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I'll copy/paste my reviews onto here too, but I'll stop doing that when I finish the 5th review. From then on, all of my reviews will be RYM only.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Foxygen - Take the Kids Off Broadway (2011/2012)
Before we begin this review, I'd like to state that Foxygen is like no other band you've ever heard. Their music style is what makes them- well, Foxygen. That's what I like about them. It's nothing you'd hear everyday.
Anyways, back to this EP/Mini-LP, titled
Take the Kids Off Broadway, (2011/2012)
Anyways, back to this EP/Mini-LP, titled
Take the Kids Off Broadway, (2011/2012)
Like I said, Foxygen is different. You don't hear things like them everyday, unless you're a Doors fan.
Let's start with the background like we always do.
Foxygen originated around around 2003-2004. It is a duo consisted of Jonathan Rado and Sam France. They released their debut EP titled "Electric Sun Machine". They recently re-released their Ep/Mini-LP Take the Kids Off Broadway which I am reviewing today, and are releasing their new EP in 2013 titled "We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic". January 22 to be exact.
The debut track of this EP is probably my favorite, titled "Abandon my Toys". It has a small interlude of synth and a short 2 second jack in the box noise leading into the lyrics.
The problem with Foxygen is that their lyrics are difficult to find on the internet. I have the inability to find any lyrics from any of their songs. Anways, Abandon my Toys is a great track. The chorus reminds me of an ELO song, and the many instruments please me. It ends with a different melody, like they do in other songs as well. It is a great track.
The second track is titled "Make it Known". It is a great track, but takes a few listens to get into, and doesn't please me as much as the other songs on this album.
The third track is the title track, "Take the Kids Off Broadway". It is a great track, though unappreciated according to other people I've heard from. It sticks to its beginning melody, which lowers its value to me, (because Foxygen likes to change melody), but it doesn't make it a bad song. It still is a great track, but like I said, if you changed the melody a few times, I think it'd be better.
The song "Waitin' 4 U" is next. This song is great too, I'd rate it 9/10 because of its great melody and lyrics. It doesn't fit the style of the album as the other tracks do, but I guess you could say any album has an oddball song that is still amazing, like "This is the Day" on The The's album Soul Mining. or "Pumped Up Kicks" on Foster the People's album Torches. It has a definite attractiveness to it, as well as all the other tracks on the album.
The next track is the longest track on the album, "Teenage Alien Blues". It is 10:01 minutes long. THIS song reminds me of the Doors the most. The guitar in the beginning is great, but the ending just takes me away! It puts you in a deep contemplative trance. This would be one of the greats on this album as well. This song is amazing, must I say!
The song "Why Did I Get Married?" is probably the strangest track, but is still amazing! This is one of those "Does not Disappoint" songs, (as all of these tracks are). I love the charm it brings. It has to be on one of the best tracks with- well, all of these!
The song finale "Middle School Dance (Song for Richard Swift)" is good too. I still need to listen to it to get an understanding of it.
So, sit back,
Put your hands above your head, make sure you're not standing on the edge of someone's shadow, (because it could happen to you!) and LISTEN!!!
My album rating: 9/10.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
Today's album review is....
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto (2011)
Today's album review is none other than the latest Coldplay album, "Mylo Xyloto".
It is Coldplay's fifth studio album.
Before I begin, let's have some background on the band.
Coldplay was formed in 1996 by its lead singer, Chris Martin, and lead guitarist, Jonny Buckland at the University College London, and named their band "Pectoralz". Then, their bassist Guy Berryman joined, and changed their name to "Starfish". Then Will Champion joined as their drummer and they changed their name to Coldplay.
Now, let's learn about the album, Mylo Xyloto. The album was inspired by graffiti artwork in the 70s subway cars, and so they absorbed their album artwork and theme from that idea. Then, the title was given by a graffiti tag "Xylophone", which they shortened to "Xyloto". Then Mylo became the beginning of it and the name was born.
