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The Sprague Brothers | Forever and a Day

Highly palatable Beatles-y melodies.
CD, HMG/Sonic Rendezvous

Tekst: Alex Tobin

Publicatiedatum: 18 januari 2001

It's quite possible that Frank and Chris Sprague aren't brothers at all. After all, they look nothing alike (Frank - singer, songwriter, and guitarist - is almost a head taller than younger Chris - singer, songwriter, and drummer - and the physical differences don't end there.)
One thing the Brothers Sprague - relatives or not - certainly can do is harmonize. Oh - and write a tune or two. 'Forever and a Day' is the pair's second effort, following on the heels of 1999's 'Let the Chicks Fall Where They May' debut. Originally discovered by Blues Brother (See the connection?) Dan Aykroyd, these two played all of the instruments and wrote all 18 songs on 'Forever and a Day'.
And what a galactic timewarp of an album this is. Smooth is the operative word here, as the Spragues blend the sounds of 1964-era Beatles with a good dose of red hot rhythm and blues and also a dash of surf music. The track 'Come Back Baby' could have come straight off of 'With the Beatles', and that's a compliment. At least half of the songs here sound like you've known them all of your life ('Remember, Forget, Remember, Forget' and 'I Don't Need Her' to name but two). Had this album been released back then, we would be talking about a deserved top ten record and a future classic in years to come. Let's hope 2001 is as kind to the Sprague Brothers. Indeed "a taste of honey". Delicious.

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