UNDERGROUND A&R REPORT

APOLLO - THIS IS MY TOWN

I'm immediately taken into a world back in time when Petty and Henley ruled the radio, then the next tune sounds like something off the Eagles In The Long Run. Retro doesn't necessarily make a band that lives in the past though, Apollo's 11 song cd is thoroughly enjoyable listening wise, with compact, tight song structures, great guitar work throughout and good vocal work. It is hard to get above the obvious lift from The Edge on songs like "Forget It", which could be that band from Ireland, if the singing didn't give it away. Apollo being an English band, I suppose it's in the genes somewhere. Maybe that's not a bad thing, yet when Hendrix shows up with the opening riff to "Lay Dormant", you start to wonder if more parts of the picture couldn't have been more the band's own, which would probably have served them well. That notwithstanding, their fan base seems to be in a grown spurt. Contact: Damage Productions Limited http://www.damagemanmage.com