Greetings from Imrie House

Greetings from Imrie House专辑介绍

出身柏克莱音乐学院疯迷全美在校生的校园王子首张青春摇滚大碟
创下2005年首张专辑名次最高的新摇滚团体纪录
收录全美iTunes单曲下载冠军曲"Just The Girl"及"I’ll Take My Chances"、"Angel To You (Devil To Me)"及翻唱8O年代青春女歌手Tiffany的冠军曲"I Think We’re Alone Now"等亮眼佳作
特别附赠"Just The Girl"及"Catch Your Wave"二支音乐录像带
看到封面的造型打扮，应该心中又是一堆"大搞复古之滥觞"等疑问词，但是这五位小男生所组成的The Click Five，可是大小通吃的引发近期一阵偶像摇滚骚动，同样伴随庞克乐有着绝地大反攻之势，大气且宣泄年轻旺盛精力，飙奏出随乐摇摆之正点悸动！
来自美国波士顿由Eric Dill(主唱、主奏吉他手)、Joe Guese(吉他手)、Ethan Mentzer(贝斯手)、Ben Romans(键盘手)与Joey Zehr(鼓手)五人所组成的The Click Five，还是柏克莱音乐学院的学生之时，彼此引荐相互激撞音乐火花下，开始在校区附近表演，同时着手音乐创作，在那音乐人才辈出的竞争激烈区域，The Click Five凭借毫不害羞的厚脸皮表演欲，着迷吉他旋律摇滚之曲式，很快的凭借他们实力获邀连Alanis Morissette、Moby、Fleetwood Mac都曾登台过的波士顿最受瞩目之Paradise Rock Club表演，自制一万张的EP，在极短时间销售一空，2003年吸引Lava/Atlantic注意，顺利进入国际大厂签下一纸合约。
企划长达两年的时间，终在2005年发行The Click Five首张大碟「Greetings From Imrie House」，首周以五万两千余张销售量，占据全美流行专辑榜Top15，制作/混音的部分则请来Mike Denneen (Aimee Mann、Fountains Of Wayne、Letters To Cleo)担刚。首支与葛莱美奖提名青睐Fountains Of Wayne的Adam Schlesinger共同创作之成名曲"Just The Girl"，挟带畅意流行庞克声线，洋溢校园青春舞韵，迅速跳入流行单曲榜Top11、热门数位单曲榜冠军与Pop100第八名位置；另一首一起谱写之作"I’ll Take My Chances"，呈现风格迥异的动人舒缓小品，不但有合声/假音谱入，更加上突出明亮吉他Solo，营造80年代抒情摇滚的那份感动；绝对唤起每位聆听者蠢蠢欲动鼓噪的心，随着"Friday Night"一起在周末入夜后的Club舞池点燃挥汗摇摆之情绪；很有80年代吉他飙奏气流与合声触感的"Angel To You (Devil To Me)"，则是请到浓妆艳抹摇滚大团Kiss的主力战将Paul Stanley共同催生。特别盘也收录重新翻唱8O年代的青春女歌手Tifaany在1987年的冠军曲"I Think We’re Alone Now"，完全不失流行音感，同样兼具实力与技巧，是组不容你小觑的耀眼新团。


Greetings from Imrie House is the debut of The Click Five. It was released on August 16, 2005 and reached #15 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It contains singles "Just the Girl", "Catch Your Wave" and "Say Goodnight" and an iTunes single, "Pop Princess".

After selling 10,000 copies of its debut EP on the road as opener for disposable pop chanteuse Ashlee Simpson, Boston's Click Five brings forth its own recipe of hookified pop with Greetings From Imrie House. Claiming to draw from Cheap Trick and Matthew Sweet, a listen to the band's song cycle actually finds them closer to a hybrid of slick popsters the Calling and the much more credible Fountains of Wayne. Once learning that the band's first single "Just the Girl" was penned by the latter's Adam Schlesinger -- who also wrote the album's other hit-contender, "I'll Take My Chances" -- it all makes sense. Although this suit-clad group has a radio-ready, '80s-inspired sound thanks to producer Mike Denneen (Fountains of Wayne, Aimee Mann) that also recalls the Cars', much in part to guitar assistance in the studio from that band's axe-master Elliot Easton, the band still feels far more disposable than the Knack did back in 1979. That's not to say strong, punchy rockers like "Pop Princess" won't reap them instant acclaim.