hochimen
...are appreciated in, um, hawaii, if not closer to home.
this from some dude at hawaiiandays.com:
Well, quite a few people will say, "Spot is back," me being one of them, were it not that due to Spot's ultra short existence few would know what I'm talking about. Point is, Reggie Rueffer's voice, lyrics, and driving chords thump home the notion that between Spot then and The Hochimen now, not much has happened in terms of signature sound, which is a good thing. Why, on the other hand, a band around Reggie Rueffer has to remain an obscure affair, complete with stillborn website, a flakey page on My Space, and album entries on amazon.com without pictures, descriptions, or reviews by the faithful may be an indication of deeper rooted inabilities to play the music industry game with conviction. A shame it is. These are musicians that apparently need to earn a living backing up some C&W artist while they sound on their own as if they'd be able to fill a stadium with screaming Japanese girls. Recognition abroad may not be so bad for this energetic band if they can't cut it at home. But, they'd still need to get their act together, print up stickers, call some radio stations, book themselves a tour, whatever. I wish them the best. I have written stories around my Spot CD, crossed half the nation as it blared through my speakers, before it became played less and less, not because it wasn't good anymore, but hey, I'm no weirdo. So now we have Totenlieder and Tierra del Gato to round out what started with Spot. Definitely all worth a listen, and if you can do it loud while cruising down the freeway you'll be a convert before you run out of gas. These guys deserve the limelight. Somebody (preferably a whole stadium) should tell them how great they are. I don't think they know that.
this from some dude at hawaiiandays.com:
Well, quite a few people will say, "Spot is back," me being one of them, were it not that due to Spot's ultra short existence few would know what I'm talking about. Point is, Reggie Rueffer's voice, lyrics, and driving chords thump home the notion that between Spot then and The Hochimen now, not much has happened in terms of signature sound, which is a good thing. Why, on the other hand, a band around Reggie Rueffer has to remain an obscure affair, complete with stillborn website, a flakey page on My Space, and album entries on amazon.com without pictures, descriptions, or reviews by the faithful may be an indication of deeper rooted inabilities to play the music industry game with conviction. A shame it is. These are musicians that apparently need to earn a living backing up some C&W artist while they sound on their own as if they'd be able to fill a stadium with screaming Japanese girls. Recognition abroad may not be so bad for this energetic band if they can't cut it at home. But, they'd still need to get their act together, print up stickers, call some radio stations, book themselves a tour, whatever. I wish them the best. I have written stories around my Spot CD, crossed half the nation as it blared through my speakers, before it became played less and less, not because it wasn't good anymore, but hey, I'm no weirdo. So now we have Totenlieder and Tierra del Gato to round out what started with Spot. Definitely all worth a listen, and if you can do it loud while cruising down the freeway you'll be a convert before you run out of gas. These guys deserve the limelight. Somebody (preferably a whole stadium) should tell them how great they are. I don't think they know that.
posted by stashdauber at 6:47 PM
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I would say that the Rueffer brothers are either blessed with the Cowtown (musicians) work ethic ala James Pennybaker / Warren Hamm of just trying to make a living, which is admirable, or ..... they are cursed with with the anti-ethic exhibited in a complete lack of ambition (also prone to Fort Worth musicians) of "Aww screw it" ala Woodeye or Chatterton.
Fortunately I think the former is more accurate.
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