The
Blue Van - The Art of Rolling
By Gary Schwind
posted
03-23-05
Do you remember the show “Name That Tune”
where people would try to name songs in as few notes as possible?
Well, I can describe The Blue Van’s sound in one word: BIG. This
album is packed to the gills with songs whose sound can best be described
as big. There are heavy drums, rumbling bass lines and rolling organ
parts. To call it a wall of sound wouldn’t be quite right.
It’s more like a sea of sound because it draws you in and surrounds you
completely.
Classifying whom The Blue Van sound like
is more of a task. On their website, The Blue Van state unequivocally
that “the sound of The Blue Van is one entirely unaffected by the past
three decades of popular music.” No doubt about that one. When
you listen to this album, you’ll hear some things that sound like The Doors,
The Beatles, The Kinks, Three Dog Night, and The Pretty Things.
Yet they don’t sound entirely like any
of the aforementioned bands. They show some Beatles influence in
“Baby, I’ve Got Time” and “The Bluverture,” which sounds like a meld between
a Beatles song and the music from a spaghetti western. In “What the
Young People Want” they take a swipe at the music business a la The Kinks
on “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround.”
This album mellows out for two songs (“Baby,
I’ve Got Time” and “The Bluverture”) but every other song is hard-hitting
sea of sound music. If you like any of the bands I mentioned or if
you just like a big retro sound, you will love this album.
The
Blue Van - The Art of Rolling
Label: TVT
Records
Release Date:
April 5
Rating: 
Tracks:
Word From The Bird
Product Of DK
I Remember The Days
I Want You
Remains Of Sir Maison, The
Baby, I've Got Time
Bluverture, The
Revelation Of Love
Mob Rule
What The Young People Want
Coeur De Lion
New Slough
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