Ric Ocasek (who apparently has changed the pronunciation of his name) writes about an album I purchased a couple months ago, Dead Moon's Echoes of the Past. Almost 50 tracks of non-corporate rock music, sometimes a bit loud (in a good way, but buyer beware), but nearly always interesting. If you've liked any of Lenny Kaye and Jac Holzman's seminal compilation, Nuggets, you'll like Dead Moon. Really has grown on me.
“Echoes of the Past” (Dead Moon)
Reggae, the Ramones and Keane: Just What He Needed - New York Times : FOR the legions who have mispronounced Ric Ocasek’s name for three decades, it’s oh-KASS-eck. As a producer, this former Cars frontman, now 57, has worked with Brazilian Girls, No Doubt and Weezer, among others....
“Echoes of the Past” (Sub Pop) is a compilation record; it’s got 50 songs on it. It’s a band hardly anybody knows about. Every song sounds the same, kind of like the ’60s band the Seeds. It’s a band that will never be commercial, never see the light of day in that sense, but it does have a devout following. It’s almost like Robert Plant singing, but it’s kind of straight-out old rock ’n’ roll riffs. It’s kind of raw, but I really like it.
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