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While many alt-rock bands of the late '90s were doing the rage-filled, rap-rock-funk thing, few of them realized that not all funk was turbo-charged. The debut from New York City's Extra Virgin, Twelve Stories High, shows that they're one of the few bands who know how to truly let laid-back funk groove and breath, and how to combine it all with a hard rock edge. Imagining what a jam session between Blind Melon and the Authority -- former bands of Extra Virgin's two leading members, guitarist Rogers Stevens and singer Rene Lopez -- might sound like is not far from the new band's style. There's even more to this promising new band, however. Drum loops/beat boxes serve as the percussion on several tracks like "Fat Laces" and "20 Days," giving the music a hip-hop feel (or even Sly Stone circa Fresh). Stevens' hard rock roots surface on such tracks as "Goin Deep," but more serene compositions like "Sacrifice," "20 Days," "Hi-Fi Hearts," and the undisputed highlight, "My Universe," balance out the album. Also, Lopez's admiration for "the purple one," Prince, can be detected on such enjoyable funky tracks as the album opener "Rubber Chin" and "Hollow." In Twelve Stories High, Extra Virgin show that they might very well be on to a fresh, original style.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
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WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2022 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
WILLIAM WITTMAN, Composer - Too Much Joy, MainArtist - Sandy Smallens, Composer - Jay Blumenfield, Composer - Tim Quirk, Composer - Tommy Vinton, Composer - People Suck Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music (ASCAP)
Album review
While many alt-rock bands of the late '90s were doing the rage-filled, rap-rock-funk thing, few of them realized that not all funk was turbo-charged. The debut from New York City's Extra Virgin, Twelve Stories High, shows that they're one of the few bands who know how to truly let laid-back funk groove and breath, and how to combine it all with a hard rock edge. Imagining what a jam session between Blind Melon and the Authority -- former bands of Extra Virgin's two leading members, guitarist Rogers Stevens and singer Rene Lopez -- might sound like is not far from the new band's style. There's even more to this promising new band, however. Drum loops/beat boxes serve as the percussion on several tracks like "Fat Laces" and "20 Days," giving the music a hip-hop feel (or even Sly Stone circa Fresh). Stevens' hard rock roots surface on such tracks as "Goin Deep," but more serene compositions like "Sacrifice," "20 Days," "Hi-Fi Hearts," and the undisputed highlight, "My Universe," balance out the album. Also, Lopez's admiration for "the purple one," Prince, can be detected on such enjoyable funky tracks as the album opener "Rubber Chin" and "Hollow." In Twelve Stories High, Extra Virgin show that they might very well be on to a fresh, original style.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:31:40
- Main artists: Too Much Joy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Propeller Sound Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings 2023 People Suck Music under exclusive license to Propeller Sound Recordings
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