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Average customer rating: I'm Gonna Fill Your Hoo Haa with Goof Juice! I laughed, I cried, I bought some for friends! Funny times ten to the X. His best stuff yet. Extremely Funny The Man Never Disappoints

Werewolves and Lollipops (W/DVD) Patton Oswalt Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Comedians of Comedy / Live at the El Rey (Patton Oswalt / Brian Posehn / Maria Bamford / Zach Galifianakis) Shiny Happy Jihad Live In: Nerd Rage Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion How to Win! ASIN: B000RGSOM8 Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

1. Here We Go
2. America Has Spoken
3. Beautiful People And A Bridge Troll
4. Clean Filth
5. Miracle Of Childbirth, The
6. You Are Allowed 20 Birthday Parties
7. Dukes Of Hazzard, The
8. Alternate Earth
9. Best Week Never
10. Physics For Poets
11. At Midnight I Will Kill George Lucas With A Shovel
12. Bubble Of Sanity
13. Sterling, Virginia
14. Racist Cell Phones
15. Best Baby In The Universe, The
16. Married & Single
17. I Tell A Story About Birth Control And Deal With A Retarded Heckler
18. Great Food Is Cooked By Psychos
19. Wackity Schmackity Doo!
20. Death Bed
21. Cirque Du Soleil

Amazon.com

On his second "solo" album, this stand-up comic and character actor proves himself to be not just a foul-mouthed everyman and an unrepentant geek, but a rather awesome wordsmith as well. That a comedian might rant about how "Cirque du Soleil is like catnip for old people" or the ridiculous unhealthiness of a popular item at the fast food chain KFC is not surprising. That he'd call the fast food item "a failure pile in a sadness bowl" is, let's face it, pure poetry (and really, actually funny the way he tells it). On the track "I Tell a Story About Birth Control and Deal with a Retarded Heckler," Patton displays some of the finest manipulation of a disturbing audience member you'll ever hear. That the album was released by Sub Pop makes perfect sense, as Patton not only has Catholic music tastes--tossing off references to Hasil Adkins, the Pixies, Minor Threat, and Roky Erickson--but as we all know, stand-up is "the new grunge." --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Patton has been a stand-up comedian for almost twenty years and this is his second CD. Lazy...or maybe busy. He's appeared in over twenty movies, including "Magnolia", "Reno 911!: Miami", and the documentary "The Comedians Of Comedy", which he also created and produced. He played Spence on "The King Of Queens" for nine seasons, is a regular on "Reno 911!", a frequent guest on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel, and a recurring voice actor on "Kim Possible", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", and "Crank Yankers". He's a regular columnist in the NY Times Magazine and was an uncredited writer on the "Borat" movie. He's also the lead voice in this summer's Pixar movie, "Ratatouille", playing a rat named Remy. This is his first CD on Sub Pop and it includes a DVD with one hour of stand-up.

Customer Reviews:

I'm Gonna Fill Your Hoo Haa with Goof Juice!.......2007-07-20

If you're a fan of Patton, this material is just as strong and cutting as "feelin' kinda patton." What's great about this release is that there is also a DVD that has a set from Atlanta's 40-watt along with some other footage of Patton just riffing on different topics.

His takes on different political and social issues is fresh and witty. He's brutally honest and insightful and he's evolved into one of the premier stand-up acts working today. There's always a sense of humanity in his act and that's what makes Patton's appeal so broad. He might be saying something that is mostly cynical but it's always tempered with his kind disposition and witty outlook on life. Beyond all of that, he's an incredible comedy writer and his material on this release is masterfully constructed and his delivery is just as sharp.

I laughed, I cried, I bought some for friends! Funny times ten to the X........2007-07-17

I am a Patton fan and I was expecting to be amused. However, I got more laugh-out-loud moments from this CD than I have from any recent comedy CD. There isn't a bad routine. For me, the gems are "Death Bed" and "Physics for Poets". However, I can say I honestly laughed with every track.

I like the inclusion of the DVD as it allows you to watch the genesis of the material. Patton is a distinct physical presence and that adds to the humor.

My husband rarely finds any stand-up comedy funny. However, as I was playing the CD I saw tears of laughter streaming down his face durng "Physics for Poets". It's that good.

His best stuff yet........2007-07-14

Patton is just getting better and better. Absurd without being wacky. Smart without being pretentious. Political without being preachy.

This is his best album yet. Buy it.

Immediately.

Extremely Funny.......2007-07-13

Patton Oswalt is extremely funny. Not just a little funny - EXTREMELY funny. His material is intelligent & unforgettable and this CD is worth every penny.

The Man Never Disappoints.......2007-07-12

Brilliant. That's all I can say. I don't want to even talk about the content because I would not want to spoil a single moment if you haven't heard it yet. It's great. If you love Patton's work, you will love the cd/dvd. Buy this instead of wasting your time watching "Last Comic Standing".
And if you ever get a chance, check out Patton live or check out a Comedians of Comedy tour. Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Zach G., Eugene Mirman, Morgan Murphy, Eddie Pepitone are the best comedians working today and also some of the most gracious people you will ever meet. Buy this cd now!

Average customer rating: No wincing to be done HERE! Absolutely Fantastic! Wincing Worth Listening To More confident, more edgy = their best yet Jamming the Night Away!

