6 Mary Weiss Dangerous Game Norton Records | 2007 | Album Biography Comments (0) Read Full Page Digg Review Add del.icio.us   Mary Weiss was only a wide-eyed fifteen year-old when her band the Shangri-Las started racking up the hits like “Leader of the Pack” in the mid 1960s. She was still a teenager when the band broke-up at the end of that decade. The band and Weiss only made a few sporadic appearances in the following years. So where does a former girl group singer go once the times have left her behind? The question should be answered by Dangerous Game Weiss’ first ever solo album. It’s been decades since she’s made music, but yet, it sounds like the spunky singer stepped out of a time machine that left 1966 a few minutes ago. Never has an album more stubbornly planted it’s platform heels in the past, refusing to recognize the changes music has undergone in oh, say. . . the last 40 years! I’d like to say that the album was created in a style that works as a purposeful 60s throwback in the way that a lot of artists like El Perro Del Mar are going back and recapturing that sweet as sugar sound, but that doesn’t seem to be the case with Mary Weiss. The strongest song, melody-wise, on her album is a rant against modern music called “Cry About the Radio”. “Kids don’t know shit!” growls the still striking singer as she goes on to lament “what ever happened to the real songs”. While most people wouldn’t disagree that modern radio leaves something to be desired, Weiss’ lyrics sometimes paint her album as the work of bad-tempered curmudgeon. If you can get past the oddness of a mature woman singing teenage Shangri-La-esque lyrics like “you’re love is fading fast / now how long can it last” or “I wanna know you’ll be true to me” there are some things to enjoy. “Nobody Knows (But I Do)” finds Weiss digging into her sassy side – a side she should have explored more - while the electric rocker “Don’t Come Back” kicks things into high gear. The album winds down and comes to a close with a swaying rock and roll lullaby called “You Can Stay With Me”. Yes, we want Mary Weiss to stick around but how about letting us get to know the woman she’s become instead of hiding behind the shadow of the girl she was. Amy Wagner Comments (0) Help Support Kevchino - Use these links to buy new music.

Releases Mary Weiss - Dangerous Game Norton Records - 2007 - Album Artist Website Mary Weiss - Official Website