“I fell in love with this series in season one. It was quirky, funny, sweet, with the sort of exquisite desparation that we experience from time to time in our lives that causes us to retreat into nostalgia. It spoke to me on a very personal level. I rolled with Dierdre and the band through tragedy and triumph and was really rootin' for the generational band to bring back the music. Then COVID hit and we were all left adrift. I thought perhaps it was all some beautiful dream that we awoke from to the nightmare that was 2020 - 21.
Then Season Two came along, and I was over the moon! I couldn't wait to see what had happened to our heros. Had Wim Feros returned like Eddie from Eddie and the Cruisers? Would the music come again? Well... No. Week after week we seem to be slogging through the same sadness at the pace of a two legged turtle. The flashes of joy I experienced in season one are replaced by a long, drawn out, sturm and drang of misery and sadness as Mrs. Gardner slips further into dimentia and everybody seems to be suffering with no light at the end of the tunnel save for a swiftly approaching train. Our optimistic hero seems embittered, angry, utterly hopeless... and I'm starting to think that even Cody doesn't believe in the music anymore.
Come back, Wim Feros. More importantly,, come back Dierdre. We miss you. We need you. The realities that I turned to podcasts to escape from have invaded and there is no place left to hide.”Read full review »
Bitter Phil via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/22/22
“the longing for the past, the yearning for connection, the capitalist commentary. all good stuff and I can't wait to see where it goes.”Read full review »
Gradience via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/08/17
“I love the music and the plot. First couple of episodes take some time to take off, but I’m looking forward to hearing the rest of the story in the next season.”
KazIsayso via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/01/18