Wincing the Night Away The Shins Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Crane Wife We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank The Good, the Bad & the Queen Sky Blue Sky The Information ASIN: B000K2VHN2 Release Date: 2007-01-23

Tracks:

1. Sleeping Lessons
2. Australia
3. Pam Berry
4. Phantom Limb
5. Sea Legs
6. Red Rabbits
7. Turn On Me
8. Black Wave
9. Spilt Needles
10. Girl Sailor
11. A Comet Appears

Amazon.com

Indie-rock's hardest-working slackers finally release their third album, on which they've made the clear transition from bedroom-pop to stadium-rock without losing everything that makes them great. Those soaring vocals that sound like the unholiest collision of the Cure and Simon and Garfunkel, the nimble pop hooks that are never overused, those lyrics that are as self-deprecating and razor sharp as they are playful--dude, it's all still here. Relax, you can still swoon. Musically, there are some new elements, from the ragged surf-rock that propels "Pam Berry" to the near hip-hop beats of "Sea Legs" and percolating electronica on "Sleeping Lessons" (which two thirds of the way through shows Band of Horses how to write a song). Wincing is neither the clever genre recombinant exercise of their second album nor is it the perfect little self-contained universe of their debut. This is not the Shins' best album; it's their growing pains third record. James Mercer has learned how to shout his words so the folks in the back row can hear; a slightly harder edge and more confidence is on display. But it doesn't gel fully. Mercer remains one of the most talented songwriters working in pop today, and what this album proves is that the group deserves to move beyond the little Zach-Braff-movie-watching, This-American-Life-listening, Frappuccino-sipping demo-ghetto they've found themselves in. Wincing confidently bristles with stupendous and smart rock music that deserves to be enjoyed by your kid brother and your folks as much as your dorm-mates. --Mike McGonigal

The Shins Get Their "Sea Legs"

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Oh, Inverted World

Chutes Too Narrow

Garden State Soundtrack (Features tracks by the Shins)

Album Description

It could be said that the Shins third album, Wincing the Night Away is the most heavily anticipated record of 2007. Post Garden State notoriety, the band has reached beyond their indie-darling status to something approaching mainstream recognition. Recorded over time in James Mercer's basement studio, Phil Ek's Seattle digs, and in Oregon City with veteran engineer Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, U2) - Wincing the Night Away is a whole new animal. It is the sound of a band growing up and out. Mercer's infectious, indelible melodic style is still at the core, and unfaltering. But anything can happen around it - and in this case, it does. Channeling a Morrissey vibe, "Sea Legs" pairs a hip-hop (yes, hip-hop) beat with lush melodic lines and searing guitars. Elsewhere the band toys with tweaked-out piano steeped in psychedelic strings ("Red Rabbit"); fractured synth samples ("Spilt Needles"); gauzy, arpeggiated keyboards cloaking thunderous anthems ("Sleeping Lessons"); and, taking cues from early Jesus and Mary Chain albums - sweeping, fuzztoned epics ("Phantom Limb"). Finally, "Turn on Me," "Girl Sailor" and "Australia" are the lilting, exhilarating, rollicking, rock-solid pop songs we've all come to covet from The Shins.

Customer Reviews:

No wincing to be done HERE!.......2007-07-16

I never got a chance to listen to the Shins' first album Oh, Inverted World, but I picked up Chutes Too Narrow and enjoyed it; the only real problem there was that a lot of the songs were too short in that the band was building up to something but then decided to just end the songs. Well, I have absolutely no complaints about their latest album, Wincing the Night Away.

This was another one of those cases where the announced Saturday Night Live musical guest was an artist that I didn't know had any recent material out (and speaking of SNL, FYI: the woman singing with the band was Viva Voce vocalist Anita Robinson). But I was pleased because that's when I was first introduced to the single "Phantom Limb", which might be the best song on the album; but the funky "Sea Legs" runs a close second. And "Red Rabbits" and "Sleeping Lessons" are haunting yet enjoyable.

Other notables include "Australia", "A Comet Appears", "Turn On Me", and, well, everything else. While it's true that "wincing" usually denotes what one would do if something was bad, this album definitely won't have you doing that, so pick it up.

Anthony Rupert

Absolutely Fantastic!.......2007-06-25

Very, very rarely do I think an album is a masterpiece. This one is. The only other album that I like from beginning to end like I like this one is Sgt Peppers by The Beatles.

Some of the songs on this album are so good, that it's truly amazing these guys seem to be sort of slipping under the radar. You never hear about them! But don't let that sway your decision. I'm a music connoisseur and I really just can't relay in words how impressed I am with these guys. Very well done!

You will not be disappointed if you purchase this album. I'm so glad I bought it!

Wincing Worth Listening To.......2007-06-16

Listening to The Shins' album, Wincing The Night Away, is like falling into an oceanic daydream. The music is sleepy, the lyrics are poetic, and the sound is rich and harmonious.

The album cover depicts organisms that have tentacles and baleen mouths, revealing the ocean theme that lies beneath. The song titles such as Sea Legs and Girl Sailor suggest an ocean-exploration theme. The music is rich, but quiet and understated. It is often unclear which instruments are being used, which gives the songs a mysterious feel, like being in a dream.

