The very rare perfect pop album.
Alex Nennig | New London, WI | 09/13/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a prefect pop album.
Its just great pop song after great pop song, all sounding like lost 60's classics.
Whats really amazing, though, is that Locksley manages to pull off a fantastic pop album without falling into ANY of the common trappings of modern music.
"Don't Make Me Wait" is not filled with hipster irony like the Strokes.
Its not detatched and insincere like Fountains of Wayne.
Its not incredibly derivative like Oasis.
Its not dull and lifeless and generic like much of Weezer.
It doesn't come off as processed or manufactured like the Click Five.
While it does adhere closely to the pop and rock of the 60's, its not nostalgic or cutesy.
Its a perfectly balanced, perfectly executed pop album.
I keep looking for flaws but there are none. Some might consider it a little on the short side (about 35 minutes), but all the early Beatles LPs were right around the same length, some even shorter. Every song has at least one great hook, none of which are so immediate that they become annoying. The album coheres as a whole, but the songs are individually different enough from each other so they don't all sound the same. You can trace obvious influences of other bands in the music, but none of the songs sound like rip offs.
And the whole thing just gets better and stronger with repeated listens.
Its everything a pop album should be. If Locksley had put this out in 1965, teenage girls would be screaming their heads off at every concert, just like they did for the Beatles.
Thats how good this album is.
Its quite possibly the best pop album I've ever heard. Seriously."
Like a greatest hits!
Recks | Waukesha, WI | 02/02/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've been fortunate to catch Lockley's live act a couple of times. Hard to believe that these guys are unsigned, as they're light years ahead of others.
This CD epitomizes what makes them great! It plays like a greatest hits, and leaves the listener wanting to hear more. I suspect it won't be long before Locksley tops the charts."
These guys rock!
Craig T. Slager | Stoughton, Wisconsin USA | 01/24/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I may start my own label to sign these guys and cash in."