So I was going through some stuff on my desk yesterday and I happened to come across an unopened copy of “Ocean Avenue,” a four song EP released by The Chris Morrisy Band. In case you are wondering, the Chris Morrisy band is the band that is a Saturday night staple at Jack’s Goal Line Stand in Long Branch . The band’s is known for playing covers during their Saturday set but this EP is nothing but originals that honestly, I wish they would play instead of the same Sublime or Journey songs every single week.
The band’s sound is a mash-up of bands like O.A.R, Dispatch and The Dave Matthews Band along with the requirement that all Jersey bands have they must sound at least 5% like Bruce. On the title track, you can hear the echoes of both Bruce and Dave as Morrisy sings about speeding down Ocean Avenue with the top down and getting pulled over.
On the other songs on the album, “Picture Of You,” “Not This Time” and “Naturally”, you can really see them the theme that this EP has, one of having a positive outlook on life and love.
This EP definitely shows that The Chris Morrisy is more than just playing “Don’t Stop Believing” every weekend. It also shows that there’s definitely something there for this band to bulid on and that hard to saying for a lot of “bar bands.” ***
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