Guitar riffs permeate dada's pleasing debut Puzzle, wedded to thick slices of an equally important influence -- '60s psychedelia. The L.A. trio offers plenty to keep the ears busy: the orchestral sadness of "Timothy," and insidious melody of "Dog, " strung-out ravings of "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, " and over-the-edge teen-angst of "Dizz Knee Land." Avoiding tedious jams, keeping the songs tight and memorable, combined with a taste in cover art worthy of L.A.'s best psychologists, helps make this disc an intriguing puzzle.
I try to not be overly nostalgic about the past. Sure, sometimes it seems things were better way back, but I like to remember what Jackie Gleason said "The past always plays better than it was lived."So what about those tracks you hear for the first time in ages, those tracks that you still remember lyrics too, but yet you haven't heard them since the year they were released? I recently had t...
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Listening to Dada's album "Puzzle", and finding it hard to believe that Dada is not a household name. The guitar work is stellar on every track. For those of you who missed this Venice, California-based trio, you might want to give it a listen. I originally discovered them by accident when I bought a pair of Vans sneakers in Santa Monica and they were included as one of 10 bands on a promotiona...
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