Friday, September 09, 2005
love as laughter - laughter's fifth
Straight ahead "rock" that is very pleasant but sometimes a bit underwhelming. Vocals are always right up front with standard chords beneath. I guess you could compare it to a ton of honest sounding southern rock influenced bands like kings of leon(but looser), wilco(but more rock) or rosebuds.
The only song that really gets me is "I won't hurt you" which is does the soft strummy meets big chords thing with a great chorus that recalls the byrds' "all i really wanna do(is baby be friends with you)".
"Dirty Lives" (which is just simple rock fun ala later pavement ) is enjoyable as are "I'm a Ghost","Canal St","Pulsar Radio","Make Shift Heart"(w/ a little trex harmonies) . All of which finish out the nice, but not blowyrmind second side.
The only song that really gets me is "I won't hurt you" which is does the soft strummy meets big chords thing with a great chorus that recalls the byrds' "all i really wanna do(is baby be friends with you)".
"Dirty Lives" (which is just simple rock fun ala later pavement ) is enjoyable as are "I'm a Ghost","Canal St","Pulsar Radio","Make Shift Heart"(w/ a little trex harmonies) . All of which finish out the nice, but not blowyrmind second side.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
flotation toy warning - bluffers guide to the flight deck
mid paced meandering indie pop. vocals go between annoying and forgettable which is a bad thing for a pop record, even an "experimental" one. No trax to report!
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
the replacements - hootenanny
sparks of genius but the not the full on fire.
color me impressed
within your reach
buck hill
you lose(the beginning of anyway, which sounds like b-side tim)
color me impressed
within your reach
buck hill
you lose(the beginning of anyway, which sounds like b-side tim)
Friday, September 02, 2005
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
boy that first song is about the most irritating thing ever, but the rest of the record more than makes up. Yeah yeah talking heads, but whatever it's great. with all the chatter about the singing what about the tracks? the production is soft and simple no frills and the music follows. it doesn't stand out but it's really solid. it's an easy record to like, especially on:
Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
Over and Over Again (Lost & Found)
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
In this Home on Ice
Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
Love the long titles! When you look ath those songs it seems like this could have been an unblievable EP. damn the filler.
Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
Over and Over Again (Lost & Found)
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
In this Home on Ice
Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
Love the long titles! When you look ath those songs it seems like this could have been an unblievable EP. damn the filler.
spoon - gimmie fiction
overall I didn't enjoy this as much as I wanted to, but tht doesn't mean there aren't some great moments. I enjoy the more stylized Spoon, when they avoid the bar band thing. Occasionally the studio stuff seems a little forced ("sister jack","was it you"), but it works overall. I think these guys have been listening to the the cure (in the production and overall simplicity) and some sort of 60/70(stones/ let it beatles/whatever in the melodic content and guitars) thing (sort of an odd combo, no?). I'll take:
"I turn my camera on" -a mazing amazing song. in my head for days loose but precise. simple but still a jam. check the eric bachman backing vox!
"The delicate place"
"sister jack"
"I summon you"
"They never got you"
colleen - the golden morning breaks
echoy/strummy/droney
soft/simple/careful
elegiac/pastoral/sentimental
instrumentals
hear the sounds of the mountain dulcimer (sweet rolling)
feel the power of the xylophone (the heart of harmonicon)
experience the power of delay and reverb (summer water)
remember the moog version of "snowflakes are dancing" (happy sea)
wonder at the magic of the music box (I'll read you a story)
soft/simple/careful
elegiac/pastoral/sentimental
instrumentals
hear the sounds of the mountain dulcimer (sweet rolling)
feel the power of the xylophone (the heart of harmonicon)
experience the power of delay and reverb (summer water)
remember the moog version of "snowflakes are dancing" (happy sea)
wonder at the magic of the music box (I'll read you a story)