The music is set up to provide a kind of dreamlike state and is complimented by James Mercer's voice, which has an uncanny similarity to The Cure's Robert Smith's. The first track, Sleeping Lessons, draws the listener in with harmonies coming from what sounds like a synthesized, muted, echoing vibraphone. Then, with about a minute left in the song, the music gets rolling and guitar and drums enter, setting course for what's to come. Pam Berry, a kind of interlude, uses a softened surf guitar that conjures images of surf rock and beaches and enhances the album's ocean theme. Phantom Limb, the hit single, has a stronger beat than the others, using drums, bass and even guitar strums to pronounce it. The final track, A Comet Appears, ends the album on a soft note, and sounds like something Simon and Garfunkel would play. The twangy background sounds were made by a hammered dulcimer and a bouzouki. Even a French horn is featured in the song.

The album's lyrics are poetic, but obscure. And just as dreams hide the deeper meaning of ones thoughts, The Shins' lyrics hide the deeper meaning of their songs. Even so, the lyrics could use clarification as fans are aching to know what the songs are really about. But it is still refreshing to hear rock music with poetic lyrics.

Overall, Wincing The Night Away is quite an experience and worth listening to.

More confident, more edgy = their best yet.......2007-06-14

Well well, I guess it's safe now to say there's no doubt as to the level of talent The Shins possess, and as a band they are here to stay. With this album, they've cemented their place as one of the more provocative, complicated, and catchy bands constantly deserving more airplay. I don't think people should be cringing, or should I say wincing, in anticipation of future releases. `Wincing' is definitely a breakout album, as it shows the band taking a definite stand in upgrading their sound from a quirky, complex indie group to a full-fledged complex rock `n roll band. From the opening track the additional, atmospheric layers of sound are complemented by the more confident drums and the ever present pensive lyric. Confidence is a good description for this; the musicianship is just more confident, bolder on this album. I get the feeling that these guys are no longer relishing their indie status, but have other priorities. Maybe it's a conscious decision to steer clear of the overblown `Garden State' references, as well as James Mercer's brilliant collaboration on Modest Mouse's new album; whatever it is, it's noticeable and feels natural.

As for the album itself, each song is consistently good, but I think the more groundbreaking stuff comes in the first seven or eight songs (mind you there are only eleven), especially `Sleeping Lessons' `Australia' `Phantom Limb' and `Sealegs'. These songs make me ponder the limits of the band's potential, which is frightening. By the time we get to `Black Wave' I get the feeling, though, that the band slowly reverts to their previous efforts. It's at this point that I feel the lyrics may slightly be too dense for the length of the songs, or that we're hearing more of Mercer than The Shins as a group. For example, `A Comet Appears' appears much like the ending songs in `Chutes Too Narrow' as well as in `Oh, Inverted World'; a slow, introspective song that carries softly until it fades to the light sounds of birds chirping. Ending on a more upbeat, less folkish note would have marked this release as a more complete maturation, not to say that their lyrics are immature by any means. But still, there is no doubt this is a breakout album and their best yet.

Jamming the Night Away!.......2007-06-07

This is my favorite album of the year, with New Moon by Elliott Smith as my second choice.

I bought it the day it came out for a mere $9 or something crazy.

I listened to it on the way home and sat in the car in my driveway and finished listening to the whole CD because it was simply that amazing.

As much as I love the old Shins, I'd say this is their best album yet.
Why? Because it contains so many more emotions and it encompasses their various musical abilities.
If you buy any album this year, buy this one.
My favorite songs are "Sea Legs," "Black Wave," "Spilt Needles," "Sleeping Lessons" - hell, the whole album.
This really is one of those albums that grabs you. It becomes impossible to press the "NEXT" button - you will want to listen to every single song in full. I listened to this disc over and over on a recent roadtrip, and never got tired of it.

Every song has a lyric that can be considered genius.

"A dual tone under wall
Selfish fool and hoped you'd save us all
Never dreamt of such sterile hands,
You keep them folded in your lap,
And raise them up to beg for scraps"

All of "Red Rabbits"

"It's like I'm pressed on the handle bars,
Of a blind man's bike,
No straws to grab, just the rushing wind,
On the rolling mind"

and so on.

Considering how epic this album really is, $9 is an absolute steal.

Average customer rating: great Just Textured, Feel-Good Tunes! Best Shins album Great album Indie Rock Right-Side-Up

Oh, Inverted World The Shins Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Details The Crane Wife Garden State Plans Simple Things ASIN: B00005JSHW Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

1. Caring Is Creepy
2. One By One All Day
3. Weird Divide
4. Know Your Onion!
5. Girl Inform Me
6. New Slang
7. The Celibate Life
8. Girl On The Wing
9. Your Algebra
10. Pressed In A Book
11. The Past And Pending

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Something extraordinary is afoot in Albuquerque. The Shins' first big-time record, Oh, Inverted World, combines mysterious narratives with golden song structures, resulting in lavish and opulent indie pop. Touches of Neutral Milk Hotel's lyrical majesty and the nostalgic swirl of Echo and the Bunnymen abound. But the Shins' music--rich with acoustic guitars, flickering rhythms, and Casio-tone keyboards--is distinct and peculiar. Worry mixes with abstraction throughout, and while James Mercer sings, "You led no celibate life / No skirt while chemicals danced on your head / You stole the keys to this ride / And your fables are falling tonight," you may wonder if he's been routing through your fondest, most troubling memories. This vital album is easily among 2001's most distinguished recordings and one of the best Sub Pop releases to date. --Thom Arno

Album Description

Hailing from Albuquerque, NM, The Shins sprung from the ashes of Flake/Flakemusic in 1997 (though those previous incarnations date back nearly a decade) - same members, different instruments, different approach. Counterpoint guitars have given way to a single guitar pitted against calculated keyboard passages; swarming indie rock machinations led to pop-based melodic endeavors.

