They opened for Simple Minds at a show back in about '86.
In the paper the next morning a reviewer described their entire show in one sentence: "35 minutes of bottom-heavy, pretentious piffle."
I think he was being too kind. (IIRC, he wasn't too kind to Simple Minds either )
This is not a criticism, however, just a recollection. Perhaps The Call has improved in the past 20 years.
Hmmm... The Call might be described as a mix between U2 and The Alarm. And I can see a critic leveling that description. But I like their "bottom-heavy, pretentious[ness]", so to each his own, I guess.
And just because I love lists and starting this made me realize how much music I like, I'll round out my top 100:
51. Dave Matthews 52. Simon & Garfunkel/Paul Simon 53. They Might Be Giants 54. The Wallflowers 55. Daniel Lanois 56. Woody Guthrie 57. Bob Marley 58. Pink Floyd 59. The Rolling Stones 60. Charlie Sexton 61. British Sea Power 62. Beck 63. Rufus Wainwright 64. Paul Westerberg 65. Jars of Clay 66. Love Coma/Chris Taylor 67. Rich Mullins 68. The Newsboys 69. Creedence Clearwater Revival/John Fogerty 70. Jim White 71. The Flaming Lips 72. The Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan/Billy Corgan 73. Red Hot Chili Peppers 74. Led Zepplin 75. Alison Krauss 76. The Waterboys/Mike Scott 77. Michael Knott/Aunt Bettys/LSU 78. Lucinda Williams 79. Victoria Williams 80. Toad the Wet Sprocket 81. T-Bone Burnett 82. Miles Davis 83. Diana Krall 84. Kylie Minogue 85. Shania Twain 86. Garth Brooks 87. Pierce Pettis 88. Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service 89. The Police/Sting 90. Steve Earle 91. Neil Young 92. Gillian Welch 93. Dar Williams 94. Gnarls Barkley 95. Billy Joel 96. Feist 97. Depeche Mode 98. Cat Stevens 99. The Corrs 100. Bright Eyes
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*shrugs* So, the band He is Legend is amazing. The band Foxy Shazam is also amazing. And I'm going to be seeing Foxy in concert later this month.
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