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Hi Fi Junkie Sonata
BLUE VAN GOGH



Blue Van Gogh are :
Patti M-Yodlowsky on Lead Vocals and Harmonica
Ray Andersen
on Lead Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards and Percussion
Bradley Behrman on Guitars and Backing Vocals
Walt Lockhart on Bass and Backing vocals
Alan Dunn on Drums and Percussion

Hi-Fi Junkie Sonata was produced by Ray Andersen, Plinky Giglio and Patti M-Yodlowsky.
Engineered by Plinky Giglio at 17th ave productions, NJ.
Mixed by Plinky Giglio and Ray Anderson and Mastered by Alan Douches at West Westside Music. NJ.

The Tracks are :
'Butterfly Teeth',
'Dirty Kat',
'Little Secret',
'The Dumb Song',
'Spaceman',
'What's the Point ? ',
'Honeyhead',
'Myth',
'Dream A Dream',
'Know'
'Top Of The Mountain'.

Blue Van Gogh
are a band from the Garden State. New Jersey. A quintet lead by a husband and wife team. Ray and Patti who have terrific emotional voices and sound great together.

I found Hi-Fi Junkie Sonata to be a very pleasant album to listen to. It's a kind of mix between Psychedelic Pop and Rock tunes, but still it's very good and unusual. The songwriting is good and even though they have a certain style , all the song are unique and different.

Most of them are very catchy and you quite easily find yourself singing along. The songs have strong melodies. The Vocals from Ray and Patti, sometimes soft, harmonic and powerful when needed. There is also some excellent guitar playing from Bradley too. With Walt and Alan doing their part to create a very good rhythym section.

The tracks I particulary like are 'Butterfly Teeth', 'Spaceman','Honeyhead' and 'Dream A Dream'.
If you like your Rock on the lighter side then this is a very good album.

Hi-Fi Junkie Sonata is released through Callner Music.
P.O.Box 3666, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-0666.
TEL : (213) 239-0790
CALLNER MUSIC WEBSITE : http://www.callnermusic.com
Email :
info@callnermusic.com
Email : BLUE VAN GOGH
bvgRPM@aol.com