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A heathen by any other name …: John Hoskinson "Miscellaneous Heathen." This one gets you from the opening hammered piano chords, and delivers one well-crafted song after another — a little McCartney, some Peter Case, even The Turtles ("I Belong to You"). "I Hope I Die Before You Do" has one of those perfect choruses for the broken-hearted: "You’re my fav’rite thing/ Please forgive me when I sing, that/ I hope I die before you do/ ’Cuz I’m no good without you." Although an independent project, these songs boast a professional production, as well as a gob of great pop hooks.
- Steven J. Athanas
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