Audio CD review:
Death Cab for Cutie - Stability

Death Cab for Cutie - Stability

Band: Death Cab for Cutie Title: Stability Rating: Release Date: 19 February, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: 20th Century Towers 2: All Is Full of Love 3: Stability

Customer Reviews People don't like this?! While only being 3 songs, it is perfect. This is without a doubt the best bit of Death Cab you can have on a cd. The first two are fantastic and I'm not going to say much about them. I don't see why any Death Cab fan wouldn't like them. The third song, and in my opinion the best Death Cab song ever, is something it seems people like to hate. It's over 12 minutes and most of it is the same riff repeated over and over again. At first this may seem ridiculous and boring, but I assure that it gets better the more you listen to it. It's such a beautiful line and I feel it could go on forever and it still would be okay. Give the song (and the rest of the EP) a chance. . Some of their smoothest dabbling Probably not a favorite of some fans due to the minimalist nature, but given the sensitive refrain from faster paced material, some very under appreciated work. Slow-burning tribute from Deathcab produces surprisingly tender results, broken up nicely by the up-tempo Bjork cover, also done nicely. The very disdain for the extended instrumental of the Stability proves that many fans are holding prejudice, as the track displays nary a hint of pretentiousness, possibly holding more promise for those that do not belong to this rabid fanbase. Only for the die hard fan I can't say that I know that Bjork song that they've covered, but in general, I don't care much for Death Cab's cover songs because they tend to play them as fans, rather than playing them as if they were Death Cab songs. This EP is very curious in that most of the trademarks of Death Cab's sound are nowhere to be found. 20th Century Towers is a fairly forgettable number, and while Stability is a good song, now that we have a more concise reworking available on Plans (The Stable Song), its lost a bit of its sheen. If you love everything Death Cab has done, there's probably something for you here. But if you're looking for an entry into what the big deal with these guys is all about, I would start with something else. . You can see a complete list of all Death Cab for Cutie discography, or go back to the Death Cab for Cutie tabs