Customer Reviews:

great.......2007-06-27

This is a really good cd. I was a bit nervous as I first came across The Shins in the movie Garden State. I loved the two songs that they had on there and was glad to hear they were both on this cd, though I was a bit nervous that the rest of the cd might not have been as good. However, this cd doesn't fail to disappoint. Among these great songs are; Caring is Creepy, Girl Inform Me, Know your Onion!, New Slang, One By One Day by Day, and Pressed In A Book. The others are good too.

Just Textured, Feel-Good Tunes!.......2007-06-08

The Shins "Oh, Inverted World" is a whopping debut of great tunes tinged with a subtle ingredient of the south, particularly in "One By One All Day". "Caring is Creepy", "Know Your Onion", "Girl Inform Me", "New Slang", and "The Past and the Pending" are just the highlights of this rollicking-good album. It is simply produced with catchy tunes that will stay with you for a good time.

Best Shins album.......2007-05-17

This album was one of the better albums I've heard in a long time. I think its listenable from beginning to end, and it probably should be a classic to music lovers for years to come.

-JR

Great album.......2007-03-09

I am always in a mood to listen to the Shins. They have digested and combined all the different genres of contemporary music and the product is larger than its parts. I have all their albums and I don't know which one I like best.

Indie Rock Right-Side-Up.......2007-02-15

Debuting in the summer of 2001, this album propped the bar up higher for craftsmen (and coattail-happy riders) of indie rock everywhere. From their deceptively simple structuralism to their mind-bending, almost mythical lyrics, The Shins gave lovers of the genre everywhere a good reason to let out a sigh of relief.

Like all great artists (The Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Brians Wilson and Eno, to name just a few), there are hints of other influences in this record (in fact, the last two in my parenthetical above are arguably in that list). These influences come in the form of hints and hums, though, and don't overshadow the delicate beauty of the rest of the record. They give it shape and shadow, but the warm, tender heart of the album belongs exclusively to Mr. Mercer, et. al.

Emotional ("Caring is Creepy"), skippingly-playful ("Know Your Onion!"), tender and evocative ("The Past and Pending"), and unabashedly poppy ("Girl Inform Me"), this album spans the spectrum of creativity, and does it with a talent and panache that seems rarer and rarer these days. The Shins mix simple (but gorgeous) chord progressions with airy brass, unobtrusive tambourine and harmonica, and well-blended electronica into something that is almost achingly fun to experience. It would be wrong to say they've turned the world of indie rock upside down, but it's true they've shone light on a new and darker part of it, a part that's worth visiting for a long, long time.

Average customer rating: In Awe The District is alive with The Postal Service Ehhh. My Nostalgia For fans of "organic" electronica fusion.

Give Up The Postal Service Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Plans Final Straw We Will Become Silhouettes Eyes Open Details ASIN: B000089CJI Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

1. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
2. Such Great Heights
3. Sleeping In
4. Nothing Better
5. Recycled Air
6. Clark Gable
7. We Will Become Silhouettes
8. This Place Is a Prison
9. Brand New Colony
10. Natural Anthem

Amazon.com

Give Up, the debut release by this indie supergroup composed of Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Tamborello from Dntel, is a smart, quaint, and often transcendent little pop record. The roots of the album lie in "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan," a woozy, gorgeous song recorded for the rad 2001 Dntel album Life Is Full of Possibilities. With Jimmy in L.A. and Ben in Seattle, the two simply mailed tracks back and forth, collaborating via (you guessed it) the United States Post Office. Lyrically it's far breezier and happier (though not too happy) than anything Gibbard had written up to this point for Death Cab. The music is an elastic, very smart update of synth-pop and the melodies crystal clear, while the backing vocals courtesy of Jen Wood and Jenny Lewis are spartan and pretty. The songs stick in your head for days at a time. Forget the tags that have been thrown up against this music--Poptronica? New new new order? Please just enjoy this album. It just might be a classic--but of what exactly, we're not quite sure. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

The collaboration between Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello is an album of breezy electronic pop that updates classic 80s synth-pop with contemporary beats. The line-up also features Jenny Lewis from the band Rilo Kiley. Sub Pop. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

In Awe.......2007-06-12

One of the best albums I own. I've listened to it a thousand times and it just keeps getting better and better. I'm forever grateful to the person who introduced me to the band.

The District is alive with The Postal Service.......2007-06-04

Good 'ole rock is my primary music, but one day, about two months ago my friend hooked me up with some of The Postal Service's music. I never really listened to this Indie rock before, but now I'm searching for more music like it (Death Cab For Cutie, Figurine), and writing reviews on it. Honestly, this album is one of the best I've ever heard from any genre of music. Not until later did I realize that The Postal Service was merely a project of Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello's collaborations (dubbed The Postal Service because they traded ideas on the music through the mail). Since then I've checked out many other Indie bands but have yet to come across a better sound than this. It's simply the best.

