Finneus Gauge

Finneus Gauge: More Once More

by John W. Patterson
February 1, 1999

Finneus Gauge is quirky, shifty, tricky, elusive, fun — like running through a narrow hallway full of hundreds of crickets, each leaping for attention and chirping in some crazed unison. You are deluged with a myriad of notes, chords, rhythms, vocals and brief pauses just before being swept away into another delightful maelstrom of song. And songs are what this group is about — not endless jams nor lengthy progrock ascensions into the overdone “crescendo cul-de-sac." Ten well-crafted ballads and ...

Finneus Gauges: More Once More

by AAJ Staff
December 1, 1997

My first impression of the ' Finneus Gauge album ' more once more ' was on the CD cover. Being a marketing man by profession, the cover was superbly done and great attention was given to design and quality.

Listening to the album reminded me of living and working on the East Coast of Canada when I would go down to local taverns and halls and listen to Matt Minglewood or Sam Moon. The sound was a reminder of my ...