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    HM Magazine #75/Black Cherry Soda
    Black Cherry Soda — Back On The Map cover

    Black Cherry Soda

    Back On The Map

    (1998)

    Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern

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    Label Bulletproof MusicHM Magazine #75January 1999
    lo-fimodern rockpop punk

    This is one of the Via Records bands that some thought wouldn't surface again after the death of the label. Well, with a new Bulletproof deal, Black Cherry Soda returns with some nicely repetitive guitar parts and a bunch of catchy songs. Style wise, I'd call this pop- and punk-influenced modern rock. While some of the aforementioned guitars and the down-tuned bass get a little dark, production lacks a bit and the vocals are a little unconvincing. I guess I was expecting a little more grit, but I'll still have to make a cassette copy for the car.

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