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The New Paul Collins LP, recorded by the one and only Jim Diamond in Detroit! Personally autographed to you by Paul Collins! Hello friends  I am having to raise my postage rates. As most of you may already know the post office has made a considerable increase in their rates, so unfortunately I will have to do the same. Once again I want to thank all of you for buying direct from the artist, it really makes a big difference and I very much appreciate it!
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By John Molseed

It seems like pop music has become synonymous with rock music. Fifty music snobs will likely give 50 different arguments for when and how this happened. What is important is artists like Paul Collins are there to remind us of that much of pop music is rarely rock and roll.

Paul Collins Beat’s "Feel the Noise" is loud, bright rock and roll. In another era, it may have been called pop but there’s not enough electronic noise and autotune for it to be labeled that today. In the title track, Collins sings out in response to being told rock is dead that he’ll let his guitar do the talking now. In "Feel the Noise," he does just that.

Collins, whose rock career began with The Nerves out of LA in the 1970s, has stayed true to his power rock roots sound without going stale. "Feel the Noise" is an 11-track album that is heavier than most of his earlier work but is still his style of bright, loud rock and roll with guitar hooks and blended harmony vocals.

"Feel the Noise" features a studio recording of Collins’ classic "Little Suzy," which, long a part of live shows, hasn’t been released in a studio recording. It also features a cover of the Four Tops classic "Reach Out I’ll be There." His arrangement of the song, which starts out reminiscent of The Clash’s "London Calling," sounds right at home on the album. Following the song "With a Girl Like You." which has blended harmonies, backing “aahs,” echoing guitar solos and a key change, "Reach Out I’ll be There" is right at home on this album.

The guitars and the bass are heavier on this album compared to his signature bright, hooky licks. It features flavors of early rock and roll, power pop and even a hint of punk. But why split hairs and genres? It’s simply good rock and roll.