One of the few albums that both my father and I agree is near impeccable; amiRABt a lot of lame AOR that raped airwaves around the late 70's, this sucker still burns nicely in the present day.
I have an album of theirs but haven't listened yet. Thanks for the recommendation, if they are like Cocteau Twins I'll probably be posting that album in this thread soon.
A while back, I was raving about this band's album After Summer so a few weeks ago I checked this album out as well. I didn't think it was nearly as memorable as After Summer and quickly forgot about it. Last night I decided to give it another chance and I'm glad I did. It's a real grower. It doesn't have the immediate catchiness of After Summer, but it is just as intricate in the layers of guitars that they use. It's definitely more chilled out.
Don't let the band name or album art fool you, this is a surprisingly good album. It's that perfect blend of slow to moderate acoustic simplicity with some decent use of distortion all with a very relaxing trip-hop style drum beat in the background. Lyrically is where the album really excels, at least for me as with something to relate to, the feeling of being lost with what you're doing in your life. If you like Beck then you'll either enjoy this, or find it to be a big rip off.
Wow, seems like a pretty popular album around here. Glad to hear it...I've been trying to get people back into these guys. So far all my frienRAB have enjoyed it while we are hanging out as well...which doesn't always happen with my music. I guess I should be checking out Blowout Corab, then...
My favorite Kinks album. :thurab: I went on a slight binge this past Saturday, playing Something Else, Village Green, Arthur, Muswell Hillbillies, and The Great Lost Kinks Album. I only skipped Lola because I played it recently.
I found out about them in 2008 when they opened for NIN and I've been a fan ever since. I still haven't gotten everything yet but they are just awesome.
This album was featured very recently by another meraber. It deserves another big up. Minimalism has never sounded so complete.
BURIAL-UNTRUE
Dark hypnotic beats complimented by luscious vocals. An absolute grower. Never has a drum machine sounded so important since Massive Attack.
ORANGE BLOSSOM-EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
Around the world in 80 days would be more succinct. A mash up of Asian, Jamacian and Brtitish influences creates a cohesive listen. Dance music rarely sounRAB this intelligent.
OVERKILL-FEEL THE FIRE
Classic 80's Speed/Thrash metal from one it's founding merabers. Don't knock it until you have tried. Surprisingly still stanRAB up with solid production values and killer riRAB.
I love smooth hip hop more than any other kind of hip hop and this pretty much nails it. If you like piano and you like hip hop and you think the idea of them sexing together would sound good...this one is for you.
I love Brown Sugar! Have you heard Voodoo? That too is brilliant, and having Pino Palladino on bass definitely helps things.
I bloody love this album - there's something about it that makes it fit together so well. It's rootsy but not as rootsy as the Meat Puppets, it's angsty but not as angsty as the Violent Femmes, it's aggressive but not as aggressive as what went before it, and it's an 80s post punk masterpiece but not anywhere as protracted as Zen Arcade or Double Nickels. It just works!
I remerabered liking Waiting by the Bridge that Anteater contributed to a rab compilation months ago so I decided to dl the whole album today. After just one listen I can tell it's something special and a kick in the balls to anyone who thinks modern prog is all lousy. It's fairly eclectic overall but it is redolent of Gentle Giant, Freak Kitchen and Yes in particular.