Every album has its unique feel, and when I hear Give Up, I think of each song as a different story told from the downtown suburbs of some crowded city, maybe in the midwest somewhere. Starting with "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" which is one of the best tracks we have here, to "Such Great Heights" that you may have recognized from a UPS commercial. "Sleeping In" was my favorite from the beginning but the more I listened to the CD, the more I realized that every song was just another favorite. This album is like that, packed with hit after hit. "We Will Become Silhouettes" is such a good arrangement that I went out and bought the single for it, stumbling upon another great song, "Be Still My Heart". I mean, are these guys capable of making a bad song? Listen to Give Up a few times and tell me.

I know some of you might be lukewarm about 'that' kind of music, but try it. You just might be surprised, like me.

Ehhh........2007-05-27

There's nothing wrong with this record. The electo-pop melodies are good, not great. The vocals are delivered in a detached, bored monotone, a style that has become fashionable this decade. "Such Great Heights" and "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" are pretty good pop songs, but here's a guarantee:

You buy this record now and you will not have any interest in listening to it in a two or three years. The only way you'll hear any of these songs then is if you're too lazy to update your mp3 player between now and 2010 and one of these tracks pops up on random play mode.

My Nostalgia.......2007-05-16

I've been reading a lot of the reviews on this album, and I find some of the negative reviews to be completely absurd. Some claim that the synth sounds rough like ataris. If you listen carefully, you hear that the synth used has beautiful layers of crisp sound. To those who call it boring and monotone- I have to say that you clearly must think beauty only comes in exciting and flashy forms. This album has emotional depth that touched me during an uncomfortable and confusing time. It also introduced me to the wonders of Ben Gibbard. I don't understand the criticism of his vocals. No, he's not American Idol, but he's never off-key or harsh sounding like the Decemberists or Modest Mouse often are. The use of the half-speaking/singing style is the postal service's trademark and I enjoy it's uniqueness.

Some albums should be respected simply because of the way they have touched people's lives. I dislike it when people diss remarkable bands like the beatles. Half of the value of music is it's interaction with the people who listen to it- not just it's complexity, ingenuity or uniqueness.

That's not to say that this album is lacking in those things, but to say that some people are too quick to judge music and miss out on some things (like Give Up) that demand appreciation.

For fans of "organic" electronica fusion........2007-05-02

This is NOT something I expected to enjoy as much as I did. I'm giving it 4 stars for the sake of tilting rating inflation that is nearly universal on Amazon. I like it better than Ben's "Death Cab..." work but I must say I'm not very familiar with the whole discography as I tend to be leaning toward more "challenging" music these days. I would lump this into the "organic electronica" category... leaning slightly toward "baroque pop". This type of music can be hard to pin down. Layers of sound and beats are incorporated in such a way that it does not come off as jarring but soothing. Scratchy analog noise juxtapose crystal clear 80's style syncs. Seemingly random sounds, electronic "sparkle", brass, base, and ambient noise are reminiscent of "Kid A" yet more optimistic rather than dark or indifferent. (oddly or coincidentally they both have a song called "national anthem") Low-fi string samples and time changes lead to climactic emotional moments perhaps most notable on "Brand New Colony."

Ben's lyrics have always fit the scope of his work but seem overly trite on this album. This project is however less about the lyrics and there are plenty of stellar albums that are none the less week in this regard... "Neon Bible" immediately comes to mind. Alas, an album is much greater than the sum of it's parts. It's difficult to say weather or not this body of work is truly original or just a rehash of something that came before. None the less an album need not be groundbreaking in order to be imeniently enjoyable. I'm growing tired of reviewers suggesting that another artist did it "better" in a past album. While it may or may not be true it does not invalidate a new piece of work nor does it undermine a past one. In this day there really are no new genres.

Unlike most reviewers here I will say that not everyone will love of even like this album at all. It's not mainstream; indeed not everyone thinks that "Funeral" is best thing in the world either. Everything is subjective. That being said fans of "Radiohead", "Arcade Fire", "Sufjan Stevens", "Idiot Pilot", later "Of Montreal", and many other other experimental electronica fusion or "new wave" albums may very well find a place for this in their collection. At least give it a listen and leave your bias at the door.

Average customer rating:

The Distant Future Flight of the Conchords Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Memory Almost Full [Deluxe Limited Edition] Extras - The Complete Second Season The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky (Fando y Lis / El Topo / The Holy Mountain) Traffic and Weather Extras - The Complete First Season ASIN: B000SM7QSE Release Date: 2007-08-07

Album Description

A teaser single for the full-length, due in October. This New Zealand duo debuted their new HBO comedy series on June 17th. This specially priced release contains the fan favorites "Business Time" and "If You're Into It" as well as the non-album studio cut, "Crying", and two live versions. HBO's publicity blitz has put the boys on Letterman, Conan, World Café, All Things Considered, and much more. Look for them on tour, including a stop at the Bonnaroo Festival.

