"Love You Long Time has tapped into the youthful buoyancy and optimism that motivated synth-pop/dance-punk electronica in the past, something like being second cousins to the bands of the 80s." THE NEXT TO INHERIT THE THRONE OF SYNTH-POP." -Absolutepunk.net
Love You Long Tizzle are party rockers. Their live show is nutso to the max. Freestyle raps, breakdancing, keytars, lots of neon green stuff. Oz plays the microphone, Liam plays drums, Sal and Shane are married and Sally and Oz are brother and sister. Liam comes along for family dinners and visits to grandparents. The band just finnished its second 5 week western U.S. tour, is going back out on tour in December and is not stopping. PARTY TILL YOU'RE POOPED was released in April and has blogs buzzing already. When you see the band play give them an arm pump like Arsenio Hall. Party on.
They've recently shared the stage with The Format, Dashboard Confessional, The Aquabats, MC Lars, Meg & Dia, Family Force Five and The Higher.
February 1
Love You Long Time's latest EP Party Till You're Pooped has five tracks that sound like recycled synth-pop/punk-driven electronica from the '80s resembling artists like Oingo Boingo and Missing Persons. The only flaw in this presumption is that all four members of the power pop group are too young to recall the music of the '80s, so the next logical explanation is that Love You Long Time has tapped into the youthful buoyancy and optimism that motivated synth-pop/dance-punk electronica in the past, something like being second cousins to the bands of the '80s.
Comprised of lead singer/synthesizer/guitarist Oz, his sister and keyboardist Sally, her husband and bass player Chains, and their friend Liam on drums, Love You Long Time make significant strides in being zany and positive with synth-flask punk, and the whole experience makes it uplifting to be around them. Love You Long Time take one giant step towards being happy with who you are, and inspiring the rest of the world to have that kind of confidence. It is the total opposite of Nirvana's music which was much more self deprecating and concentrated on the negative points of humans. They turn Nirvana's frown into a smiley face on Party Till You're Pooped.
Leading off with "Just Nonsense" on Party Till You're Pooped, Love You Long Time slide into a show tunes musical style familiar to Nurses with the rhythm section delivering a drop-kick punch. The vocals have a sound melodic texture that never loses its grip on the liveliness, whether Oz is pulling his vocals out or pulling them into the electro-pop folds. There is so much animation in the music and character in Oz' voice that it goes beyond whether you like synth-pop or not, the band scoops up their listeners and cups them into their zippy sonic mazes. Every track really has an infectious ring-tone. "Crazy Crush" whips up some catchy pop hooks ripe for beach parties, "Dreamkiller" is a mid-tempo tune that has a nursery rhyme vibe, "Showstopper" charts out electro-pop glitters, rhythmic lifts, and brisk keyboard dynamics with a carnival-punk propulsion, and "Song of Death" may have a gloomy title, but the synth-pop swigs and prancing vocals give off such positive rays and upsurges in the rhythmic movements that it does not feel gloomy at all.
Love You Long Time are a type of animal that likes interacting with others and inevitably brings a smile to every face. Love You Long Time are a social mammal that is infectiously positive. The band honed in on their positive urges in 2005 with their debut EP Don't Poop on My Party, and though their second EP Party Till You're Pooped can be viewed as a party pop album, it has more than just party pop tunes. The songs advocate a philosophy about life that encourages people to keep their heads facing up and their spirits uplifted. I don't know if the '80s bands did that but the next to inherit the throne of synth-pop like Love You Long Time certainly do.
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November 14
aw yeah yall! So peep this news. Both our EPs are now available on Itunes. COP DAT! also we're the latest addition to www.westaspenmerch.com alongside heroes New Found Glory, The Early November, and lots of others (hellogoodbye, the rocket summer), and then... We're on a new sampler for West Aspen Merch that's being distributed exclusively on the myspace music tour! go get one!
MC OZ and Love You Long Time
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July 31
Holy Moly Homies! We're on PurePicks this week, so thanks for peepin it! We leave on our Key-Tour, just touring with a fun name, for 2 weeks and hitting AZ, UT, ID, WA, and OR. So come party with us. We're doing Boise Warped tour thanks to all of you voting for us on the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands. THANK YOU! It's working and things are popping off for us. We just played a show with The Aquabats and MC Lars in Salt Lake City and it was our raddest show to date. Both of those guys are soooo entertaining. Life is awesome. keep listening and keep in touch por favor. We just put up a link to our new online merch store at Arjunaclothing.com/loveyoulongtime GIT SOME. Come out to a show on tour we love you and party on.
MC Oz
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April 15
Listen up you disco dancers! We need your help booking our tour, so check out the dates and hit us up if you can help in any way. It will be worth it when you get your hand on a copy of the new EP "Party 'till you're pooped!" Upon listening your body will immediately begin doing the robot. Don't be alarmed this is normal. To reduce symptoms, turn on some R Kelly, then some more Love You Long Time. party on. Oz and the Posse.
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November 28
Over Thanksgiving weekend Utah Valley State College hosted a breakdance competition and Freestyle Rap Battle. Brian Oz breakdanced for fun, then rapped for the rep of Love You Long Time and took home the 1st place cash prize. We're keeping hip hop alive!
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makayla.
Uhh. I LOVE you guys. : ]
posted Apr 15
///KennyBee
Lve you long time!! You guys are awesome!!
posted Apr 15
Mimah
haha oh mate ur music makes me wana jiggle in my
seat. good on yah mate
posted Apr 10
quimbylikewhoa
gah! please put dreamkiller back up for download. i
lived on that song for like 3 months.
posted Apr 03
you know my name; now give me my money!
sexy picture guys (:
posted Mar 24
William Hill
My show pics from Salt Lake are up. Have fun in Logan
tonight. Thanks for the fun The Wild One Of West
Valley http://community.webshots.com/user/izzyonher
posted Mar 21
nicole. the short one.
come to kansas city! :D
posted Mar 13
courageous cait.
you guys complete me.
posted Mar 08