After I
reviewed This Good Robot, I had this nagging feeling that if my former
classmate, sketch comic, actor, and DJ Ted Douglass were in a band, it would be
that band. He agreed they were close, but really, it would be Tales Untold,
with whom I was unfamiliar. That made it necessary to check them out.
They're
really good.
This Portland, Oregon (via McMinnville) band list
themselves as pop rock, but recently that implies a lack of substance; that is
not a problem here. I detect a folk influence, which manifests as a mellow
feeling. They are more pop than the Traveling Wilburys, and less classical than
ELO, but I believe Jeff Lynne would like this group.
(And fans
of This Good Robot probably would like them, but they might be a better fit
with Science.)
I found
thirteen tracks on ReverbNation. I found references to other songs that I could
not locate, but the band was active at a time when digitizing everything wasn't
happening. There may be a lot of music out there that isn't online, but
"Going Out Tonight", the one track that seems to have a fan video on
Youtube, is in fact on Reverb Nation.
It is also
a really good tune, so I strongly recommend checking it out.
My favorite
was probably "Too Good". Please note the way the guitar wails, and
then how the different instruments layer together to build a rich sound. It can
be easy to get caught up in the emotion and not notice the skill, but it's
there.
They have a
good selection overall. Some tracks, like "Sister Satellite" and "Matahari"
sound more exotic, and faintly psychedelic. Many of the songs bring in
additional instruments, "Circus Freak" brings in animal noises, and
it does sound like the circus. Mainly, the songs just rock.
Overall,
Tales Untold is a good find. Their page says they are back from hiatus, so this
is a good time to catch up.
I could
only find two active URLs for now.
https://www.reverbnation.com/talesuntold
UPDATE: More songs can be found at...
https://soundcloud.com/don-schwarz/sets/tales-untold
UPDATE: More songs can be found at...
https://soundcloud.com/don-schwarz/sets/tales-untold
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Here's lots for you to listen to and thanks for the review!!!!
https://soundcloud.com/don-schwarz/sets/tales-untold
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