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invisible poet kings
invisible poet kings
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Rap & Hip-Hop

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Clean White Shirt
2. Personal War
3. There's No Love
4. Don't Bother
5. Only the Echo Came Back
6. Used to the Dark
7. Lost in the Shuffle
8. Dancing on a Wire
9. No Time
10. Over & Over Again/Johnny's Tree House
11. You Can't Stop A Rumor
12. Knocking on Another Person's Door

CD Details

All Artists: invisible poet kings
Title: invisible poet kings
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Cool Records
Original Release Date: 6/15/1999
Release Date: 6/15/1999
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Rap & Hip-Hop
Style: Turntablists
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 758661030125, 829410045766, 758661030101

Synopsis

Album Description

The sound of invisible poet kings is driven by a wall of guitars juxtaposed with the diverse elements of piano, French horn, tabla and dulcimer. Through an eclectic, cerebral style of solid musicianship, invisible poet kings deliver imaginative, strongly structured songs that take you on a journey far beyond reality. "Invisible" does not mean unknown - though the band's anonymous mystique complements their wide range of influences and song styles, the invisible poet kings are recognized as one of the best "unrecognized" bands in the LA local rock club circuit. The Invisible poet kings were founded by singer/songwriter Barry Keenan - a talented producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist with credits including Beck, Big Mountain, Joan Osborne, The Cure, Robert Cray, and White Zombie, among others. Bassist/engineer Colin Mitchell and his brother, lead guitar soloist Matt, along with drummer Alberto "Tico" Grimaldi, joined Keenan in the studio to create the sonic journey that became the band's signature sound. invisible poet kings, the band's debut album on Cool Records was written and produced by Keenan with songwriting contributions forom Jenny Yates and David Palmer. The first single is the ethereal Freddy Mercury meets Lennon/McCartney track, "Clean White Shirt," b/w the thought-provoking ballad, "There's No Love"

CD Reviews

DON'T LET THIS ALBUM BECOME A "LOST CLASSIC"

l.vega@prod.net | Northridge, Ca | 10/26/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Don't you hate it when you come across an album that is so good yet you can't believe it's not being played anywhere on radio? if you are looking for that kind of album, then THIS IS IT!! The debut album from the Invisible Poet Kings is one of the best "hidden gems" I've come across from a small indie label. This disc has great memorable songs, thought-provoking lyrics & stellar sound that you would normally expect to find on some big-shot major labels.However, the difficult part is how to describe music so richly textured in its arrangement without (at the time I write this) the help of audio samples. They can remind you of many different bands in style, yet manage to remain completely fresh. For example the opening track, "Clean White Shirt," sounds like something Queen would have made if the Beatles produced them. (In fact, the whole album is a lot like the albums made by those two group; every track is different in style from the next ala "Revolver" or "A Night At The Opera.") Another song, "Over & Over/Johnny's Treehouse," starts out like an Eric Carmen poptune before wrapping itself around a massive "Kashmir"-like guitar riff...and that's just the beginning!! And "Personal War" is almost like a hard-rock version of a Pink Floyd track!!There really isn't a single bad cut here. Please don't let this album become a "lost classic." I swear your going to miss out on some great music."