Girl in a Rowboat (with rose petals)

by Kent Liverpool

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1.	Candlelight 05:03	buy track
2.	Golden Days 03:30	buy track
3.	First Girl on the Moon 03:24	buy track
4.	Saccharine 02:45	buy track
5.	Emergency Broadcast System 03:37	buy track
6.	Don't Cover it Up 03:46	buy track
7.	My Discovery 02:36	buy track
8.	Knee-Jerk Reaction 03:49	buy track
9.	Tracy 02:35	buy track
10.	Cheerleader 02:17	buy track

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Here lies a set of vintage, prime-time Kent in full flight. Prepare to smile.

Kent shines throughout this electrifying set, pulled from various 1980s recording sessions from Michigan, Ohio, and California, but all unified by the exuberant, melody-based, backbeat-driven, big guitar and big hooks approach that is the Kent Sound Experience MO.

Though some of the studios from which these tracks emerged were relatively primitive, wonderful recording work is on display, especially by Jon Dwyer, with his miraculously clean, punchy, well-separated capture on the opening track 'Candlelight;' by Geoff Michael on a number of tracks; by Howard Benson on 'Saccharine,' the charming pre-production sessions demo of a song that criminally, was not included on Kent's only national release, the 1987 Passport/Paradox release 'Long Distance Calling.'

Dave Massey also shines on his 2nd KL outing, a six song session represented here by heartland power-pop explosion 'Golden Days.' Pete Thomas also weighs in admirably, manning the 2nd generation Tascam Porta-Studio with great acumen on the oft-overlooked gem 'Cheerleader.'

This is Kent at his finest, freshest, and most exuberant. Highly inventive, inspired, and turbo-charged, what you have here in your hands is midwestern pure-pop heaven, a mutation poured from a blender that perhaps mixes ingredients of early-period British Invasion, mid-period Lovin' Spoonful, and late-period Grassroots.

As Kent was Influenced by much, but always mostly by The Golden Age of A.M Radio ('65-'73), the ghosts of a thousand one hit wonders whisper and shout through these ten hymns to the rock 'n roll rush.

Springsteenian faith and enthusiasm, Costelloesque punk-bubblegum revisionism, heartland romanticism, power-pop echoes and one-hit-wonder, one-last-shot-give-it-all-you-got-ism are all on mighty display within the grooves of this artfully titled collection. Essential. Enjoy.

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released June 2, 2023

Notes On 'Girl in a Rowboat (with rose petals)'

All instruments and vocals and recordings by KL, except where noted below.

'Candlelight' - Recorded by Jon Dwyer in Sylvania, Ohio, fall 1984. Jon Dwyer - bass, Chris Arduser - drums

'Golden Days' - Recorded by Dave Massey, Sylvania, Ohio, early 1985. Chris Arduser - drums, Chad Smith - Hammond organ, Ed Wells - bass, harmony.

'Saccharine' - Recorded by Howard Benson, Van Nuys, California, April, 1987.

'Emergency Broadcast System' - Recorded by Dave Massey in Sylvania, Ohio, late 1985. Chris Arduser - drums, Ed Wells - bass, harmony.

'Don't Cover it Up' - Recorded by Geoff Michael at Pearl Sound, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1985. Chris Arduser - drums, br vocal, Chad Smith - br vocal.

'My Discovery' (demo) - Recorded by Geoff Michael in Maumee, Ohio, early 1987.

'Knee Jerk Reaction' - Recorded by Geoff Michael, Ann Arbor, Michigan, fall 1986

'Cheerleader' - Recorded by Pete Thomas, Sylvania, Ohio, 1984. Chris Arduser - Drums.

'First Girl on the Moon' and 'Tracy' recorded in Playa del Rey and Brentwood, CA, 2005-2010.

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Kent Liverpool

Kent Liverpool, originally from Michigan, is a musician who wrote, performed and recorded in many places within the USA between 1980 and 2011.

He worked in a classic rock style, influenced primarily by 1960s and early 1970s am radio, SoCal singer-songwriters, AOR, Heartland Rock, and New Wave.

He's currently releasing his vast back catalog (900+ songs) in weekly, themed album length collections. ... more

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