The jangle of the Byrds early records lived on through New York City's the Optic Nerve in the mid-'80s. Get Hip Recordings has compiled their existing 45s with several unreleased tracks to make up Lotta Nerve, A blistering 13 songs that evoke a number of trippy psychedelic folk-rock bands that emerged from London and California during the late '60s.
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Listening to the crisp Rickenbacker 12-string guitars and frail harmonies it is difficult to believe this music isn't actually from 20 years earlier, but the Optic Nerve's sense of authenticity belies the fact that their chronological contemporaries were mid-'80s icons like Madonna and Culture Club. Lotta Nerve is a refreshing follow-up to the debut of the Rolling Stones' brash swagger and a logical precursor to the Stone Roses' swirling guitar rock. (Zac Johnson, allmusic.com)
A somewhat strange review from Mr. Johnson, but so be it! The album offers varied pop in the style of the sixties. And they do that really well. The songs sound ''real'' and sometimes they even remind a bit of the Velvet Underground. Whereas most of the songs are based on the jangle pop of the Byrds. Enjoy.(Frank)
Danke Frank !!
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