The album has 14 tracks, but to me, their is really less than 14. I'll explain about that later.
So, the first track is titled "Mylo Xyloto", but to me, this really isn't a track. It's more of a song-prefix.
You see, at the end of the song, it connects into the next song, "Hurts like Heaven". And the band does this cool effect in multiple tracks. This kind of track-connection is like Pink Floyd's hit album "Dark Side of The Moon", how some of those tracks connect.
Anyways, this is a great 0:46 second track, of a symphony of the xylophone, piano, and a bunch of other instruments, then immediately connects into the next track,
"Hurts Like Heaven". This song really does match the style of its prefix. The synth is great, piano is amazing, the chorus is great, then the finale is amazing.
Then comes the beautiful orchestral-techno masterpiece "Paradise". It starts with violin and cello, then comes all the great techno instruments bashing into a symphony. Then the lyrics tell a story, of a girl, who wanted to run away, and live life to the fullest.
Then comes Charlie Brown. The intro, was strange, like a baby murmuring to itself. Then, the great guitar comes in, and the vocals come, and even though you were weirded out by the baby's voice, the guitars and vocals make up for it in the end.
Then comes our next 2/1 tracks... M.M.I.X and Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. These are some of the tracks that connect into the next one. M.M.I.X is synth and a little drop of piano....turning into a full body of synth....that follows into the next track, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. This song is a great lyric-vocal collaboration, with a musical surprise every turn, then when finale comes, and you become sad its over. These were about my favorite songs from the album.
The track "U.F.O"'s title may deceive you into thinking its a high-techno alien-style song, but you are wrong. Its a regular-paced beautiful acoustic song. Just when it ends, a synth riff comes on, leading into our next song,
"Princess of China". This song is a duet-argument style thing between Chris Martin and Rihanna. It has a great beginning of synth and guitar, then the lyric argument comes up with great drum beat. It was an amazing duet.
Then "A Hopeful Transmission" connects to "Don't let it Break your Heart".
Then the beautiful, piano-acoustic finale of the album "Up with the Birds". It was truly a masterpiece of heart stopping lyrics and great guitar-piano cooperation.
Thank you for reading, today's overall score is 3.8 Stars.
Source(s) for my info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylo_Xyloto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto (2011)
Today's album review is none other than the latest Coldplay album, "Mylo Xyloto".
It is Coldplay's fifth studio album.
Before I begin, let's have some background on the band.
Coldplay was formed in 1996 by its lead singer, Chris Martin, and lead guitarist, Jonny Buckland at the University College London, and named their band "Pectoralz". Then, their bassist Guy Berryman joined, and changed their name to "Starfish". Then Will Champion joined as their drummer and they changed their name to Coldplay.
Now, let's learn about the album, Mylo Xyloto. The album was inspired by graffiti artwork in the 70s subway cars, and so they absorbed their album artwork and theme from that idea. Then, the title was given by a graffiti tag "Xylophone", which they shortened to "Xyloto". Then Mylo became the beginning of it and the name was born.
The album has 14 tracks, but to me, their is really less than 14. I'll explain about that later.
| 1. | "Mylo Xyloto" | 0:43 |
| 2. | "Hurts Like Heaven" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Paradise" | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Charlie Brown" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Us Against the World" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "M.M.I.X." | 0:49 |
| 7. | "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Major Minus" | 3:30 |
| 9. | "U.F.O." | 2:17 |
| 10. | "Princess of China" (with Rihanna) | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Up in Flames" | 3:13 |
| 12. | "A Hopeful Transmission" | 0:33 |
| 13. | "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" | 3:54 |
| 14. | "Up with the Birds" 3:45 |
So, the first track is titled "Mylo Xyloto", but to me, this really isn't a track. It's more of a song-prefix.
