| Lotta Nerve | Audio CDby The Optic Nerve
| List Price: | $15.98 | |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Get Hip Records | | Release Date: | January 01, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 564,070th |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: Ain't That A Man
- Track 2: Mayfair
- Track 3: Happy Ever After
- Track 4: Take Me
- Track 5: Leaving Yesterday Behind
- Track 6: Same Way Too
- Track 7: Kiss Her Goodbye
- Track 8: What's She Tryin To Do
- Track 9: What's Been Missin
- Track 10: Like To Get To Know Her
- Track 11: She's A Drag
- Track 12: I See The Truth
- Track 13: The Girl With The Beautiful Eyes
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Entire recorded output by New York City's amazing Garage band from the 80's and still active today. All songs here are gorgeous originals, with a folk/rock sound that shimmers and sparkles. The songwriting is excellent across the board; with comparisons to Gene Clark, Emitt Rhodes and Michael Brown being easy to see. Certain songs jump out at the listener: “Like To Get To Know Her” with its breathtaking Byrds/Searchers-like harmonies, “Take Me” with the clever psychish opening, and “I See The Truth” with its hooks and guitar lines. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)
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Listen with your eyes--The Optic Nerve might restore your faith in music by Greg Gutbezahl (Bloomfield, NJ USA)  4 Stars
August 19, 2007
The Optic Nerve rose up out of DC when Bobby Belfiore (formerly a Purple Onion) packed up and moved to Gotham. Hooking up with primo guitarist Tony Matura from the Longhorns, and an ever-changing rhythm section, they created a sound out of step with the mid-1980's. Edging away from the exploding '60's garage-psych scene, they harmonized a 12-string folk-rock jangle reminiscent of the Byrds. They only lasted a couple years, and only released two singles, both of which are included on Lotta Nerve, but they are one of the bands many people who saw them remember fondly. Live at the Dive, a sweaty bar in Chelsea, the Optic Nerve battled it out with the best of them, leaving the crowd in awe as they pulled harmonies from the air and spun magic with their music. Amazingly, they never managed to put many tracks to wax, so all we have is this sterling collection of demos and singles, pulled up from obscurity for you to enjoy over and over again. Buy it and start enjoying their sound now!
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These Guys Are First Rate by Robert Hanks (Redondo Beach, CA USA)  5 Stars
March 09, 2007
Underrated, highly creative, exciting, and great hooks - sums up my impression of the (to me) obscure band Optic Nerve. Please give them a try.
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