{"id":21983,"date":"2021-11-13T05:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T10:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=21983"},"modified":"2021-11-12T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T16:31:35","slug":"album-review-the-weeklings-in-their-own-write","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/13\/album-review-the-weeklings-in-their-own-write\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: The Weeklings — In Their Own Write"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Had The Weeklings never done anything beyond the perfect Beatles pastiche of \u201cLittle Tease,\u201d<\/a> they wold be worthy of note and praise. But they have done more, and its all worth of further investigation. Listening to those studio recordings, I had strong suspicions that they\u2019d be delightful to experience live onstage.<\/p>\n

Riffing on a John Lennon book of poetry for its title, The Weeklings\u2019 In Their Own Write<\/em> presents the foursome in concert. They open with the aforementioned \u201cLittle Tease,\u201d and the fun and energy never let up. \u201cI Want You Again\u201d is less Beatle-y (though it references the fabs\u2019 first movie) and leans more in a classic power pop direction. They can rock out, as the do on \u201c3\u201d and toward the end of \u201cApril\u2019s Fool,\u201d but they never dial down the ear candy quotient in the process.<\/p>\n

Most of the songs on this 15-track set are Weeklings originals that showcase the band\u2019s mastery of their chosen form. The production and musicianship are first-rate, and the vocals (leads and harmonies) are beyond superb. And a carefully-chosen trio of covers tells us even more about the group and where its collective heart lies. The group delivers a reading of The Beatles\u2019 The Word\u201d that is close to \u2013 yet somehow betters \u2013 the studio recording, included on the various-artists Jem Records Celebrates John Lennon<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n

A cover of the theme song from That Thing You Do!<\/i> is reverent to the point where it wouldn\u2019t be worth putting on an album, but seeing as In Their Own Write<\/i> is the document of a live show, it make sense. And \u201cBaby You\u2019re a Rich Man\u201d is a pretty left-field choice of Beatles covers; The Weeklings don\u2019t reinvent the tune, but they have some fun with it, and the lead guitar fills are impressive in approximating the sound of a guitar being played backwards (you know what I mean).<\/p>\n

In Their Own Write<\/i> delivers what a live album should.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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