This goes against my better judgment (as if I have any), and also against my moderate Luddite (non-vandalism) tendencies to put something up here NOT in vinyl format, but I make an exception today - for
7th Heaven, a hard-working (they average 300 shows per year, over the past 15 years) local band that I've seen at least a dozen times. Like last Thurs. night. I saw them play (an every August gig for them) just over in Hinsdale in the village park for a free, bring your own chairs or blanket concert. I always buy a T-shirt (got it signed!) and get their latest CD. This one - called
Pop Media - has 22 songs on it and was ten bucks. It's in Nancy's car and it's really great. Lead guitarist and founder Richard Hofherr added lead vocalist Keith Semple to the band a few years ago and the the reason I like them so much is: 1. They play live constantly and I can see them at dozens of local venues. 2. They write and play tons of great and catchy
original songs (they have a 700-song, all original, CD compilation available!) 3. They do killer covers of newer and older hits. But mostly (4th) because they invented a "
30 Songs in 30 Minutes" medley as their showpiece. They have 2 or 3 medlies. Done live, these 30-minute medleys (they did one last night) are soundtracks of the eighties and the snappy arrangements are great, snippets of song fraqments flow perfectly into the next song. And - all you really is fifty seconds of Loverboy's Lovin' Every Minute of It - right? I'm not man, or machine, I'm just somethng in between...
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