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X Takes the Square - Goddess of Cool |
| Location | Sarasota, FL |
| Initial Impression | I was warned ahead of time to look out for the Greyhound graphic that the band's label uses and to be sure Siren Cristy (our Greyhound adoptive mother) got a gander of said graphic. It produced a collective "awwww" from both of us. |
| Notable Lyric | Because I thought the lyrics were so great, I'm taking the liberty of giving you a few here: "And when we go from sex to serious I'll let you know. If we go from sex to serious I'll tell you so," from "From Sex To Serious".
"And I'm still knocked out, knocked out by your smile. But you stand like you've got no self-esteem. Your breasts are as lovely as I've ever seen. You should stick them out for the world to see," from "Stand Straight".
"Fucking when she wills, loving who she will...I have nothing to confess. I don't need forgiveness. I don't need acceptance. I'm pleasantly self-possessed. I'm my own Goddess of Cool," from "Goddess of Cool".
"I've learned how to deal with anger. I've learned how to deal with tears. But I still haven't learned how to deal with lust. Even after all these years. And I'm having some trouble keeping my hands off you," from "Trouble". |
| Factoid | Contains cameo appearances by Crizzy & Mark Empire from Crizzy & The Punx, John McElroy from End of June, Erin Marie from Mr. Bella, Big Fuct from Naked Head, Kat Horton-Gregory from Odd Girl Out, Patty B., Barry Waddell and Dennis Risto of Seasons of The Wolf, Mike Rogers, Russ Stanhope and Dale Welch from Swallowed... and so on and so forth. |
| Serve With | A check made out to X Takes The Square for the therapy they provide. |
| Comments | This is really freaking cool! The CD starts out with "Endorphin" which crescendos in on electronica and morphs into tough guitars, a funky bass and strong chick vocals courtesy Dana Victoria, who tips her hat to the old punk scene with "From Sex To Serious" (which also has a super back beat) and "Stand Straight", "99 Times" and "Scared". Straight up rock on "Don't Go" brings you to your feet, same with the pop-infused "Whole," while soothing ballads leave you waving your lighter in appreciation. Chat and everything from sheet metal, ripping paper, bottles, and power tools are used to create the industrial, electronic, experimental "Tomorrow Never Knows" (not my thing -- but if you're into noise you'll probably dig it). "Trouble" (which Kimmie has taken as her new theme song) shows the band's southern tropic roots with a bit of reggae. A fairly eclectic mix with a positive message is enough to prove this band has serious chops! |
| URL | www.xtakesthesquare.com
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| Reviewer | Kimmie (07/03) |