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Title: Combines all known pop styles with timely, tasteful lyrics
Review: What's not to like about BillLloyd's, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants? Whether you need an infusion of power pop, hard punched up rock, or a throat-lumping ballad, this album does it all. Your first reaction may be, "I've heard this before.", but you soon realize that Lloyd can not only be inspired by a Who, Beatle, or Tom Petty feel but then musically conspire to add his own dimension and take his piece even higher. From the opening strains of the title song which reminds us from whence creativity comes, to Turn Me On Dead Man, Lloyd uses one pop hook after another to paint pretty pictures of life, love, and occassionally surreal dispair. And if that's not enough, the lineup of musicians on this record is a unique smorgasbord of who's who, and even who will be. This CD will still be in my car player at the end of the year. It's that good.
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