The Big Takeover is an independent music magazine published by Jack Rabid out of New York for the past 30 years. Jack was kind enough to give us this review of Take A Ride With The Modeens! You can find out more about Jack and the mag here: http://www.bigtakeover.com/news/create-or-else-jack-rabid.
I thought “Take’s” opening instrumental sounded like The Yardbirds’ “I Wish You Would” before I noticed The Modeens cover Eric Clapton’s ’60s London greats’ 1965 #9 version of Graham Gouldman’s “Heart Full of Soul.” Ditto, “The Day Will Come” might be The Standell’s “Dirty Water” with male-female vocal tradeoffs. And so it goes with this Tucson duo, who must have great R&B, blues and ’60s rock in their collections. Witness the Chess-like harmonica blowing sleazy on “Thang”; i.e., “You’ve got that thang,” something Willie Dixon, both Sonny Boy Williamsons, and Alex Chilton would appreciate. It’s hard, happy, and just raunchy enough (there’s even effective later ’60s psych pop on “Better Late Than Never”), as the easy on the eyes, sunglassed bassist Cristina Williams (yowza on the white go-go boots) and guitarist/keyboardist/engineer/producer Jamie Laboz have a fine time kicking out vintage jams.
The BigTakeover Issue #67
