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Great Day

Great Day

Spring 2010 Music
Ages: 5 - 10 yrs.
Producer: Milkshake Music
CD Price: $14.99
Review:
As Milkshake, fiery-haired Lisa Mathews and Mikel Gehl, a.k.a. alt-rock duo Love Riot, are favorites on the family concert circuit--and no wonder. Their deft harmonies and multilayered pop-rock melodies come with infectious exuberance and lyrics that reflect a knowing, parent's-eye observation of childhood. With their first-rate Milkshake band, they shine brighter than ever here, from the "Shake It Up" anthem ("when you color outside the lines/guaranteed you'll find a new design") to the exceptional Beatle-esque title track. Along the way, stops include a sunshine dance, quality Grandma-time, a new recipe for sharing and a soothing "Happy Place (where everything's okay)."
Lynne Heffley   ©2010 Parents' Choice
A long-time Parents' Choice music critic, Lynne was a staff writer for 25 years at the Los Angeles Times where she established and maintained the paper's first weekly children's arts and entertainment beat and was a general arts reporter. Now a freelance writer, Lynne works in the areas of non-profit communications, the arts and family entertainment (specializing in children's theater, music, audio books and book illustration). In her spare time, when she's not reading, Lynne is likely to be found strumming American Songbook standards and Tin Pan Alley novelty songs on one of her seven ukuleles.
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