Okay Jellyfish fanatics, a shiny piece of treasure for you here. Memphis based Love Bang was a project that involved Eric Dover before or after the Jellyfish album Split Milk dropped in 1993. The project never got off the ground, and it remained a missing nugget until band mates Chris Baker and Tony Brock dug up the master tapes and re-mastered all the tracks. The opening track “Could’ve Been You,” “Mercy Chain” and “Sad Story” sound like Jellyfish outtakes for sure. The other tracks here have a lot of 90’s guitar muscle and resemble Crowded House mixed with Extreme. Highlights include, the country beat of “One Fine Day” and the melodic “Real King” which move away from that Jellyfish sound, but are pretty good on it’s own merits. Lead vocalist Brock does a splendid job here and it’s easy to see the vocal similarities with Roger Manning, Jr. or Neil Finn. Baker’s clean guitar work also makes this an enjoyable album. For most J-fans this is a must-buy, and others will find a lot to like here too.
Not Lame | Aime Street
"Could've Been You" was slightly rewritten by Dover & Manning as a potential Imperial Drag tune, and is included in the batch of ID demos that are out there in the internet ether.