Copyright 1993 The Washington Post   
The Washington Post
June 4, 1993, Friday, Final Edition
SECTION: WEEKEND; PAGE N23
LENGTH: 173 words
HEADLINE: Some Use Crying Over 'Spilt Milk'
SERIES: Occasional
BYLINE: Mark Jenkins
BODY:

     IMPECCABLY performed and produced, Jellyfish's "Spilt Milk" is
studio rock polished to the highest possible sheen. There's only
one problem with it: It's unbearable.
     The opening "Hush," which sounds like one of Brian Wilson's
worst ideas, is about as good as this '70s-schlock-rock revival
band gets. Drawing heavily on Queen, Supertramp and art-period
Beach Boys, songwriters Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning set pop-rock
 boys-choir confections to merry-go-round rhythms and decorate them
with hard-rock guitar solos. (The latter are played mostly by
session musicians; this bell-bottomed L.A. trio is, of course, a
keyboard band.) Such moments as the bouncy, harpsichord-tink
ling chorus of "The Ghost at Number One" offer a glimmer of what
was once attractive about this sort of fey music-hall pop, but such
ingredients are barely noticeable amidst the album's curdled
sweetness.
     JELLYFISH -- "Spilt Milk" (Charisma). Appearing Tuesday at
Gaston Hall.  To hear a Sound Bite from this album, call
202/334-9000 and press 8105.