Platinum Weird | TWO 'WEIRD' The claim that Stewart was in a band with DioGuardi before starting Eurythmics is only Make Believe
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TWO 'WEIRD' The claim that Stewart was in a band with DioGuardi before starting Eurythmics is only Make Believe
Music Review

Make Believe (2006)

Platinum Weird
Reviewed by | Oct 09, 2006
EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Sep 19, 2006; Lead Performance: Platinum Weird; Genre: Rock

Make Believe purports to be a lost album by Dave Stewart's pre-Eurythmics band Platinum Weird. In fact, the act never existed. Make Believe is actually a recent collaboration between Stewart and singer Kara DioGuardi, who has penned songs for Paris Hilton and Ashlee Simpson. As a marketing ploy, the faux backstory is interesting-ish. Less so is the music. DioGuardi has a strong voice and the production is nicely retro. But the bulk of the material alternates between sounding like fair-to-mediocre Fleetwood Mac and lame Kate Bush.

Originally posted Oct 06, 2006 Published in issue #901-902 Oct 13, 2006 Order article reprints

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