March 16th, 2008 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: 2008, Hard-Fi
I won’t be the first blogger to point out the similarity between I Shall Overcome and Robbie Williams’ No Regrets. It’s Richard Archer’s phrasing of the chorus line “I shall oh-ver-come” that does it, but once you notice it, every subsequent listen of the song is slightly marred.
Another thing that other reviewers complain about with I Shall Overcome is the difference between this and the previous two tracks Hard-Fi released. Yes, it’s got that grim vibe to it, but I think there’s something epic in the chorus and the orchestration.
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November 10th, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: 2007, Hard-Fi
We’re still impressed with Hard-Fi’s second album offerings here at Unreality Music. Can’t Get Along (Without You) is the second single from the Once Upon A Time In West album.
Despite the song being written when Richard Archer was in a previous band (Contempo), Can’t Get Along fits very well with previous single Suburban Knights.
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August 20th, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: 2007, Hard-Fi, indie, Rock
Despite being a bit behind all the latest British Indie bands (there are so many of them!!!), I enjoyed Hard-Fi’s music when they hit the charts in 2005 with Cash Machine.
The fact of the matter is that Hard-Fi come across as more direct and less pretentious than their Indie-label bedfellows, and their music is always, well harder than them too.
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