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Conference mr1pst::music

Title:	MUSIC V4
Notice:	New Noters please read Note 1.*, Mod = someone else
Moderator:	KDX200::COOPER

Created:	Wed Oct 09 1991
Last Modified:	Tue Mar 12 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	762
Total number of notes:	18706

607.0. "The Samples" by RICKS::CALCAGNI (kant sheck dees bluze) Fri Feb 04 1994 15:25

    Can anyone tell me about this band?  I heard one cut getting regular
    play on BCN a while back; most notable thing was the vocals, which
    were very "Sting-like".  But I've since heard other cuts here and
    there that have been more intriguing.  I checked the local bins and
    found four CDs; each one had the track listings for all four CDs on
    it's sleeve, very strange.  I'm tempted to take the plunge on one of
    these.
    
    /rick

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
607.2		BOOTND::PTHAYER	Paul Thayer	`Sat Mar 19 1994 11:11`	13
	I am not too familiar with the SAMPLES but like base noter I heard them play a song on the radio and thought at first it was Sting. (I had to catch the song on the radio afew times to catch the name of the band since I had just assumed it was Sting.) I picked up the CD afew weeks ago called 'the Samples' and I like all the songs on the album. I guess according to the cover they have 3 other albums out: Underwater People, No Room, The Last Drag (plus the one I mentioned just called The Samples.) They are a nice 'mellow sounding' band. From what I have heard of their music I have to give them a "thumbs up".
607.3	A Samples fan....	BLASTA::Pelkey	Life aint for the squeamish	`Fri May 20 1994 17:36`	37
	Just picked up the Last Drag CD a few weeks ago, I like most of it alot and the rest is listenable. A few of the tunes to me are obvious fills but even they aren't 'dawgs' either. I like best from 'Last Drag' EVERY TIME (the BIG hit, telecasters all over the place) Still Water Smile for the Camera The Streets in the Rain When the Day is Done They're different, and even though I also thought the lead vocal was kind-a "Sting" like a first, I don't hear it now that I'm more used to hearing the SAMPLES as opposed to first hearing them and thinking,, "Sting...????" The band has a nice smooth sound, and their material is unique, sort of like REM has "they're" own unmistakable sound.... in comparison to Sting, they're not quite as presumptious in there writting as he is They have been 'around though.. First CD was released in '89 and they have released something almost every year since. Released work so far.. The Samples (1st May 89) Underwater People (2nd, November 91) No Room (3rd, April 92) Last Drag (4th and most recent, Sept 93) Looks like they're due for a new one...
607.4	good vibe	RICKS::CALCAGNI	tripe my guacomole	`Fri May 20 1994 18:53`	20
	Yeah, I also grabbed a copy of "Last Drag" to satisfy my curiosity. Very nice, unique, etc (ditto all the stuff Ray said) but I did notice a certain sameness creep in after awhile; there are several tunes that overlap in my mind. One of the earlier CDs has some live tracks on it; I've heard this band kicks a little more live, might be interesting to check out. Packaging was very interesting. As I stated earlier, the cardboard outer sleeves all have track listings for all four CDs on em. This outer sleeve peels away and becomes a postcard to get on the Samples mailing list. Underneath is a fully cardboard package job, and one of the nicest examples of this idea I've seen. The CD sits in a paper sleeve that sits in a slot. The package itself folds out in several directions and features some nice painted artwork reproduction. The sum effect is the closest I've seen a CD come to the old album jacket vibe; I'd like to see more CD packaging like this. /rick
607.5		BLASTA::Pelkey	Life aint for the squeamish	`Thu Jul 14 1994 17:53`	11
	I haven't been back in Music for a while,,, but more Rick's opinion on the Cd Packaging... Looks like it's all recycled material... Earth-kind and all that stuff... NO PLASTIC at all... I too would welcome more packaging like this.. takes up no more storage space than the standard jewel boxes we're used to...