Pistol For Ringo - "Solid State Neo-Hedonist" @ Score! Music Magazine

	Pistol For Ringo - Solid State Neo-Hedonist
	Location	L.A.
	Initial Impression	I appreciate their honesty. Aside from admitting that they're not "reinventing the wheel", the first track dubs in the phrase "I just want to tell you, if you don't get it, that's cool." -- That's cool!
Notable Lyric	"I am the fly, I am the fly, I am the fly, I am the fly, fly in the, fly in the ointment." - "I am the Fly"
Factoid	They took their name from a 1966 film of the same name.
Serve With	The old MTV intro music and Alan Hunter - yummay!
Comments	I was immediately concerned when I read that the band is "drummerless", not being a big fan of drum machines. Pistol for Ringo gets their beat from a drum kit which, as painful as it is for me to admit, its use here is sufficient she cringes. There are high doses of synthesizer to carry you along without sounding like modern techno. Think Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (you know, John Huges era "If You Leave") with a Bowie vibe. The band seems to have been put together based on what each could bring to the table, not talent-wise, but business-wise (one member owns the label, another member's brother owns the studio, one could run the recording counsel - you get the idea). But don't be afraid -- they don't suck, I promise! The stuff is really pretty good. If you're a fan of old school synth (Devo, Gary Numan and the like) you'll dig this. Plus the integrated sound bytes are pretty fun! It bears noting that John Mastro (synth) and Brian Murphy (guitar) were (and might still be) supported by their girlfriends who worked a perfume counter. Hey - the ladies deserve some credit here kids!
URL	www.aeronautrecords.com
Reviewer	Kimmie (11/03)