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As Fast As Discography of CDs
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| Open Letter To The Damned CD (2006)
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But listening to this album doesn't become a game of spot the influence -- sure, it's easy to hear melodies inspired by Squeeze, harmonies lifted from old Nick Lowe albums, or vocal phrasing that has Ben Folds as a forefather, but Albee is a sharp songwriter, fusing together his influences instead of merely regurgitating them. It's a glorious rush of power pop sounds from Elvis Costello to Weezer, with a few throwbacks to such '60s touchstones as the Beatles or the Kinks. As Fast As: Zach Jones (guitar, background vocals); Spencer Albee (guitars, ukulele, keyboards); Hache Horchatta (electric bass); Andrew Hodgkins. It's possible to hear all those bands and more on Open Letter to the Damned, since As Fast As draws deeply from the pop tradition and aren't ashamed of it. As Fast As isn't as wonderfully silly a name as Rocktopus; in fact, it veers just a little bit too close to generic, which is too bad, because their AFA debut Open Letter to the Damned isn't generic at all. Spencer Albee, the singer/songwriter behind As Fast As, has been kicking around for about a decade now, first as a member of Rustic Overtones and then as the leader of Rocktopus, which adopted the name As Fast As a little while after their 2003 Something Fierce (a title which would, ironically enough, seem more appropriate in 2006, after Tyra Banks' grand mission to apply "fierce" to everything from walking to confronting a fear of dolphins). Photographer: Stephen Albanese. Audio Mixers: David Kahne; Jonathan Wyman; Randy Staub ; Brian Malouf. Personnel: Spencer Albee (vocals, guitar); Jonathan Wyman (guitar, synthesizer); Andrew Hodgkins (drums). If Albee's vocals can get a little too affected on occasion, as they do on the opening lines of "Wasted Youth," he quickly rights himself with his knack for effortlessly memorable melodies, not to mention the band's muscle -- and as good as the songs are, equal credit should go to the rest of As Fast As, who do not play these songs timidly. He winds up with 11 bright, bold, ceaselessly catchy tunes that are so colorfully melodic, they sound like forgotten favorites upon the first listen.
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As Fast As albums Alternate spellings: CD discography of songs by band, discographie, dicography, discology, disography, discografie, discogrophy, diskography.
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Popular or famous As Fast As music songs: If I Only Knew, Something Fierce, Special, This Is Real, This Time, Wasted Youth, Blame It on the Drugs Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Florida Sunshine Lyrics, Gretchen My Captain Lyrics, Open Letter to the Damned Lyrics, Skin the Kat Lyrics.
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