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Before Rooney became the handle of an L.A. pop-rock band, it was the name of the perpetually red-faced principal from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Rooney frontman Robert Carmine will blush someday, too, when he listens to his band's debut album and hears how cloningly close his melodies and delivery resemble those of Weezer. But whereas Rivers Cuomo's misanthropic undercurrent was compelling (for a while, anyway), Carmine comes off as seamlessly well-adjusted. "I'm unbreakable/There's no need for fragile stickers," he sings on "Daisy Duke." The band's performances are utterly competent yet numbingly risk-free. Surprise points must be awarded for "Shakin', " which shamelessly lifts its stuttering chorus from Eddie Money's 1983 hit of the same name. 1983? Most of Rooney were still in diapers then. They may yet mature.

PETER RELIC
(From RS 923, May 29, 2003)

(Posted: May 6, 2003)

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Blueside
Stay Away
If It Were Up To Me
I'm A Terrible Person
Popstars
I'm Shakin'
Daisy Duke
Sorry Sorry
That Girl Has Love
Simply Because
Losing All Control
Sorry, Sorry / Blueside (track not available in Rhapsody)

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5of 5 Stars

Way too harsh on Rooney. These younglings from LA have
talent. A lot of it. Shakin' is one of the best songs to be heard
for decades to come and should be remembered as so. Other
star tracks are that of Daisy Duke, I'm A Terrible Person, and
the odd man out which slows the album up before you finish
it, That Girl Has Love. Rooney is a five piece (with two
members fresh out of high school) from California and they
have already toured with such bands as The Strokes, The
Donnas, and The Vines, as well as more recently The All-
American Rejects. These guys know what they are doing, and
they do it with class. There is great writing, great rythym and
a whole hell of a lot of potential. Rooney is one of my favorite
bands, as well as marked as one to keep on watching.

Dec 17, 2005 00:11:16

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