When you name your band Hokus Pick Manouver, you're likely trying to create a fun, safe environment for some humorous, energetic antics. Hey, it was worth a try, right?
In reality H.P.M. only wants the appearance of a poor man's Newsboys, for the most part the visual direction of the project is its most interesting feature. With vocals mixed so far out front that the instrumentals sound like an afterthought, these Canadians end up playing a variety of folk influenced pop and rock, while masquerading as a hip, new wave variety rock band.
Not much of a cohesive sound comes through Pick It Up, and generally the sound is dated by contemporary standards. When your samples are more interesting than the songs, you've got trouble right here in river city. It starts with a "P" and rhymes with dew.
3.5/5
Other coverage for this album
The Lighthouse February 1993Reviewed by Keith A. ValentineNow, here is a band that likes to have a lot of fun. In fact, they like to have so much fun that I don't think that they could quite decide on what style of music to play. Pick It Up contains so many styles of music that if you asked me to describe what style this band is, I would have a hard time putting a label on it. This album has everything from "beefed-up" later 60's sounds (I thought I…Similar sounding releases
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