In The Presence Of Greatness

Right from the charging start of In The Presence of Greatness, with the satisfying power pop crunch and harmonizing of “Window To The World,” Velvet Crush showed that the promise of the trio’s early singles could be fulfilled on a full-length in spades. The core duo of bassist/singer Paul Chastain and drummer Ric Menck had found an excellent counterpart in guitarist Jeffrey Underhill to start with and with Matthew Sweet’s production skills a perfect match, it was one killer song after another, including “Ash & Earth,” “Superstar,” “Speedway” and “Asshole.”