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- Goodbye Rock and Roll Band
- No One Quite Like You
- Doesn't Anybody Hear It
- If You Can Do It
- I'll Give You A Ring
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The Novaks by The Novaks
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fave it 70's Rock | Americana
12 tracks | 38 minutes
Released Dec 2005
on Inside Music
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 No One Quite Like You lyrics BUY MP3 04:06 No One Quite Like You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 No One Quite Like You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 If You Can Do It lyrics BUY MP3 02:52 If You Can Do It lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:52 If You Can Do It
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 I'll Give You A Ring lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 I'll Give You A Ring lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 I'll Give You A Ring
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:31 Don't Worry Baby lyrics BUY MP3 04:31 Don't Worry Baby lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:31 Don't Worry Baby
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Doesn't Anybody Hear It lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Doesn't Anybody Hear It lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Doesn't Anybody Hear It
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:50 Goodbye Rock and Roll Band lyrics BUY MP3 01:50 Goodbye Rock and Roll Band lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:50 Goodbye Rock and Roll Band
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:55 Dullsville lyrics BUY MP3 02:55 Dullsville lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:55 Dullsville
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:09 Man By The Door lyrics BUY MP3 02:09 Man By The Door lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:09 Man By The Door
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:42 It's A Shame lyrics BUY MP3 01:42 It's A Shame lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:42 It's A Shame
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:18 Ann lyrics BUY MP3 02:18 Ann lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:18 Ann
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:00 Off My Mind lyrics BUY MP3 03:00 Off My Mind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:00 Off My Mind
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:38 You Don't Have To Hang Around lyrics BUY MP3 06:38 You Don't Have To Hang Around lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:38 You Don't Have To Hang Around
The Novaks are everything good about the past with a modern rock spin. Check out the videos for "GoodBye Rock and Roll Band" and "I'll Give You A Ring" at www.myspace.com/thenovaks
Editorial review
Canadian quartet The Novaks certainly aren't the first band to take inspiration from the Rolling Stones, but few have captured the group's ramshackle approach to R&B with such insouciance. The blistering "It's a Shame", for example, is a heady reminder of where The Stones started out, ripping up hot, sweaty clubs with short, assaultive numbers indebted to Chuck Berry. The country tinged "Ann" nods to the Brits' brief flirtation with the genre in the early '70s, but The Novaks give it a Tom Petty twist. "Dullsville" perfectly splits the difference, Petty backed by a steel guitar playing Keith Richards. The impetuous "I'll Give You a Ring", meanwhile, hints at "Start It Up" era Stones. Yet for all their cocky takes on Mick & Keef's sound, The Novaks have their own ideas as well, like adding psychedelic Hammond organ and a rousing sax solo to the bluesy "If You Can Do It", or wickedly tipping a hat to New Order with "Man by the Door"'s guitar riff. The fabulous "Don't Worry Baby" is even cleverer, beautifully blending purer R&B verses with a 60s flavored, harmony drenched chorus, while the punk edged "Doesn't Anybody Hear It" boasts an even more rousing chorus. The riffs may strut, but it's the melodies that rule this roost. From hard rockers like the driving opener "No One Quite Like You" to the bluesy ballad "You Don't Have to Hang Around", which closes this superb set with a crashing finale, The Novaks rock it old school. But then this is an old set, originally released in Canada 2005, but now finally picked up for a wider audience, and enhanced by the inclusion of a pair of music videos. Now if only the Stones were as fired up by their music as The Novaks. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
“Viva La Novaks One of the best records of the year”
Stevie Van Zant of Little Steven’s Underground Garage
“Passionate enough to incite a bar brawl, yet endearing
enough to clean up the mess afterwards” Exclaim!
“They compress steady grooves, chunky guitar riffs, tasty lead licks and sweet harmonies to a diamond shine.”
Eye Weekly, Toronto
Made up of Mick Davis (vocals, guitar), Chuck Tucker (vocals, guitar), Mark Neary (vocals, bass) and Elliot Dicks (drums), The Novaks have spent the last three years converting the masses one bar room at a time. Alternating between powerful, unapologetic hooks and darker moments of soulful authenticity, they weave honored rock n’ roll traditions together with modern stylings to create a truly timeless sound. It’s electric, raw, and magnetic. It’s The Novaks.
The roots of the band spawn from the childhood friendship of Mick and Chuck.
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