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In the first 48 hours that Tony Rogers' "Pop Psychology" (available now on Jumbo Records) was in my possession, I listened to it six complete times. Each time I heard something new and either funny or poignant or touching or... Rogers, who seems to embody John Lennon mixed with early David Bowie and a bit of Tom Lehrer thrown in, masterminded this disc with a little help from his friends. Pop Psychology is the soundtrack to the popular cabaret show of the same name. In the show, Rogers and (keyboard wizard) Steve Kouba play the music. On the disc, there is a variety of musicians and backing vocalists, making for more orchestral and fully realized music. You do not have to see the show to enjoy the music. You either have to have been in a relationship or have just left one, or are just about to enter one. The lyrics are intelligent, witty, deft, and revelatory. The music behind the lyrics is much of the same. His musical ideas are the stuff that most of us aspire to composing. This is a show you shouldn't miss-but if you absolutely cannot make it, get the disc and laugh and learn." |