You see, at the end of the song, it connects into the next song, "Hurts like Heaven". And the band does this cool effect in multiple tracks. This kind of track-connection is like Pink Floyd's hit album "Dark Side of The Moon", how some of those tracks connect.
Anyways, this is a great 0:46 second track, of a symphony of the xylophone, piano, and a bunch of other instruments, then immediately connects into the next track,
"Hurts Like Heaven". This song really does match the style of its prefix. The synth is great, piano is amazing, the chorus is great, then the finale is amazing.
Then comes the beautiful orchestral-techno masterpiece "Paradise". It starts with violin and cello, then comes all the great techno instruments bashing into a symphony. Then the lyrics tell a story, of a girl, who wanted to run away, and live life to the fullest.
Then comes Charlie Brown. The intro, was strange, like a baby murmuring to itself. Then, the great guitar comes in, and the vocals come, and even though you were weirded out by the baby's voice, the guitars and vocals make up for it in the end.
Then comes our next 2/1 tracks... M.M.I.X and Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. These are some of the tracks that connect into the next one. M.M.I.X is synth and a little drop of piano....turning into a full body of synth....that follows into the next track, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. This song is a great lyric-vocal collaboration, with a musical surprise every turn, then when finale comes, and you become sad its over. These were about my favorite songs from the album.
The track "U.F.O"'s title may deceive you into thinking its a high-techno alien-style song, but you are wrong. Its a regular-paced beautiful acoustic song. Just when it ends, a synth riff comes on, leading into our next song,
"Princess of China". This song is a duet-argument style thing between Chris Martin and Rihanna. It has a great beginning of synth and guitar, then the lyric argument comes up with great drum beat. It was an amazing duet.
Then "A Hopeful Transmission" connects to "Don't let it Break your Heart".
Then the beautiful, piano-acoustic finale of the album "Up with the Birds". It was truly a masterpiece of heart stopping lyrics and great guitar-piano cooperation.
Thank you for reading, today's overall score is 3.8 Stars.
Source(s) for my info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylo_Xyloto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay
Monday, August 20, 2012
Foster the People - Torches
Today's review is..
Foster the People - Torches (2011)
Torches is the debut album by the group Foster the People.
First, let's have some background on the band.
Foster the People was formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009 by Mark Foster.
Its current line-up is made up of Mark Foster, Cubbie Fink, and Mark Pontius.
The album Torches has multiple versions.
The first version has 10 songs;
Song Producer
The fifth has the bonus songs:
The sixth, titled "Torches Redux" has the track listing:
Foster the People - Torches (2011)
Torches is the debut album by the group Foster the People.
First, let's have some background on the band.
Foster the People was formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009 by Mark Foster.
Its current line-up is made up of Mark Foster, Cubbie Fink, and Mark Pontius.
The album Torches has multiple versions.
The first version has 10 songs;
| 1. | "Helena Beat" | Greg Kurstin, Mark Foster | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Pumped Up Kicks" | Foster | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Call It What You Want" | Paul Epworth, Foster | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" | Rich Costey, Foster | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Waste" | Kurstin, Foster | 3:25 |
| 6. | "I Would Do Anything for You" | Epworth, Foster, Tony Hoffer | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Houdini" | Rich Costey, Foster | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Life on the Nickel" (Epworth, Foster) | Epworth, Foster | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Miss You" (Zach Heiligman, Foster) | Kurstin, Foster | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Warrant" |
The Second version has the bonus song "Broken Jaw".
