awesome music--if you crossed the Beatles, Squeeze, Wings, Gin Blossoms, and Fountains of Wayne, this is what you'd get. I bought LURCH--not a lemon on it! I'm not accustomed to liking every song on an album but it happened. Hang on Mike is good too.
Mike is an absolute musical genious and one of the nicest musicians I have ever met. Why he is not more popular is an absolute mystery. Hang On Mike is an absolute classic album.
@poptartjen I kind of agree with both of you. Listening to this, I can tell the words and the chord progressions (the actual songwriting) are pretty great. What's kinda lame is the instrumentation. It's not Mike's strong suite. It's plain and rather generic. It's why the beatles were so successful, besides coming along at the perfect time, they had both good songwriting and interesting instrumentation.
He reminds me of another great singer, James Mattingly from Erie, P.A.
theclickbeetles 7 months ago
@theclickbeetles an upvote for you sir
allenwalton8 2 months ago
Wow, this is such a great song. Mike Viola is a gifted songwriter, and has an almost heavenly voice.
greatscott1984 1 year ago
I love this song! Mike and Pete from the Figgs definitely add to this version. Man, the Northeast sure can hold it's own!
messrocks89 2 years ago
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
aldohunter 2 years ago
great harmonies...
macomberproductions 2 years ago
awesome music--if you crossed the Beatles, Squeeze, Wings, Gin Blossoms, and Fountains of Wayne, this is what you'd get. I bought LURCH--not a lemon on it! I'm not accustomed to liking every song on an album but it happened. Hang on Mike is good too.
castertunes1967 2 years ago
Mike is an absolute musical genious and one of the nicest musicians I have ever met. Why he is not more popular is an absolute mystery. Hang On Mike is an absolute classic album.
zacandtaylorrule 2 years ago 2
LOVE MIKE. and love the vocal improvy fun he has in at the end of the bridge.
overworkedirish 3 years ago
Disagree...Mike Viola is a fantastic songwriter. You certainly don't have to like it but it's not "weak ass shit."
poptartjen 4 years ago 11
@poptartjen I kind of agree with both of you. Listening to this, I can tell the words and the chord progressions (the actual songwriting) are pretty great. What's kinda lame is the instrumentation. It's not Mike's strong suite. It's plain and rather generic. It's why the beatles were so successful, besides coming along at the perfect time, they had both good songwriting and interesting instrumentation.
bilbomarks 2 months ago