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Chris Bacon
First of all, let me just tell you that his middle initial is, in fact, P. That makes him Chris P. Bacon. Just go ahead and relish that for a minute. Done yet? Okay, I�ll wait. How about now? Real good, then: Chris is the clown prince of VOLUMEN, the band�s court jester, its theatrical fall guy. And also its most recent addition, although you�d never know it to hear the way his wicked cool keyboard lines blend seamlessly with VOLUMEN�s fully-realized, graduate level guitar pop sound. Chris is also the ace up the VOLUMEN lead vocal sleeve, the catalyst by which an already, um, uh, high-octane show can suddenly take that quantum leap into fourth-dimensional coitus between audience and band with a perfectly-timed cover of the KINKS� "Superman" or his own ladies�-choice-slow-skate showstopper, "Super Confident Guy." And front-side ollies? Yeah, he�s got those.
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| Missoula Independent 09/21/2000 |
| URL: View Actual Article |
| Title: Digital Wills- (cont.) |
| Author: Andy Smetanka |
Volumen: How do you spell...?
All in all, a fine crop of local releases for late summer/early fall. But with the possible exception of the 9 Pound Hammer CD (the Tom Kelley-penned �The Key to Your Heart� just kills me every time), no local release has been haunting my deck with the frequency of the latest Volumen release. Pure genius. Shane Hickey and Doug Smith are the attic twins with their own made-up language, and the permanent addition of rock-solid drummer Bob Marshall and Chris Bacon on keyboards has put Volumen miles ahead of the game on How Do You Spell�?. Can you pick a favorite song? Doubtful. I�ve already been around the bush a few times with one person who likes �Why Are There So Many People in Here?� not only because it�s a great song, but also because it�s the most unassuming one on a CD littered with theme songs and songs about being in Volumen and simulated Scotch-Gard anthems (�Mighty Dwarves� is kind of the fume-huffing How Do You Spell�? equivalent of �Battle of Evermore�), and so stands out for its special plainness. Kind of like an Amish runway model. While it might not be the most erudite selection on the CD, the track that always sticks with me is the contagious �Something for the Monkey.� A few days of that stuck in my head, I start getting funny ideas around the power drill.
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