Search - Quarterflash (Marv & Rindy Ross) :: Goodbye Uncle Buzz

A more mature Marv and Rindy Ross rather than Quarterflash

P. R. Price | Dayton, Ohio | 12/17/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Those who remember Quarterfash from the early and mid-1980's will probably be puzzled by this album. Although Marv Ross wrote both of Quarterflash's biggest hits ("Harden My Heart" and "Find Another Fool") and Rindy Ross was the lead singer for both hits, they both have matured and moved on to other types of music. Marv Ross always wrote good lyrics and catchy music, but now he writes better lyrics with wisdom replacing intelligent (and often cynical) observation in his lyrics. The only cynical song in this collection is "This Business of Music", a song about a business where cynicism is the norm. Otherwise, the songs in this CD are very different from the old Quarterflash. This Quarterflash uses members of the other band which the Rosses founded (The Trail Band) to provide instruments (such as pennywhistles, or fiddles) which were never in the original Quarterflash. The music is also more jazzy in some songs (notably "Crazy Quilt", "Goodbye Uncle Buzz", "Trying to Find a New Way" and "Nothing Runs as Deep as You"), while the other songs defy easy catagorization. Regardless, Rindy sings the songs very well on those for which she is the lead singer. Marv sings two songs (Brothers and This Business of Music)and does well.



Quarterflash was somewhat mixed in the 1980's due to how the band was formed. The record company put together two Portland bands (Pilot and Seafood Mama) and this resulted in a group which had two very different songwriters (Jack Charles and Marv Ross) and two very different lead singers (Rindy Ross and Jack Charles). This dicotomy was very evident in their first two albums ("Quarterflash" and "Take Another Picture"). Fortunately for me, I liked both Marv Ross' and Jack Charles' songs; however, many people liked either one or the other's songs, not both. By the third Quarterflash album ("Back into Blue"), Jack Charles had left the group."

This is "Quarterflash?", you must be kidding!!!!!

Wil Chase | Illinois | 09/21/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Many years ago ago when "Quarterflash" first made their apearance I was listentening to the radio in my car and had to pull my car along side of the road to see if I could catch the name of the group form the DJ after the song had finished. WhenI heard the song I absolutely "loved" it.....

so I rushed to the music store to pick up a copy on LP before Cd's were even made. I thought the the entire album was excellent for a few fill-in songs to get the LP made like most recording artist still do today. All in all it was great!!!!!

Several of their follow-up releases were also worth buying and listening to also. After many years had passed you never heard anything about "Quarterflash." I thought they vanished off the face of the earth like many artists do after they make it big and then it's all over.

Now in '2008' "Quarterflash" made a return "surprise/visit" to the music scene. I'm glad I listened to samples off this new CD before rushing out to buy this one sinice it would have been an absolute waste of my money. Personally, I think it's "horrible!!!!!" It doesn't even sound like Rindy Ross....."

Not the QuarterFlash I knew and loved

Lisa E. Arroyo | MOUNT HOREB, WI United States | 11/29/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Not the QuarterFlash I knew and loved.

The new cd by QuarterFlash seems to be some sort of Traveler type music.

Listen to the free cuts on Amazon before buying the latest from Quarterflash, you might like it but if you were ever a true fan of them I bet not.

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