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THE REVIEW
1988. Five young men with bowl haircuts, carrying the scent of a thrift market, wander bored through the proletarian streets of a Bob Dylan-shaded black and white New York. They are bored, with empty pockets, focused on just one thing: playing music.
Playing what they love, what they know how to do.
Our heroes wield their weapons and their passion. Vox teardrop guitars, organs, voices, and finally, they live.
Jingle jangle float from Vox amplifiers, Byrds, Dylan, vocal harmonies, harmonicas, folk rock. Gems from a garage soul
A sad fate, a step too far back and perhaps one too far forward.
Thankfully, the German "Screaming Apple" in '93 recovered these individual recordings, releasing an album to be cherished.
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The Optic Nerve’s 1988 album Forever And Day captures a nostalgic folk rock sound inspired by Bob Dylan and The Byrds. The band’s youthful passion shines through on layered vocal harmonies and jangly guitars. Originally scattered recordings found new life thanks to the German label Screaming Apple, preserving this garage soul treasure.
The Optic Nerve
Described in the review as a five-piece from 1988 channeling Dylan and the Byrds; jingle-jangle guitars, organs and harmonicas feature. Individual recordings were recovered by the German label Screaming Apple and issued as an album.01 Reviews
