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The older readers may remember a band of session musicians that went under the name of Toto - well, think Toto, think Rain - Rain write and play with sublime confidence and rarely observed modesty - Rain make it all sound so bloody easy as they cruise their way through this superb set of twelve stunningly performed songs with a certain beautifully proportioned 'timelessness'. Rain do music for posterity - feeling ageless, maturely crafted, a sort of intelli-rock or grown-up pop.
Rain may play down their 'night jobs' but these guys stand here to be counted and there're loads of outfits out there that could learn a great deal from this threesome - Rain play 'proper' light rock and ok, that may not be to everybody's taste but it's how Rain go about their musical craft that should be noted; Rain don't go 'large', they keep it all very real and very much under control and that ability to play within themselves gives them an edge that's just so slick and polished that it sets new standards that others should try to match. The whole Rain ethos seems to be about well honed, sensitively proportioned pop-rock for the more discerning 'ears' but, turn up the volume and just listen to how these guys really rock! Rain play deceptively laid back rock that's maybe a bit too tidy and polite to be massively commercially successful at the moment - but, there's still a massive market out there for this kind of 'adult pop' and with decent promotion Rain could surprise themselves with their 'Dadrock' brand of electric music for the mind and body.
'267D Cranmore Boulevard' by Rain is as good as anything out there - an impressive collection of 'classic' sounding rockin' chunes for the musically educated rock purocrates out there - classy, timeless and just bloody good entertainment!! And, as if that's not enough, a label on the sleeve of this tasty release states that "All proceeds from the sale of this CD will be donated to a children's charity" - how cool is that?!
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