Linus
of Hollywood
"Your Favorite Record" CD
Franklin
Castle
Genres: soft rock, sixties pop, pop
Franklin Castle
7510 West Sunset Blvd. #217
Hollywood CA 90046
July 1 - 7 2002 |
Linus
of Hollywood is a sixties-influenced pop musician who knows how to
write music. Good music. And Your Favourite Record is a fine
example of this. Right from the opening melodies of "Say Hello To
Another Goodbye", you know you're in for a real treat. The song,
catchy yet menacing, is the type of tune that stays in your head for
weeks. Meanwhile, "Thankful/It's Over Now" is a very
listenable track about the end of a relationship. Linus of
Hollywood's collaborations with Margo Guryan are also
successful. His reworking of "Sunday Morning" is
particularly well-done, beaming with upbeat energy and immediate
accessibility, and his version of "Shine" is similarly
pleasant, even featuring Guryan on piano!
The key to Linus' music is listenability. Every single song
on this album is extraordinarily accessible - they're like little
treats for your ears. "When I Get To California" fits that
description particularly well - it's a saccharine-sweet pop song
that's got both the style and the charm of the sixties.
It can be said that Linus of Hollywood is stuck in the past
- that he's simply a nostalgic daydreamer. But that wouldn't be
correct at all. Linus is simply influenced by all the great pop
that the decade had to offer. And an eye for the past is a nice breath
of fresh air in today's climate of popular boy bands and nu-metal - so
please, Linus, don't stop doing what you do!
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Matt Shimmer |