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Fri, 26 Jan 2007

How to Save a Life / The Fray
Way back in the mists of time, when I was first developing a lack of taste in music, there was a band called The Union Gap. This band had a string of Top 40 hits, until somebody (and then everybody) realized that every damn song sounded pretty much the same. At the time they defended this practice by pointing out that you don't want to mess with what works, although maybe you ought to reconsider before it stops working completely.

I mention this because The Fray have a distinctive sound, one which follows you (or at least it does me) from track to track. It isn't as blatant as Gary Puckett & co., thank the FSM. And they can come up with compelling variations on their signature style, as their cover of John Lennon's Happy Xmas (War Is Over) demonstrates. I just hope they break out of their comfort zone more often. It keeps things interesting.

How to Save a Life
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