Average customer rating: love it Great record oops, I misjudged them Deeper on every listen. Great Pop (Which May or May Not Change Your Life)

Chutes Too Narrow The Shins Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Crane Wife Garden State Plans We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank The Good, the Bad & the Queen ASIN: B00009LVXT Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Kissing the Lipless
2. Mine's Not A High Horse
3. So Says I
4. Young Pilgrims
5. Saint Simon
6. Fighting In a Sack
7. Pink Bullets
8. Turn a Square
9. Gone For Good
10. Those to Come

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The Shins' sophomore album is a joy from start to finish, though it's rather different from their 2001 leftfield pop genius stunner Oh, Inverted World. That album was like a warm embrace from a long-lost pal. True to its title, all of the songs were of a piece, seeming to inhabit one landscape, with an invitingly similar sound throughout. Chutes is more far-reaching and decidedly eclectic. Each song is essentially its own genre exercise. There's singer-songwriter James Mercer's surprisingly Perry Farrell-ish wail on the almost indie-metal opener, "Kissing the Lipless"; the lovely pedal steel lilt to "Gone for Good"; the moody folktronica of "Those to Come"; and the Cars-gone-rockabilly riffing on "Turn a Square." The strongest song, the acoustic "Young Pilgrims," is stripped-down and brilliant. On every tune, Mercer packs more hooks and melodic invention than most bands do on one album. As a whole, it's an even better record than Inverted World. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Chutes Too Narrow, The Shins heavily anticipated follow-up (to Oh, Inverted World), was recorded in (singer/songwriter) James Mercer's basement home studio, with later mixing assistance from Phil Ek. And, with 10 songs, clocking in at just over 30 minutes, the new record is a brief yet entirely scintillating glimpse at chiming, reflective and perfectly skewed pop innovation.

Customer Reviews:

love it.......2007-06-27

after I saw "Garden State" I became obsessed with the Shins. Love the entire CD.

Great record.......2007-05-25

These guys can really cover every genre of music but what sets them apart are the lyrics and when they rock out. Great music.

oops, I misjudged them.......2007-01-15

I first heard the Shins off of the soundtrack "Garden State" and instantly loved their sound. The soundtrack featured "Caring is Creepy" and "A New Slang". I went out trying to find the album that had these songs but "Chutes Too Narrow" was the only one I could find, so I purchased it instead. I wouldn't say I was disappointed, but I guess I was expecting a different sound. Right away I loved "So Says I" and "Saint Simon". I found that the more I listened to the album that I loved every song. I felt bad that I didn't feel impressed when I first bought it, because I was very wrong. James Mercer has a beautiful way of arranging his words making me feel that I can't get enough of the Shins. It's like that other guy said, you will find something new in each song as you listen to them over and over again.

Deeper on every listen........2006-12-28

On their softmore album, The shins shed alot of the overdubbed fluff and concentrate on good ol' honest to god songwriting. With the vocals suddenly thrust to the forfront instead of being buried behind layers of sound we find a real frontman whose words are competent and well placed who as groove and a nervous delivery to put in with the best of indie rock, alt-country and neo folk.

What really gets you about this album and indeed, the Shins in general is the depth. Repeated listens will give you new and exciting perspectives on the songs. It's one of those albums where eevry song on it ends up being your favorite at some point. Initial stand-out tracks are the bubbly jaunting pop of "Young Pilgrims", and the shiver inducing indie ballad "Pink Bullets". But each track here offers something subtly but wholly different. The jittery but smooth "So says I" will get right at you with a relentless drive and lyrical barrage. "Gone For Good" will please any country purist both musically and lyrically. Slide guitar and a bassline that may as well be belted through the lids of jars.

The plain fact is; this is a solid pop album. If you like music there should be no reason to not love this one. It'd be welcome in anyones music collection.

Great Pop (Which May or May Not Change Your Life).......2006-08-20

The Shins are truly unique. It's as if they are visiting us from a slightly parallel universe where whimsy and beauty are more highly prized.

Average customer rating: What "country" music should be. Mediation in the fields Defining "the sublime" Alternative Folk good cd

Our Endless Numbered Days Iron & Wine Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Crane Wife In Good Company Plans Details XO ASIN: B0001ENX54 Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

1. On Your Wings
2. Naked As We Came
3. Cinder And Smoke
4. Sunset Soon Forgotten
5. Teeth In The Grass
6. Love And Some Verses
7. Radio War
8. Each Coming Night
9. Free Until They Cut Me Down
10. Fever Dream
11. Sodom, South Georgia
12. Passing Afternoon

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Florida's brilliant singer-songwriter Sam Beam expands Iron & Wine from solo project to a gaggle of friends and family on slide guitar, percussion, and backing vocals on his second album. Fans need not worry--the hushed immediacy and rich melodies remain the focus--but new flavors abound. For instance, the strange "Cinder And Smoke" sounds like a collaboration (with banjos of course) between America, Robert Wyatt and Low. Meanwhile, "On Your Wings," "Free Until They Cut Me Down," and "Teeth in the Grass" showcase a brooding, earthy, Southern-rock-on-laudanum side that the band had previously only demonstrated in concert. It's rare when an artist who's become known for bedroom recordings makes the transition to the studio to produce work that's better--Daniel Johnston, Lou Barlow, and Liz Phair all made their defining moments crouched above a cassette recorder at home. But Beam is the exception to the rule, as he has easily bested himself on the second Iron & Wine album. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Listening to Our Endless Numbered Days makes plain Sam's deft touch with words and melody; one that allows him to turn out stories about love, loss, faith, or the lack of it that are at once personal and universal, set to music that is sweetly haunting and timeless.

