Harkness- Ciao to the Beauty CD Review
By K L Marsala 2005
Too often when musicians enter the fray of artistic talent the mad libbed music aficionados what to label the endowed and draw their savant telling comparisons to great musicians of long ago. Comparing at times apples to dried rotted fruit and other times labeling a band before they have ever had a chance to claim a lot of musical land for themselves.
With all good conscience I cannot assign Harkness to any musical slot- hey, babe we have something original here and it is good, very good.
Those of us who hunger to have our ears satisfied and musical bop-pity fulfilled can bow to the originality of Steve Marrs (Harkness guitarist/vocalist) the gifted musician of magical musical art. Harkness’s original spin comes from Toronto, Canada and incorporates the band members to produce an array of lyrical rainbow colored- good to the last drop- of listening music (better than Skittles Candy people).
Harkness consists of: Steve Marrs - lead vox, bass
+ gtr; Lucian rhythm, gtr ; Haywood - vox, keys, percussion; Pell - lead gtr; Beardsley trombone; Jasper trumpet; Egon - drums
Spinning the tunes from the Harkness CD “Ciao to the Beauty” will leave you wanting to hear more and become a participant in the art of Harkness. As you take, the leap of faith into the zone of complete Harkness chances are you will be donning your own robe, hood and nuclear shield visors. Those who venture into the order of Harkness will soon be slipping on their own form of what appears to look like the nuclear babes dress code from the movie- The Planet of the Apes.
Lyrical lilts of various instruments permeate throughout Harkness’s CD entitled “Ciao to the Beauty.” Beauty is yours to behold as you listen to the hurt that moans on the track Don’t Say Good-bye. The tune Kisses We Invent spins the flavor of SKA meets Bond James Bond 007, you will feel like you ought to be shaken-not stirred. Harkness finally delivers the true meaning of unconditional love loving us to death and telling us to live each moment as it were our last dance- because Steve Marrs of Harkness believes that with his music we all will always be Free with Me.
Harkness- the new music is here- a new era of Harkness is now.
Website/Ordering Information/Tour Dates: www.harknessmusic.com also available through www.cdbaby.com
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