Memories of the Never Happened * by Rockfour (CD, Oct-2007, Cooking Vinyl Records (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	711297333121
Artist:	RockFour
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2007
Record Label:	Cooking Vinyl Records (USA)
Genre:	Psychedelic, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Glued
2. Half & Half
3. Because of Damaging Words
4. No Worries
5. Old Village House
6. Dear Truth
7. Goes Around
8. It Ain't Easy (When You're Gone)
9. Young Believer
10. Corridors
11. Lady Jette

Details
Playing Time:	53 min.
Producer:	Baruch Ben Itzhak, Baruch Ben Izhak, Chris Berens, Marc Lazare
Distributor:	E1 Distribution (USA)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Marc Lazare (vocals, guitar, guitarron, piano, keyboards, glockenspiel, percussion, background vocals); Baruch Ben Itzhak (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals); Andrew Chojnacki (guitar); Yaki Gani (piano, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, keyboards); Noa Hegesh (piano, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron); Shaul Eshet (keyboards); Issar Tennenbaum (vibraphone, drums, percussion, background vocals); Chris Berens (vibraphone, percussion, sleigh bell).Audio Mixers: Ran Shem Tov; Ram Czudnowski; Yaki Gani.Recording information: Alfa C Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel (2005-2006); Earthling Studios, San Diego, CA (2005-2006).Rockfour continue to offer quality psychedelically colored guitar pop/rock on Memories of the Never Happened, though it's not of the sort that outdistances either what they've done before or what the best such 21st century bands have achieved in the style. They're adept at muscular rock that jams in a bunch of unconventional chord and tempo changes, as well as overlays of Mellotron and wiggly late-'60s Pretty Things-type distorted guitars. More appealing, however, are the less busy and more reflective tracks, which attain the fragile, stately air of the folkier items by psychedelic/early progressive bands like Pink Floyd (an audible reference, though not a dictatorial one). They're also capable of more somber tunes than most such bands muster, like "Old Village House," though generally more energetic tunes with ringing guitars rule the day. But the opening instrumental, an almost orchestral wash of soaring guitars titled "Glued," does seem rather unnecessary. ~ Richie Unterberger