Customer Reviews:

What "country" music should be........2007-06-02

Most would probably not label Iron & Wine as country music, yet to me their music fits that title better than most artists that are labeled as such. Not only the lyrics, but the atmosphere of the music overall just perfectly illustrates walking barefoot down a country road, or sitting on the porch at sunset with a glass of lemonade. This really just sounds like the country, and even though I live in the big city/suburbs, this album just really takes me there, in a way that stuff like Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw definitely do not.

The sole mastermind of Iron & Wine is Samuel Beam, an unassuming fellow with an extremely simple, yet extremely beautiful approach to music. Armed with only an acoustic guitar, his wispy vocals, and the occasional banjo, Beam comes off very much like what Nick Drake might have sounded like, had he grown up in the rural south. The feel overall is somewhat similar to Drake, but with a warmer, more down-home kind of vibe. There's also a great deal of Simon and Garfunkel influence there as well, most evident on songs like "Love and Some Verses" and "Each Coming Night". However, despite all these comparisons, there's really nothing quite like this.

Musically, this is just the perfect album to relax to. It's extremely mellow and laid-back throughout, and the closest it comes to "rocking" is on "Free Until They Cut Me Down", which is still pretty laid-back. The melodies are catchy and memorable, and the musicianship, while simple, is top-notch. Perhaps my favorite song here is the mesmerizing "Cinder and Smoke", which actually took a few listens to really grow on me. It's not as readily ear-catching as most of the rest, but it's really beautiful, with its female backing vocals, and odd hypnotic chanting outro. You might know "Sunset Soon Forgotten" and "Naked As We Came" from the Dennis Quaid movie "In Good Company", which are both excellent as well (the latter being the most Nick Drake-sounding song here). Really though, every song here is great, and distinctive unto itself. The only bad thing about this album is that it's over much too soon.

So, whether you're from the country, or you're surrounded by concrete and steel, Iron & Wine will take you to a rural paradise from which you'll never want to leave.

Mediation in the fields.......2007-05-22

Sam Beam makes intimately personal music that is oddly impersonal. While these bittersweet songs often ring from universal themes, I sometimes feel like they were straight out of my mind. That is a really neat trick, considering that this genre of folk has a tendency for navel gazing. To that extent, the second CD from Beam's Iron and Wine ranks with the likes of Elliot Smith and the late Nick Drake. These are songs that get inside of your head and stay there.

While that won't certainly be to everyone's taste (a few of my friends rate this kind of music as barely above the level of Dentist Office Muzak), the ambiance of Beam's Southern stoicism is like a contemplative walk through a field of high grass. There are songs of love and death ("Sodom South Georgia" and "Free Until They Cut Me Down") simple life and love ("Sunset Soon Forgotten" and "Passing Afternoon") set to guitar, banjo and Dobro, all sung in Beam's hushed and melodious voice. Like Ray LaMontagne has in the past couple of years (or even Leonard Cohen before them), Beam is writing deeply poetic songs that are just begging to be covered or placed in a movie soundtrack to offer context.

Recommended for fans of Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Ray LaMontagne, Will Oldham and Bonnie Prince Billie.

Defining "the sublime".......2007-03-30

If you've ever wondered what the definition of "the sublime" is, listen to "Passing Afternoon," the last track on this perfect album.

I can't write a definition of "the sublime."

But I know that it's achieved in the last 30 seconds of that song.

Alternative Folk.......2007-01-23

Great cd for those of you folk fans who like a twist. Quiet, moody and slightly eclectic. I was pleasantly surprised. Interesting lyrics, good songwriting, and vocals that are pleasing to the ear. A great cd for any collection.

good cd.......2007-01-11

Cd was good overall but the edges seem to be damaged...not by this seller but by when the cd was made
good seller, very punctual.

Average customer rating: Awesome Album some beautiful songs whatever, i know i'm late but... Great melody. good, but NOT great

Everything All the Time Band of Horses Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Crane Wife You in Reverse Return to Cookie Mountain (with Bonus Tracks) Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Yellow House ASIN: B000E6GBV2 Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

1. The First Song
2. Wicked Gil
3. Our Swords
4. The Funeral
5. Part One
6. The Great Salt Lake
7. Weed Party
8. I Go To The Barn Cause I Like The
9. Monsters
10. St. Augustine

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This Seattle-based band was formed from the ashes of the incredibly talented Carissa's Wierd [sic], whose mopey and self-deprecating songs were like some magical and baroque combination of the Magnetic Fields, Cat Power, and Leonard Cohen. Longtime friends of Iron and Wine, few fans in their native Pacific Northwest could understand why Carissa's weren't huge. But they weren't, and after three albums and few folks really caring, they naturally broke up. Band of Horses, led by ultra-charming CW bassist Ben Bridwell, is a remarkably different, though just as radically excellent, brand of indie-pop sulk. These songs are anthems to ambivalence, and Bridwell's lovely high-pitched trill will please any fan of Built to Spill, the Shins, and Modest Mouse. It takes a few listens to sink in, but Everything is transcendent, shimmering, layered, and smartass emo-pop fully ready for stadium saturation. --James Conde

