Deadbeat Poets members — singer-guitarist Terry Hartman (Backdoor Men, Napoleon In Rags, Terry & The Tornadoes), singer-bassist Frank Secich (Blue Ash, Club Wow, Stiv Bators Band), guitarist-singer Pete Drivere (Infidels, Pretty Demons) and drummer John Koury (Infidels, Slackjaw) are a varied group of musical professionals with a common love of a great guitar pop song. A good comparison to other like-minded groups would be Scott McCaughey and The Minus Five. Lots of influences here include The Stones, The Cars, The Who, The Byrds, and Tom Petty. Fans of these bands will enjoy The Deadbeat Poets. The opener “The Truth About Flying Saucers” is a cool guitar centered song, that evokes classic Cars. “The Green Man” cribs a little bit from Pete Townshend’s “Behind Blue Eyes” but is also full of original hooks. My favorite song is the energetic “No Island Like The Mind, No Ship Like Beer” – an excellent hook filled anthem for drunken philosophers. I expect a group of guys named “Bruce” to be singing this with mugs raised (Monty Python fans know what I’m talking about here). Some great guitar twang on “Where Was I When I Needed Me” is alot like typical Southern Culture on The Skids. More Brydsian brilliance is on the amazing song “It’s Nothing.” This is a great album that fits like an old favorite pair of jeans. No filler here either, it’s all great stuff. Listen to some tracks on MySpace and pick up this one.
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