SAVE FERRIS
Modified (Epic)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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Save Ferris? Sure, they're a pop-ska band, right? I mean, a little too pop to be really ska. And they're on a major label, so how ska is that, huh? And they have hits. Real chart hits, real movie soundtrack hits, real hits that actual people listen to and buy and enjoy. So how ska is that, huh?

Well, not very ska, I suppose. And the fact is, Save Ferris isn't much of a ska band at all, if purity is important to you. On the other hand, if horn driven, somewhat ska-influenced pop rock is your kind of thing, this has to be your kind of band. Whatever they were, that's what Save Ferris has become, and they've become one of the best of the breed.

Among the various things that it all comes down to is that a band either has the songs or they don't. There are a lot more good players than there are label contracts or chart slots or CD budget dollars to go around, but there are damn few good players playing good songs. Modified is full of good songs, songs you'll want to hear over and over. Songs that will become hits.

How ska is that? Not very. How good is it? It's great.

Track List:

Turn It Up * The Only Way To Be * I'm Not Crying For You * Your Friend * No Love * Angry Situation * What You See Is What You Get * One More Try * Mistaken * Holding On * Let Me In

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