The Marc James band consists of three members. All three bring their own unique talents to form a dance-electronic style, as well as ballads and upbeat material. The three have been together for three years, with Bobby Schroll BoDean dating back to the mid-80's and Sarah joining up two years ago. Always unpredictable, the music rages on. Check us out: modern dance, ballad, or rhythm and blues, the Marc James Band is very unique with its song selection.
| POSTED BY: momof5pacs | POSTED ON: 05 Oct 2009 06:19 PM | ||
|
 RadioIndy is pleased to present Marc James with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Maximum Action "
Marc James’ 8-song CD, “Maximum Action,” is a brilliant mix of David Bowie-meets-Bryan Ferry Euro-pop that is fit for a dance club as well as for a cabaret. Relying primarily on ambient, synth-infused soundscapes, James delivers wry, clever, and funny lyrics with an arch delivery invoking a dapper rogue completely unaware of his obviousness. The lead track, “The Perfect Stranger,” captures this most effectively with a dry but melodic vocal in full seductive mode. “Hard Driving Music” rides a bouncing disco-like bass-line in a tuneful exercise that is pure schmaltz (“Do you want to swing, to dance, and sway to that hard driving rocking and rolling”) - and is absolutely irresistible. On “Tribute to Marilyn” (yes, Monroe) James references Ray Davies’ classic “Celluloid Heroes” with a straight-faced ingenuousness that is as subversive as it is catchy. Closing the album as strongly as it begins, “You Have A Secret” is built on a classic doo-**** chord progression that becomes transformed by a breathy, understated narrative (a la Leonard Cohen), and embellished by a solemn and perfect background chorus. In the end, Marc James’ “Maximum Action” CD is that rare intriguing album by an artist that will win you over with his lush, melodic accessibility. -Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team |
|||
| POSTED BY: momof5pacs | POSTED ON: 17 Aug 2009 12:21 PM | ||
|
|
|||
| POSTED BY: radioindy | POSTED ON: 15 May 2009 06:52 PM | ||
|
Modern electric rock n' roll with a strong beat. Recommended if you like David Bowie, Roxy Music, Robert Plant. CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99 |
|||
| POSTED BY: EricLawrence | POSTED ON: 04 Jun 2009 07:49 AM | ||
|
Marc James’ 8-song CD, “Maximum Action,” is a brilliant mix of David Bowie-meets-Bryan Ferry Euro-pop that is fit for a dance club as well as for a cabaret. Relying primarily on ambient, synth-infused soundscapes, James delivers wry, clever, and funny lyrics with an arch delivery invoking a dapper rogue completely unaware of his obviousness. The lead track, “The Perfect Stranger,” captures this most effectively with a dry but melodic vocal in full seductive mode. “Hard Driving Music” rides a bouncing disco-like bass-line in a tuneful exercise that is pure schmaltz (“Do you want to swing, to dance, and sway to that hard driving rocking and rolling”) - and is absolutely irresistible. On “Tribute to Marilyn” (yes, Monroe) James references Ray Davies’ classic “Celluloid Heroes” with a straight-faced ingenuousness that is as subversive as it is catchy. Closing the album as strongly as it begins, “You Have A Secret” is built on a classic doo-**** chord progression that becomes transformed by a breathy, understated narrative (a la Leonard Cohen), and embellished by a solemn and perfect background chorus. In the end, Marc James’ “Maximum Action” CD is that rare intriguing album by an artist that will win you over with his lush, melodic accessibility.
-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team |
|||
| POSTED BY: radioindy | POSTED ON: 06 Jul 2009 11:31 AM | ||
|
RadioIndy is pleased to announced that we have published our CD Review of Marc James music to CD Baby.
FANS - Please checkout Marc James online!
CD Baby page and sample / purchase some great new music!
CD Baby.com is a registered trademark of CD Baby - All rights reserved FANS - Please checkout Marc James page and sample / purchase some great new music! Amazon.com is a registered trademark of amazon - All rights reserved
RadioIndy created a CD Announcement Press Release for Marc James As part of our ongoing promotion with RadioIndy, we have published a press release of our truncated CD review.
FANS: Increase the popularity of this DIGG press release by visiting our homepage at www.radioindy.com and looking for the "Press Release" section in the lower right. Here, you can find and "DIGG" this press release for http://digg.com/music/Radioindy_com_Artist_Marc_James The more DIGGS, the more exposure! DIGG, DIGG IT, DUGG, DIGG THIS, Digg graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and other service names are the trademarks of Digg Inc. |
|||
(4.75)