Traveling through space and time sucking away the creative juices of our for-fathers of rock we are the CVS TRIO! CVS Trio or "The greatest trio in history," is narrowly considered to be at the forefront of Minneapolis folk/punk. With a Jazz influenced rhythm section coming from the sexually melodic tones of Bass player Nathan Eliot to the smooth yet jagged punches hitting the drums from Josh Kaplan, pop music will never be the same. Even though the sound of the CVS trio is not bells and whistles, their subtle but thought provoking songs will take you over, that's a promise. High-class pop music is really the best way to describe their sound. Don't you want to be High-class too? Take a listen.
September 5, 2006 Issue of "Lunch of Champions""Charlie Van Stee Trio Triangulates, Innovates, and Insulates
Filed under: Toby's Posts, Rock Music, Rating: 4 Stars — Toby @ 1:14 pmI get about 100 “friend requests†a day on our mySpace.com profile from bands who are looking to be the next big thing. I listen to the music found on each and every one of those bands’ pages, and every now and then I stumble upon something great.So, thank you to the Charlie Van Stee Trio for making my day by way of posting some inventive and interesting music on mySpace. This Minneapolis-based trio, which consists of the band’s namesake, Nathan Elliot, and Josh Kaplan, has not yet released an album, but they are producing some damn fine demos.
In the world of music blogs, it is a race to be first to find new talent, and every now and then ridiculous bands get annointed as the new buzz band (see Smoosh). The Charlie Van Stee Trio is a band that has been around the block, as members have played in bands such as Living Spoon, Free Grandma, and Jake Rowan. They are good. They play their instruments well. And they will probably be around longer than it takes Smoosh to hit puberty (no offense to Smoosh…).
These guys mean business. They are blending some great melodies, lyrics, and chord changes."Lunch of Champions Review of "The Worst Things were also the Best Things."
August 22, 2007The soon-to-be-released debut album by the Charlie Van Stee Trio, The Worst Things Were Also the Best Things, is, quite simply, brilliant. The album has a White Stripes edge to it while also providing a subtle niceness that is reminiscent of Elliot Smith.The album starts out with a beautiful pop song, “Only Here on the Outsideâ€, which asks more questions than it answers, yet for some reason left me feeling like all the mysteries of the universe had been solved. Weird, I know. Just listen to it and you’ll know what I mean. Here is a snippet from the song:Are you making this all up in your head?
Are you trapped down in the well of the end?
Are you sick? Are you tired? Are you swilled? Are you wired?
Get your head straight…I’m only here on the outside.
I’m going to try my best to know.
You believe in something real, but I don’t really know what that means…This band has been around for years, and the delay in releasing their first album is a testament to the busy gigging schedules of the members of the band, which consists of Living Spoon basist, Nathan Eliot, and Free Grandma drummer, Josh Kaplan.While The Worst Things Were Also the Best Things is a great listen from front to back, a couple of tracks stand out as something more-than-special. I already mentioned “Only Here on the Outsideâ€, but my favorite track is “On the Rise Againâ€, a song that will speak to any musician who feels the pressures of having a girlfriend or family while trying to continue the dream of playing music. Mr. Van Stee sings:When I’m at home I’m on the rise again.
Writing everything I see inside my head…When I’m on the street on I’m the rise again.
Got some people to meet; got the flyers in my hand.
I think I love this band; It’s everything I have…This will surely make me.
I want you to love this as much as I…When I’m awake I’m on the rise again.
Don’t sleep too late; get up before ten.
Be like other men; raise a family then.With beautiful melodies and mature lyrics, this record is definitely one of the stand-out albums of 2007
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