WALTER CLEVENGER
''THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES''
MARCH 25 1997
34:43
1/Angels
Walter Clevenger/2:50
2/X-Ray Eyes
Walter Clevenger/3:58
3/Down to the River
Walter Clevenger/3:00
4/Yesterday's News Now
Walter Clevenger/2:44
5/Love You Like a King
Walter Clevenger/2:35
6/My Little Girl
Walter Clevenger/2:58
7/Nothing at All
Walter Clevenger/3:26
8/Lose My Mind
Walter Clevenger/2:45
9/Yesterday Come Back
Walter Clevenger/3:39
10/Love (A Misunderstood Thing)
Walter Clevenger/1:57
11/Cries of Deperation
Walter Clevenger/1:38
12/I Don't Like You Face (Just Git)
Walter Clevenger / Dan Walker/3:13
Walter Clevenger /Multi Instruments, Producer, Vocals
Henry Clift Bass
Bryan Shaddix Guitar
Dan Walker Bass, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Jason Ankeny
Clevenger serves up power-pop with a rootsy flavor on The Man With the X-ray Eyes; comparisons to Nick Lowe are not only obvious, but unavoidable -- "Yesterday's News Now" is a virtual rewrite of Lowe's "They Called It Rock," while tracks like "Angels," "Love You Like a King" and "Love (A Misunderstood Thing)" feel like nothing so much as Rockpile outtakes. Still, the album is largely successful; Clevenger is a fine songwriter with a knack for catchy hooks, and his affection for classic pop music is clearly genuine -- "Yesterday Come Back" is a jangly gem, while "My Little Girl" and "Lose My Mind" are excellent acoustic rockers complete with soaring Rubber Soul-era harmonies.
BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Huey
Los Angeles power pop singer/songwriter/guitarist Walter Clevenger has a rootsy, laid-back sound highly reminiscent of Nick Lowe and Rockpile. Clevenger grew up listening to country music and discovered the Beatles in fourth grade, later branching into power pop and forming a band in high school. But it was Nick Lowe's fusion of the two sounds that inspired Clevenger to pick up his pen and guitar in earnest. A home-recorded cassette, PoPgOeStHeMuSiC (no longer in print), made its way out of a circle of family and friends and got Clevenger signed to Not Lame Records. Clevenger recorded a proper album, The Man With the X-Ray Eyes, with his backing band the Dairy Kings (guitarist Steve Bancroft, bassist Henry Clift, and drummer Mike Fernandez) in 1997. Love Songs to Myself followed two years later.
''THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES''
MARCH 25 1997
34:43
1/Angels
Walter Clevenger/2:50
2/X-Ray Eyes
Walter Clevenger/3:58
3/Down to the River
Walter Clevenger/3:00
4/Yesterday's News Now
Walter Clevenger/2:44
5/Love You Like a King
Walter Clevenger/2:35
6/My Little Girl
Walter Clevenger/2:58
7/Nothing at All
Walter Clevenger/3:26
8/Lose My Mind
Walter Clevenger/2:45
9/Yesterday Come Back
Walter Clevenger/3:39
10/Love (A Misunderstood Thing)
Walter Clevenger/1:57
11/Cries of Deperation
Walter Clevenger/1:38
12/I Don't Like You Face (Just Git)
Walter Clevenger / Dan Walker/3:13
Walter Clevenger /Multi Instruments, Producer, Vocals
Henry Clift Bass
Bryan Shaddix Guitar
Dan Walker Bass, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Jason Ankeny
Clevenger serves up power-pop with a rootsy flavor on The Man With the X-ray Eyes; comparisons to Nick Lowe are not only obvious, but unavoidable -- "Yesterday's News Now" is a virtual rewrite of Lowe's "They Called It Rock," while tracks like "Angels," "Love You Like a King" and "Love (A Misunderstood Thing)" feel like nothing so much as Rockpile outtakes. Still, the album is largely successful; Clevenger is a fine songwriter with a knack for catchy hooks, and his affection for classic pop music is clearly genuine -- "Yesterday Come Back" is a jangly gem, while "My Little Girl" and "Lose My Mind" are excellent acoustic rockers complete with soaring Rubber Soul-era harmonies.
BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Huey
Los Angeles power pop singer/songwriter/guitarist Walter Clevenger has a rootsy, laid-back sound highly reminiscent of Nick Lowe and Rockpile. Clevenger grew up listening to country music and discovered the Beatles in fourth grade, later branching into power pop and forming a band in high school. But it was Nick Lowe's fusion of the two sounds that inspired Clevenger to pick up his pen and guitar in earnest. A home-recorded cassette, PoPgOeStHeMuSiC (no longer in print), made its way out of a circle of family and friends and got Clevenger signed to Not Lame Records. Clevenger recorded a proper album, The Man With the X-Ray Eyes, with his backing band the Dairy Kings (guitarist Steve Bancroft, bassist Henry Clift, and drummer Mike Fernandez) in 1997. Love Songs to Myself followed two years later.
