Lloyd
Thoughts From a Driveway
Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern
A far cry from the cheese disco, Daryl Youngblood's new band Lloyd has some realness to it, and some very cool sounds akin to Matchbox 20, while steering clear of simply being a cheap copy of some secular group. There are some unexpected, even unpredictable melody trails, and lyrics. Among the more notable tracks are "Human," which has a very off-time guitar groove, and "Mr. Warner," a song to a certain shock rocker. Vigorous rock guitar surrounds lines like, "If you are the devil, make me disappear..." "Mary Tyler Moore" is also a cool song, discussing the happy front that people on TV and in the public eye have in place. Daryl's always had that cool rock & roll voice and songwriting ability that made you wonder why he was in a band like Imagine This. Well, I think this works much better.