Song of the Day: January 22, 2005
From "Where Your Heart," Certain Records EP, 1988
A note relaying the compliments of Game Theory's Scott Miller was included in this band's press kit; appropriately so, as GT might be the most prominent influence on this New York trio. This solid five track EP was issued a few years after a lesser pop/wave 45. If memory serves they changed their name to Marcel Monroe and released a couple of full length CDs that went gentle into the 99-cent bin. Lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Bob Windbiel remains active in a number of interesting musical pursuits.
2 Comments:
Hi Jon,
Clearly, October is no time to be posting a comment about a song you put here in January, but I've just recently found your site. In fact, I found this musical goldmine of yours because I was nostalgically searching for something about my old friends Mod Lang.
If you ever run across the album that preceded "Where Your Heart," one called "surfer moe," which I think was from 1987, you're in for a real treasure. (I had it on cassette back in those days, and I don't know what other formats, if any, it was or is available in.) One or two of the songs from that got rereleased with the big production treatment for Where Your Heart ("August" and "Such a Dear" come to mind), but they were better in their original, pristine form. Where Your Heart was one last stab for Mod Lang, with a somewhat bigger sound than before. The group that followed, Marcel Monroe, was a different band, though still a trio and still with Bob at the helm. The latter band featured Kimberly Jean, later to become Mrs. Windbiel, on bass and vocals.
I really love the music you've compiled here, and the good humor and wit you show throughout. Thanks for all of your efforts. There are so many little musical treasures here. Stay with it!
Best,
Bob from the Bronx
I recently started looking at your site, and enjoy it; I'm starting from the oldest entries and moving forward, so forgive me if the following suggestion/request is subsequently rendered moot. Marcel Monroe put out at least one gem: Love Is Not. I don't remember anything from the rest of the record, but the title track was a pop masterpiece. Any chance of it showing up here?
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