The Third has the bonus songs "Love" and "Chin Music For the Unsuspecting Hero"
The Fourth has the bonus songs:
| 11. | "Broken Jaw" | 5:29 |
| 12. | "Love" | 3:41 |
| 13. | "Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero" | 3:25 |
| 14. | "Pumped Up Kicks" (The Knocks Speeding Bullet Remix) | 4:39 |
| 15. | "Houdini" (RAC Remix) |
| 1. | "Broken Jaw" | 5:29 |
| 2. | "Love" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Pumped Up Kicks" (The Knocks Speeding Bullet Remix) | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Houdini" (RAC Remix) | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Helena Beat" (Lenno Extended Remix) | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Call It What You Want" (Treasure Fingers Pre-Party Remix Radio Edit) |
| 1. | "Warrant" | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Helena Beat" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Pumped Up Kicks" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Waste" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Downtown" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Color on the Walls" | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Life on the Nickel" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Broken Jaw" | 5:25 |
| 9. | "Love" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Call it What You Want" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Houdini" | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero" | 3:14 |
| 13. | "I Would Do Anything For You" | 3:21 |
| 14. | "Miss You" | 3:32 |
| 15. | "Pumped Up Kicks (MNDR 4-Track)" | 4:32 |
| 16. | "Helena Beat (Acoustic)" | 3:21 |
| 17. | "Color on the Walls (Acoustic)" | 2:48 |
| 18. | "Pumped Up Kicks (Acoustic)" | 3:22 |
| 19. | "Houdini (RAC Mix)" | 3:54 |
| 20. | "I Would Do Anything For You (O)" | 4:02 |
| 21. | "Pumped Up Kicks (SH Remix)" |
In this review, I will be doing the fourth version, known as the Japanese version.
The first track on the album is titled "Helena Beat".
It is like a drum-techno song- with a kick of spice. The song makes you imagine a rock version, but then it turns out to be a hearing illusion. It adds a kick of the synth, and turns into a pop-techno song.
The next track is their biggest hit on the billboards- "Pumped Up Kicks". It is the only song that doesn't fit in with the album's techno style, but the great music and dark lyrics make you glad you listened.
The next track after that is also a good one- "Call It What You Want". The beginning is great, with a synth then a great piano beginning. Then the vocals yell with confidence, creating a great symphony of vocals and piano.
The next track is great! (Geez, so many great tracks!) It's titled "Don't Stop (Colour on the Walls)". It starts with whistling and guitar then the fast vocals come in and it all adds up- a great song. Nothing Disappoints in this song.
The track "I Would Do Anything for You" is a slow song, with sad lyrics, but the chorus and music are great. The chorus goes from sad, to a great lyric-vocal mix.
The next great song is called "Houdini", named after the popular magician. The song and lyrics are positive and amazing. The music is the best part of the song, with a great hand-drum duet leading to a great synth-techno style music!
Then another great song is "Love". The beginning is drum-techno style music leading to a little drumming sequence changing to the great lyrics and music with the amazing vocals on the chorus!!!
Then comes my FAVORITE song from the album.... "Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero".
The amazing piano comes on, then the amazing lyrics come on- ones that can reflect on many people, such as the underdogs. Then the chorus, then more great music- its great.
Well, we come down to the end.
Thank you for reading, and the overall rating is 4 Stars.
Source(s) for my info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_the_People
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torches_(album)
Source(s) for my info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_the_People
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torches_(album)
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Cherry Ghost - Thirst for Romance
Today's review is..
Cherry Ghost - Thirst for Romance (2007)
Today's album review is none other than Cherry Ghost's debut album "Thirst for Romance".
At first I can say I haven't heard of Cherry Ghost until these last few months of summer.
First lets have background on Cherry Ghost.
Cherry Ghost is an indie rock band that was formed in Bolton, England. Their current line-up is made up of Simon Aldred, Jim Rhodes, Ben Parsons, Phill Anderson, and Grenville Harrop. It was first just a solo career of Aldred, before becoming a whole band.
So far, they have 2 studio albums and a special appearance on the hit UK TV Show "Later....with Jools Holland."
The first track on the album was titled "Thirst for Romance". To me, the song is about a man remembering the past love life, and trying to get on with his life. It was a beautiful track, it had great vocals with a kick of country guitar.
The next track was called 4 AM. It had a soft guitar with great lyrics and vocals. This is one of the songs that stood out to me, because it makes you think. The song seemed if it had no flaws. It was another great track.
