The Expressos (Rozzi vocals - Mick Toldi guitars - Nicholas Pyall guitars, keyboards - Milan Lekavica drums - Johnny Christo bass) used the New Wave Girl Group shtick so successfully employed by Blondie but never sounded derivative.
In fact, both the song-writing and the playing on Promises and Ties, on tracks like “Tango in Mono” and “My Yesterday”, equal a lot of Blondie’s late 70’s peak. The Byrds influence on “There She Goes” and “Promises and Ties” rings true and the spectre of Spector haunts it all. The album is without any weak spots and it's unfathomable how it (along with the contemporaneous Keys album) does not have a cult following and lavish re-issue. One day…
Promises and Ties link is in the comments
Speaking of comments, please don't let this unheralded masterstroke appear here without leaving some words behind to celebrate its existence!
Speaking of comments, please don't let this unheralded masterstroke appear here without leaving some words behind to celebrate its existence!
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Also see Vinyl Goldmine for some unreleased Expressos tracks!
Richard adds...
Miki from the Expressos is currently very ill with a brain tumour. Please send your prayers and thoughts to Mik and his family
