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Death Cab for Cutie - The Stability EP Audio CD

A fair review of the Death Cab for Cutie "The Stability EP" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Death Cab for Cutie reviews here, or go back to the Death Cab for Cutie tabs.

Death Cab for Cutie Band: Death Cab for Cutie
Title: The Stability EP
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Release Date: 2002-02-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: 20th Century Towers 2: All Is Full of Love 3: Stability

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.


yuck
Boo hoo. Sounds like every other I'm such a sensitive sad male garbage that is flooding corporate radio stations. The bravado of these people to take a beautiful song (all is full of love) and puke on it. It really makes me sick to my stomach.


Gorgeous EP
Although it came out around the time of The Photo Album (appearing in original pressings), it abandoned that album's more propulsive nature and retreated to a sound somewhere along the lines of We Have The Facts. The Stability EP is perhaps the most controversial release in the Death Cab catalog. . . as seen through the eyes of Low. The title track is perhaps the most controversial of the tunes here, moving at well past the 12 minute mark. And although the latter portion of the song is a single guitar line repeated over and over, there are some gorgeous building synth swells the add a sort-of epic quality to the tune. And that guitar line is simple, but pretty anyway. If anything drags, it might be "20th Century Towers," but when in the right mood, the track works wonders. Best of all is an excellent cover of Bjork's "All Is Full Of Love," a cover that reminds one of the original only in the sense of melody. But Death Cab makes it completely there own. I'm usually not a fan of covers, but this is everything a cover should be. If there's a hole in your Death Cab collection, purchase this nice EP.


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