RIYL--Now I Get It!
I always wondered what "RIYL" stood for and finally decided to look it up. I always tried to make it mean "right up your alley," but I knew that wasn't right. Well, it means "recommended if you like," which makes a lot more sense!
That's not to say I'll be using it much, mainly because I'm really bad at making those kinds of associations between bands, but at least now I understand what it means when other people use it. God bless google.
Anyhow, I just got Bend Sinister's latest CD in the mail and as I was listening to it, several thoughts/comparisons came to mind. At first I thought, Hey, this singer sounds like Burton Cummings, he of The Guess Who and songs like "Undun." You hear it, right? Then during another song I thought that the guitars sounded reminiscent of "Killer Queen"-era Queen, lots of up and down the scales and close harmonies, etc. Then when lead singer Dan Moxon started to sing, I thought, Holy Crap! He sounds like the love child of Burton Cummings and Freddie Mercury! Indeed, that is exactly what I thought.
So there you have it. Bend Sinister is RIYL the old-school vocals of The Guess Who and blazing guitars of Queen, with some great piano playing thrown in. They have an lively retro feel to their guitars and a sharp, full band sound that really rocks, plus the singer has got quite a range. They're from Vancouver, Canada, and I hope you enjoy them.
Bend Sinister--"Jimmy Brown" mp3 off Stories of Brothers, Tales of Lovers (buy)
p.s. I forgot to say Happy Halloween!
I definitely hear it, and this is definitely retro, which is fine, fine,
fine in my book!
i think you'd really like the whole album. i forgot to mention that they're
giving away 8 tracks for free download at their site, so check it out if
you want.
do you listen to Dancing About Architecture podcast? we have an RIYL
segment. funny!
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