Album Description

Guitarist/vocalist Ben Bridwell and bassist Mat Brooke formed Band Of Horses in 2004 after the dissolution of their nearly ten-year run in northwest melancholic darlings Carissa's Wierd. Carissa's Wierd trafficked in sadly beautiful orchestral pop, whose songs told unflinching stories of heartbreak and loss, leavened with defeatist humor. Band Of Horses rises from those ashes. Buoyed by Bridwell's warm, reverb-heavy vocals (which channel a strange brew of Wayne Coyne, Neil Young, and Doug Martsch), the group's woodsy, dreamy songs ooze with amorphous tension, longing, and hope. Both raggedly epic and delicately pensive, this is an album painted gorgeously in fragile highs and lows.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Album.......2007-07-19

I had heard one song from this band and fell in love with it. The rest of the album was just as good and well worth the purchase.

some beautiful songs.......2007-07-05

This is an excellent album full of beautiful songs that will get stuck in your head.

whatever, i know i'm late but..........2007-06-18

EATT was my favorite album of 2006. BoH is so much better than MMJ it's ridiculous.

Great melody........2007-05-27

Real nice album. Could use some guitar solos and there is so much room for it on this album. Maybe next time around? This band will only get better with age. Like a good linberger cheeze! Say cheeeeezzzzzze!

good, but NOT great.......2007-04-04

music is like built to spill, without any guitar explorations. its a straight "by the book" rock album, which is good but not great. vocals are heavy on the reverb. a mix between perry farrell and jim james , which is good but not great. i like the disc, and i play it often. its a great disc for a debut album though, and a good buy!! i have a feeling their next album will be great, BUT its on themselves to do something original and stop being someone else.

Average customer rating:

Boy with a Coin Iron & Wine Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: New Moon Tennessee Fire & At Dawn Demos Such Great Heights Family Tree Our Love to Admire ASIN: B000T2DJRK Release Date: 2007-07-16

Tracks:

1. Carried Home
2. Boy With a Coin
3. Kingdom Of the Animals

Average customer rating: awesome music! Very nice band! CSS: refreshing the pop scene Great Album by a Great Band Absolutely Brilliant

Cansei de Ser Sexy CSS Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Warning Silent Shout The Looks Sound of Silver The Good, the Bad & the Queen ASIN: B000FOPROA Release Date: 2006-07-11

Tracks:

1. CSS Suxxx
2. Patins
3. Alala
4. Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above
5. Art Bitch
6. Fuckoff Is Not the Only Thing You Have to Show
7. Meeting Paris Hilton
8. Off the Hook
9. Alcohol
10. Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex
11. This Month, Day 10

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Move over bossa nova! There's a new beat coming out of Brazil in the form of Cansei de Ser Sexy (Portuguese for "Tired of Being So Sexy"), and it's raucous. CSS consists of six 20-something São Paulistas who are injecting some international exuberance into the Seattle-based Sub Pop label. The only inkling that the group hails from the Southern Hemisphere is the smattering of Brazilian-tinged Portuguese that peppers the album, along with a barely detectable accent in lead singer Lovefoxxx's delivery. The CSS sound is far from traditional folksy world music; rather, it's a mishmash of '80s new wave, electronica, danceable beats, and cheeky lyrics (which are just a bit naughty). Think Berlin and Blondie, with a dash of Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Muffin Spencer of Brassy. This largely female group (all women except the drummer) will have you running to the dance floor in your slouchy boots and skinny jeans faster than you can say "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above"--the first single from the album. --Renata Sadunas

Album Description

From Brazil, CSS is the first South American band Sub Pop has foisted upon the global marketplace. The title is Portuguese for "Tired Of Being Sexy" and the sound is a thick, pulsating thing full of haphazard synths and a come-on of call and response that tears down any attempt at posturing. It's equal parts rock mantra and throwback into something new, transcending boundaries of genre and geography. It goes full speed into dance territory, into the unknown and untouched, to emerge all hot and bothered with wild electro-rock. Quick, tightly-wound, unfastened, and supreme.

Customer Reviews:

awesome music!.......2007-06-15

Rock-Pop beyond everything and they ARE sexy.......
an absolut musthave,honestly!

Very nice band!.......2007-05-21

CSS is a very nice band. This brazilian band created their own style different from the brazilian traditional rock. A great addition to my collection. I strongly recommend them.

CSS: refreshing the pop scene.......2007-05-14

Great disc! Very funny and cool. Don't think so much, just buy it!

Great Album by a Great Band.......2007-05-14

I recommend this CD to any one who likes Lucious Jackson and or Sonic Youth. It is one of those CD's you can just listen to straight through. Every song is great. It is very strong but sexy at the same time. My husband even likes it. Try it you don't know what you are missing.

Absolutely Brilliant.......2007-04-05

CSS are definitely worth a listen too. I purchased this immediately after hearing their first single on Radio 6. They have a refreshing sound of their own, and I love the confidence they have in their sound. They are definitely one of the best bands to emerge this year. Anxiously anticipating their next release.

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