There's Starbucks in Atlanta?

Okay, admit it - how many of you have heard of Starbuck? No, I'm not talking coffee, though this upbeat, happy song could certainly perk you up. This selection is another one from the "Maxell Rock Sampler" that I transferred from vinyl recently.

Starbuck was a 70's era Atlanta band that had a few hits, most notably Moonlight Feels Right. Frankly, I had not heard of Starbuck, even though I thoroughly enjoyed this perky tune. When I was writing up this little intro to the music clip, I decided to see if any of their albums were available. Amazingly, Amazon listed a couple of Starbuck albums, but the lead singer of the band, Bruce Blackman had posted on the Amazon page that these were illegally released demos and not the original album versions of the song. I guess Starbuck is still unreleased. Like all the "Maxell Sampler" recordings I'll add here, the sound is sonically clear. According to the liner notes, "full vocal harmonies and fuzz-tone guitars back an extremely clear, strong tenor lead vocal ... Listen for the clear ringing of the opening brush hitting the cymbal. Listen also for a rarity in modern rock music: a crystalline unfuzzed guitar solo that's completely free from intentional distortion." Don't these liner notes sound like wine tasting notes?

Enjoy this song and then hope that some more Starbuck is released soon. You can check out the Starbuck MySpace page to hear Moonlight Feels Right. According to that page, Bruce Blackman is still around and in the industry and has written a couple of movie scores.

Great pop/rock that actually makes you smile!

Starbuck - It Feels So Good (3.26 MB; 128 kbps MP3)