i agree with you, it did lack a hook. Sometimes i find if i'm
listening to the album my concentration shifts away from it without
my noticing and it just becomes part of the background. I also agree
with you about ryo, have you heard his solo album? i'd really
recommend it.


--- In thebrilliantgreenfanclub@yahoogroups.com, lemonunion
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> i do agree that the album fell a bit flat for me.
>
> the guitar pop music a la avril formula just didnt work for me,
because they really couldnt
> deliver the necessary hooks. the whole point of music like that is
for there to be immediate
> catchiness, rather than having to challenge the listener to listen
a few times... i feel that the
> songs as a whole fail to deliver the hooks necesary for this type
of music. for instance, you
> can listen to a tommy feb6 record, and think what you want about
it, but those songs have
> the hooks that a pop song needs to at least keep the attention of
the listener.
>
> another note, imagine how much better the songs could be if ryo
played on them. you can
> really see what he brings to the table of the brilliant green
sonically, especially listening to
> the guitar music of TH6. the man is an undersung genius.
>
> i wouldnt hold my breath about seeing a brilliant green album, but
it is my hope that they
> release a new single by new years time. note, this isnt based on
anything other than hope.
>
> roy