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The Saturn 5 have gone through a name change, as they were once called The Swinging Mooks. I had heard many good things about the Mooks over the past few years, but never got a chance to get out and see them. In seeing The Saturn 5 finally, I'm sorry I waited so long. Lead vocalist Ronnie Dee has the concept of working a crowd down to an exact science, with hand gestures, eye contact, and communication back and forth. They started off the set with a tune called "Psycho Sister," then quickly moved into a tune called "Flopgutt" that knocked my socks off, with the funky groove of bassist Lemonjello. They moved into a tune dedicated to the children's guru, Mister Rogers, called "Neighborhood" (no, not the old Ugly Kid Joe tune!), and then crashed into a cool, dance worthy song entitled, "Bumpin'." And, the crowd, indeed, began bumpin' across the front of the stage with sexy, gyrating dance moves. The band eventually slammed into a harder tune called "Killer," complete with raunchy guitar licks, while Dee and Beer jumped from the stage with saxophones and went from table to table, patron to patron serenading each and every listener. There was banter about sex before "Leave On the Lights," and talk of pot before the tune "Stoner."
Even though a large portion of the crowd left the venue for the techno dance club, Liquid Blue, a few blocks down the street, the more intelligent of the crowd hung out and stayed throughout this incredible performance of The Saturn 5. What I thought was going to be a short night out to congratulate friends on their debut CD release turned out to be a long night of excellent performance. I didn't leave the venue until they started running everyone out at 2 AM
- Lee Ann Leach
mission control
THE SATURN FIVE
OUT OF THIS WORLD MUSIC IN TUNE WITH TODAY'S SOUND. IF YOU LIKE IT LOUD AND IN YOUR FACE THAN THIS GROUP WILL HIT YOU HARD.. A COMBINATION OF RAP, POP, FUNK AND ROCK GIVES THE SATURN FIVE A SOUND THAT CAN SATISFY MOST LISTENING NEEDS. HIGH ENERGY IS A MILD UNDERSTATEMENT TO THE FEEL OF THIS BAND. THIS IS CARRIED ON TO THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCE AS WELL. SEVERAL SONGS ON THIS RELEASE ARE MARKETABLE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GAIN THIS BAND NOTICE. AN ENGINEERING FEET AS TO THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AND TRACKING INVOLVED IN THIS RELEASE.. AN INDICATION OF THE SERIOUS APPROACH THE SATURN 5 TAKES TOWARDS THEIR MUSIC. THE TALENT JUMPS OUT AT YOU . A MUST LISTEN IF YOU LIKE THE MODERN SOUND.
SEE THE SATURN 5 LIVE AND PICK UP THIS RELEASE..
SOME GOOD STUFF
ratings 5 star rating scale
overall * * * *1/2
performance * * * *1/2
production * * * *1/2
notes of interest
A MUST BUY. PUT THIS IN YOUR COLLECTION.
THE RELEASE IS LONG AND VERY POWERFUL. THE INSERTION OF A SLOW BALLAD COULD SERVE AS A MENTAL REST..
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Discography
Mission Control
Live in N.Y.C.
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Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Be warned, The SATURN 5’s debut “Mission Control” is an infectious
experiment of what can happen when rock crashes head on into funk and soul.
Fronted by Ronnie Dee, a 4th generation musician with an amazing vocal delivery
and captivating presence, along with what has been deemed as a “world class rhythm
section” of guitar wiz Joshua Horton, multi instrumentalist Andrew Beer,
drum powerhouse Bryan Austin, and virtuoso bassmatist LeMonjello,
The SATURN 5 delve deeply into the heart of the listener with memorable
and hook filled songs that will draw you into their universe.
With their “Live in N.Y.C.”disc, The SATURN 5 delivers the magic of their live show,
and some exciting new songs not yet recorded in the studio with unimaginable energy, and vibes. To paraphrase Ronnie’s lyric – “It feels so good”
Professionalism, talent and a diverse yet focused presentation has garnered much critical
and public acclaim and has enabled The SATURN 5 to hold their own when sharing the stage with the likes of Kid Rock, The Black Crowes, Staind, Lit, The Neville Bros.,
and more.
Buy the cd’s, see them live – be warned, you WILL be converted
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