Another track that stood out to me was titled "People Help the People". This was about my favorite track from the album. It had a perfect piano melody with challenging lyrics. The lyrics go deep inside of you, down through the skin.
A track called "Roses" sent shivers down my spine. It featured great drums like a marching band, and good vocals. It has a great melody like one you'd hear in a coffee shop, but then it turns into a deep chorus symphony of amazing vocals, melodies that ring in your ears and a piano that doesn't disappoint.
This album was amazing for a debut. It of course had flaws, but for a debut, this was amazing.
Thank you for reading, and today's rating is 3.8 stars.
Source(s) for my info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Ghost
Cherry Ghost - Thirst for Romance (2007)
Today's album review is none other than Cherry Ghost's debut album "Thirst for Romance".
At first I can say I haven't heard of Cherry Ghost until these last few months of summer.
First lets have background on Cherry Ghost.
Cherry Ghost is an indie rock band that was formed in Bolton, England. Their current line-up is made up of Simon Aldred, Jim Rhodes, Ben Parsons, Phill Anderson, and Grenville Harrop. It was first just a solo career of Aldred, before becoming a whole band.
So far, they have 2 studio albums and a special appearance on the hit UK TV Show "Later....with Jools Holland."
The first track on the album was titled "Thirst for Romance". To me, the song is about a man remembering the past love life, and trying to get on with his life. It was a beautiful track, it had great vocals with a kick of country guitar.
The next track was called 4 AM. It had a soft guitar with great lyrics and vocals. This is one of the songs that stood out to me, because it makes you think. The song seemed if it had no flaws. It was another great track.
Another track that stood out to me was titled "People Help the People". This was about my favorite track from the album. It had a perfect piano melody with challenging lyrics. The lyrics go deep inside of you, down through the skin.
A track called "Roses" sent shivers down my spine. It featured great drums like a marching band, and good vocals. It has a great melody like one you'd hear in a coffee shop, but then it turns into a deep chorus symphony of amazing vocals, melodies that ring in your ears and a piano that doesn't disappoint.
This album was amazing for a debut. It of course had flaws, but for a debut, this was amazing.
Thank you for reading, and today's rating is 3.8 stars.
Source(s) for my info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Ghost
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Joy Division/New Order- Total: From Joy Division to New Order
Joy Divison/New Order - Total: From Joy Division to New Order (2011)
Today's album I will be reviewing is none other than Joy Division and New Order's album "Total: From Joy Division to New Order".
First, let's have some background on these artists. Joy Division was an English Rock Band formed in Great Manchester in 1976. Before it got its infamous name we know as Joy Division, the band was called Warsaw. Its first line-up was Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris.
Joy Division's debut album was called Unknown Pleasures. Joy Division finally had high commercial success until their second studio album, titled Closer.
After the tragic death of Ian Curtis, the rest of the band left and formed a new band- titled New Order.
New Order was formed in 1980 by the rest of Joy Division and was the basic line-up of Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris. The initial release of New Order was their single called "Ceremony".
An interesting fact was "Ceremony" and it's B-Side "In a Lonely Place" were written two weeks before the death of Ian Curtis.
Their first hit single was released in 1983 called Blue Monday. Then followed other singles like Bizarre Love Triangle and The Perfect Kiss.
The first track on the album is none other than Joy Division's "Transmission". The song is dark and positive to me, because although the music darkens the situation, the lyrics can't disappoint. It reminds me of New Order's single "Age of Consent". Dark and positive at the same time, but not in a bad way.
The next track is Joy Division at its best, "Love Will Tear Us Apart". It has a great tune, with lyrics that self-reflect anybody's love situation. The bass and the vocals really complete the song to me.
Now, let's move onto New Order.
The first track on New Order's side is "Ceremony". This song introduced New Order's first style. Not the regular techno style you'd here by them, but more of a Joy Division style music with Sumner's vocals.
