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THE LONG WINTERS - Putting The Days To Bed
| Bullz-eye |
| Have you ever seen the movie “A Christmas Story”? Do you remember the part where Ralph turns in his paper on what he wanted for Christmas and is dreaming about the teacher grading papers? She’s just tossing F’s on every paper ‘cause they suck until she gets to Ralph’s paper about the B.B. gun he’s macking on, and she freaks and thinks it’s the best paper she’s ever read?...full text |
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| Lost At Sea magazine |
| "Hindsight" is 20-20 and so is songwriter John Roderick's vision of what a glorious pop-rock record should be. Overflowing with vibrant, solar-powered melodies and skyscraper-sized hooks, Putting The Days To Bed, the third full-length release from The Long Winters, is " ... familiar, but not too familiar," to borrow a line from the guns-a-blazin' rocker "(It's A) Departure." Like 2003's When I Pretend To Fall, Putting The Days To Bed dispenses large doses of guitar-driven ecstasy, but balances out the high with lushly arranged, bittersweet laments like "Hindsight" that are more reminiscent of the band's Ultimatum EP....full text |
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| JunkMedia |
| Sometimes it pays to be a control freak. As the Long Winters’ sole constant (except for bass player Eric Corson), vocalist/songwriter/producer/espresso drinker John Roderick has already burned through twelve musicians in the bands’ five year existence. At best, this suggests a man who is difficult to work with, and at worst someone who doesn’t know what he wants. ...full text |
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