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Paul
from Canadian band "The Ryecatchers" contacted me recently about obtaining an
HIIB.
Having used one for some time, he wanted to find one of his own...
"I'm Paul from the band "ryecatchers" and I've used this HIIBN
for quite some time now. I like playing, but it's actually my friends, so I
wouldn't mind one myself. What are they worth and do you have any for sale?"
and then...
"Glad
you liked the site, although I'm in the process of completely re-vamping it to
make it more "pro" looking and such. My guitarist actually has a Hagstrom III
and a Viking as well. The Viking is the "best" feedback guitar ever! Guitar
solo's through a Marshall amp are HUGE! Awesome sound. Yeah, go ahead and put a
link to my site on the picture. Cheers! Paul."
One thing led to another, and I have since had the pleasure of hearing their
CD (released in Canada).
I can not improve on one of the many reviews to be found at their own website -
one reproduced here:
This
is a Canadian band that could easily be described as "Oasis with much more
diversity", and I mean it as a compliment! Had they appeared sometime in the
first half of the '90s, they would've blown away every single Britpop band on
their way. A combination of the moddish logo and the distinctive American
sounding name, clearly describes the sound that blends British melodies and the
powers of pop from the North American continent. In the Gallagherock-department,
there's "Centre of the world", one of those stadium-sized ballads, then the
'Catchers plug out their guitars for a gentler rendition of "Waiting for the
moment", which sounds like an unreleased B-side, you know those with Noel
sounding so beautifully personal in an extremely melodic way. "Blown away" comes
out like Liam fronting Ocean Colour Scene in a MODern freakbeat number with Foxy
Fowler's hands full of cool maracas and tambourines that just won't let you
stand still. "Things in the way" sounds like a mannish interpretation of the
Sundays' classic "Here's where the story ends" adding some of it's own (rye)
catchy spice, "Something sincere" is a pop jewel with the guitar line that makes
it "slide" into your heart right from the start and whoever Lisa is, we should
be thankful for inspiring the band to write the piece of guitar pop brilliance
called "Forever (for Lisa)". The album highlight, "Opportunity knocks", is what
you get at the very beginning, and
it comes in the shape of the perfect blend of mid'60s melody and a contemporary
sound. Considering the facts that this is a self-released, self-produced album
by the self-managed band, this is an underground classic, which deserves to be
skyhigh over the ground. Obradovic Goran / POPISM
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