The next hit track on there is Blue Monday. Although it is an abridged version, it still includes the story of New Order's techno style music we know today.
Then there is the track that introduced me to New Order, Bizarre Love Triangle. It also is very abridged, all the way down to 3 minutes, but includes all the music excerpts we love.
Then the next track is The Perfect Kiss, then Temptation. I have always loved both of those songs, especially Temptation, because to me, it was the perfect mix of techno, and their first style of music.
This album to me was the perfect mix of Joy Division and New Order. Although the abridged versions of some songs did arise flaws to me, it still is perfect for any JD/New Order fan.
Today's overall rating is 3.5 Stars. Thank you for reading.
Source(s) for my information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total:_From_Joy_Division_to_New_Order
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Division
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Order
Today's album I will be reviewing is none other than Joy Division and New Order's album "Total: From Joy Division to New Order".
First, let's have some background on these artists. Joy Division was an English Rock Band formed in Great Manchester in 1976. Before it got its infamous name we know as Joy Division, the band was called Warsaw. Its first line-up was Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris.
Joy Division's debut album was called Unknown Pleasures. Joy Division finally had high commercial success until their second studio album, titled Closer.
After the tragic death of Ian Curtis, the rest of the band left and formed a new band- titled New Order.
New Order was formed in 1980 by the rest of Joy Division and was the basic line-up of Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris. The initial release of New Order was their single called "Ceremony".
An interesting fact was "Ceremony" and it's B-Side "In a Lonely Place" were written two weeks before the death of Ian Curtis.
Their first hit single was released in 1983 called Blue Monday. Then followed other singles like Bizarre Love Triangle and The Perfect Kiss.
The first track on the album is none other than Joy Division's "Transmission". The song is dark and positive to me, because although the music darkens the situation, the lyrics can't disappoint. It reminds me of New Order's single "Age of Consent". Dark and positive at the same time, but not in a bad way.
The next track is Joy Division at its best, "Love Will Tear Us Apart". It has a great tune, with lyrics that self-reflect anybody's love situation. The bass and the vocals really complete the song to me.
Now, let's move onto New Order.
The first track on New Order's side is "Ceremony". This song introduced New Order's first style. Not the regular techno style you'd here by them, but more of a Joy Division style music with Sumner's vocals.
The next hit track on there is Blue Monday. Although it is an abridged version, it still includes the story of New Order's techno style music we know today.
Then there is the track that introduced me to New Order, Bizarre Love Triangle. It also is very abridged, all the way down to 3 minutes, but includes all the music excerpts we love.
Then the next track is The Perfect Kiss, then Temptation. I have always loved both of those songs, especially Temptation, because to me, it was the perfect mix of techno, and their first style of music.
This album to me was the perfect mix of Joy Division and New Order. Although the abridged versions of some songs did arise flaws to me, it still is perfect for any JD/New Order fan.
Today's overall rating is 3.5 Stars. Thank you for reading.
Source(s) for my information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total:_From_Joy_Division_to_New_Order
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Division
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Order
Friday, August 17, 2012
The The- Early Rarities
Time for our first Album review..
The The-Early Rarities(2011)
Our first is a rare bootleg titled "Early Rarities" by the British band "The The".
Let's have a little background on The The.
The The is the guise of Matt Johnson, whom formed the band circa 1979. His first line-up was with Keith Laws, Tom Johnstone, and Peter Ashworth(Triash).
Their first single was released under 4AD Records titled "Controversial Subject".
Later on, Laws, Johnstone, and Ashworth left the band.
Now, let's get a background on the album.
Early Rarities was released circa 2011 as a bootleg album(an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority.).
The album has 18 tracks and is a compilation album.
The 18 tracks on the album are all unrelease
The album is a rarity itself to me, because the only way you could listen to it is through the magic of YouTube. I haven't heard of about 8 tracks on the album before I listened to it.
