Those who know me will attest to the fact that I'm a big Led Zeppelin freak. I have my untorn ticket from the 1977 Louisville show, numerous *ahem* albums of questionable origin (bootlegs son...about 60 of them). I emulated John Bonham's style in my own drumming and when he died in 1980, I died as well.
As I grew older, my tastes expanded to jazz, fusion, and celtic. I also like to listen to well played guitar.
Of all places to find something new, I was watching an instore demo on an IBM computer we were selling and I see this 60 second piece from this band named The Corrs that consisted of 3 girls and a guy. The tune (Right Time) just caught me and I wanted to check them out. I was blown away by the folksy sound with an edge to it. A bonus was Simon Philips playing drums on a tune called Toss the Feathers. If you've never heard him play...Holy Cow...go find Pete Townshend's Deep End on Video. This guy will amaze you!
I learned that the band was named for the members, who are all siblings. The 1st album, Forgiven not Forgotten will send you on a roller coaster ride of traditional folk tunes, ballads, and face melting rock...all with a folk undertow featuring traditional instruments.
The next 2 albums, while good, didn't have the same folk flavor. It seemed they were heading in a more pop direction. Now they have a new album out called Borrowed Heaven. I'm going to check it out to see if they have circled back to their roots.
There is a very well done site dedicated to The Corrs and worth a look.
Posted by mrchipper at August 5, 2004 01:16 AM