Article: Velvet Crush packs intensity into short 'Rock'.(Time Out!)(Review) (sound recording review)

Byline: Mark Guarino Daily Herald Music Critic

Velvet Crush, "Rock Concert" (Action Musik)

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The first Velvet Crush album is a lot like its music: compact, no filler.

At just 27 minutes, this eight-song album from the melodic power pop band with Champaign origins is all about the songs. It was recorded at Metro in 1995 when the band was on tour supporting its second album, "Teenage Symphonies To God" (Creation).

Although that title referenced Brian Wilson's description of his aborted "Smile" project, the only grand design about this moment in Velvet Crush history were the guitars. With underground pop auteur Tommy Keene ...

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