What also surprised me is that you can't find anything about the album anywhere else but Discogs and last.fm, which has a very limited set of samples of the album.
The first track on the album was none other than The The's first single, Controversial Subject. And it even had Controversial Subject's B-Side track, Black and White.
The first problem with it is that all the tracks are so rare, you can't find any lyrics for any of them except the 12" remix of Soul Mining at the end.
The second problem is that since this was a bootleg, I can't listen to any of the songs in High Quality like other albums because the tracks are old. I think the only High Quality track is What Stanley Saw because it was actually on a real album that has been remastered before.
Another interesting thing about the album is that it had the first prototype version of a later single. The prototype was called Cold Spell Ahead, which was the prototype of the hit Soul Mining single Uncertain Smile. Cold Spell Ahead was a very interesting single, which featured the earlier artists of The The's history.
The track Leap into the Wind was also a very interesting track, because the melody reminded me of the track "The Mercy Beat" from the album Infected.
The album also featured all of the bonus tracks of the UK cassette version of Soul Mining, i.e Fruit of the Heart, Waiting for the Upturn, Mental Healing Process, etc. These bonus tracks were from the unreleased debut Pornography of Despair. Lots of other tracks from this album were put on Early Rarities as well.
Well overall, this was a great album. It really was an old The The anthology, explaining their early tracks progressing into what they are right now. Although there were a few flaws within the album, the great tracks made up for it.
The overall rating of the album is 4 STARS.
Source(s) for my info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootleg_recording
http://www.discogs.com/The-The-Early-Rarities/release/3065338
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_The
The The-Early Rarities(2011)
Our first is a rare bootleg titled "Early Rarities" by the British band "The The".
Let's have a little background on The The.
The The is the guise of Matt Johnson, whom formed the band circa 1979. His first line-up was with Keith Laws, Tom Johnstone, and Peter Ashworth(Triash).
Their first single was released under 4AD Records titled "Controversial Subject".
Later on, Laws, Johnstone, and Ashworth left the band.
Now, let's get a background on the album.
Early Rarities was released circa 2011 as a bootleg album(an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority.).
The album has 18 tracks and is a compilation album.
The 18 tracks on the album are all unrelease
The album is a rarity itself to me, because the only way you could listen to it is through the magic of YouTube. I haven't heard of about 8 tracks on the album before I listened to it.
What also surprised me is that you can't find anything about the album anywhere else but Discogs and last.fm, which has a very limited set of samples of the album.
The first track on the album was none other than The The's first single, Controversial Subject. And it even had Controversial Subject's B-Side track, Black and White.
The first problem with it is that all the tracks are so rare, you can't find any lyrics for any of them except the 12" remix of Soul Mining at the end.
The second problem is that since this was a bootleg, I can't listen to any of the songs in High Quality like other albums because the tracks are old. I think the only High Quality track is What Stanley Saw because it was actually on a real album that has been remastered before.
Another interesting thing about the album is that it had the first prototype version of a later single. The prototype was called Cold Spell Ahead, which was the prototype of the hit Soul Mining single Uncertain Smile. Cold Spell Ahead was a very interesting single, which featured the earlier artists of The The's history.
The track Leap into the Wind was also a very interesting track, because the melody reminded me of the track "The Mercy Beat" from the album Infected.
The album also featured all of the bonus tracks of the UK cassette version of Soul Mining, i.e Fruit of the Heart, Waiting for the Upturn, Mental Healing Process, etc. These bonus tracks were from the unreleased debut Pornography of Despair. Lots of other tracks from this album were put on Early Rarities as well.
Well overall, this was a great album. It really was an old The The anthology, explaining their early tracks progressing into what they are right now. Although there were a few flaws within the album, the great tracks made up for it.
The overall rating of the album is 4 STARS.
Source(s) for my info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootleg_recording
http://www.discogs.com/The-The-Early-Rarities/release/3065338
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_The
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