Wonderful album!
When I first bought this album, I didn't pay much attention to it. . I played it once in a while, but not very often- until recently. I love this album now! And I just found out that Steven Hurley, the bassist for G. A. , is an English teacher. . . AT MY SCHOOL!!! I've met him many times, and he loves to talk about the band. He talked about an upcoming tour in Spain. I suggest this album for all ages. You wont be dissapointed!.
Pop At It's Most Pure
Now that we're in the hangover phase of that, this is just what's needed to bring back some solid ground for popular music. I can't add much analysis to what's already been layed down, but this album shows what "pop" can and should be, without the negatives that became associated with it in the wake of the grunge invasion. Maybe I'm biased since I grew up with most of these guys in the tiny obscure Northern New York town of Potsdam, but listening to how catchy and polished this album is, I'm really surprised they haven't managed to hit it big. Oh well, it's a solid album from top to bottom and it's still worth having in your collection. Also check out Full On Bloom and Flippin' Out, featuring the song "Where I Find My Heaven" from the awesome movie Dumb & Dumber!.
Absolutely Brilliant!
EVERY song on this cd is brilliantly written. I personally give this cd 10 stars. The lyrics are very personal and reflective on their 10+ year career. My 3 fav tracks are "Everything is wrong" (the video for this is available on www. countingcrows. com under the music/video section), "The Big Lie", and "Everything is Wrong". i also own by them "Flippin Out" and "Learn To Play Guitar". They are both good, but dont compare to Minor Chords and Major Themes. If you like them, then check out "Joe 90", a similar style of music to them. They are both on Adam Duritz's (counting crows) label "E Plubibus Unum" and both appear on the song/video for counting crows "Hangin Around". GET IT ASAP!.
power pop lives on
A couple of the tracks, especially the lush opening song, are reminiscent of the Posies. The Gigolo Aunts are a throwback to the heyday of 80's shimmering, jangly power pop. On other tracks they sound like a 90's version of the Three O'Clock (anybody remember them?); still others recall the Grapes of Wrath. The lead singer has a perfect pop tenor voice -- ranging from sweet crooning to urgent breathiness -- that reminds me of a little of Scott Miller of Game Theory. So yes, this has all been done before, but these guys carry on the proud tradition wonderfully. Check out especially the first three tracks, which come just about as close to pop heaven as you can get.
This needs radio exposure
I purchased this CD mainly because of the reviews I had read online. Wow-what a great CD. I was a little unsure because I have the CD of their's entitled "Flippin Out" and found it uneven. There are great songs i. e. "Where I Fund My Heaven" and there are the not so great. This CD is quite another story. Solid from top to bottom. Song like "Every Thing Is Wrong" and "The Big Lie" have hit written all over them. I just wish they could get some exposure on radio. I sure hope they come somewhere close so I can catch them live. In the mean time I'm going to push our local modern rock station and see if I can get some of this played.
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