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Our Lady Peace - A Decade Audio CD

A fair review of the Our Lady Peace "A Decade" 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 Our Lady Peace reviews here, or go back to the Our Lady Peace tabs.

Our Lady Peace Band: Our Lady Peace
Title: A Decade
Rating:
Release Date: 2006-11-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Starseed 2: Birdman 3: Naveed 4: Superman's Dead 5: Clumsy 6: 4am 7: One Man Army 8: Is Anybody Home? 9: Thief 10: In Repair 11: Life 12: Somewhere out There 13: Innocent 14: Where Are You 15: Angels/Losing/Sleep 16: Will the Future Blame Us 17: Kiss on the Mouth [#] 18: Better Than Here [#][Demo Version] 19: Picture [DVD][*] 20: Thief [DVD][*] 21: Innocent [DVD][*] 22: Where Are You [DVD][*] 23: Wipe That Smile off Your Face [DVD][*] 24: Clumsy [DVD][*] 25: Bonus Materials [DVD][*]

A Good Recap of OLP So Far
However, the two new songs don't stack up to the other tracks and really just distract from the brilliance of the rest of the album. This collection does a pretty good job of assembling most of OLP's best songs together on one disc. My main complaint would be that there should be more material from the Spiritual Machines album included. How could they leave off Right Behind You (Mafia) or Everyone's A Junkie? Made to Heal is also a standout track from that album that could have made the cut. I completely disagree with the review below which claims that Happiness Is Not A Fish You Can Catch is OLP's best album. For me it's just average when compared to Spiritual Machines or even Gravity. I would also have preferred to have the song Do You Like It from Gravity included. Overall, a good collection with some minor flaws.


Not A Good Representation of OLP
Who are Our Lady Peace? They are a canadian alt-rock trio that arguably should have been huge in the states. I own all of Our Lady Peace's records, and wanted to give my opinion of this collection of tunes. The singer sounds a bit like Smashing Pumpkins' vocalist, and I believe that is what pigeon-holed them. Their music is so different than Smashing Pumpkins, and has evolved on every record. For the most-part, they are great pop-rock songwriters. If you love melodic rock, then OLP is for you. This collection has tunes from all 6 of their full records. I would omit several of the tracks, and use several replacements as listed below.

Their first record "Naveed" was riff-rock that relied on choppy guitar or bass lines. This record doesn't really sound like what OLP became. It had a couple minor radio hits, but I would not have included either in a retrospective collection. To me the track "Julia" is the only one that had OLP's future sound.

Their second record "Clumsy" was true alternative rock. It had strange chord progressions that are not usually as pretty to listen to. There are 2 exceptions that stand out on this record. "4AM" and "Clumsy". This is where OLP started to find themselves.

Their next record "Happiness Is A Fish That You Can't Catch" is simply a masterpiece. You must own this record if no other OLP record. They hit it out of the park on this one, and it is simply by far, their best record. Every song on this record is great. I would pick the following tunes from this record for a collection: "One Man Army", "Potato Girl", "Blister", "Is Anybody Home", "Waited", "Thief", and "Stealing Babies".

Their next "Spiritual Machines" was an attempt at an art-rock record. Think of it as their "Dark Side Of The Moon". In all honesty, it didn't work that well. It was way too experimental. I would choose "Right Behind You", "In Repair", and "Made To Heal" for a collection.

On "Gravity" they returned to form with Bob Rock producing. This is an excellent record, and one that you should definitely own if you like "Happiness the Fish". I would select "All For You", "Do You Like It", "Somewhere Out There", "Made Of Steel", "Not Enough", and "Sorry".

Their last record "Healthy In Paranoid Times" is a hard one to describe. It seems to me more like a singer/songwriter record than a band record. It sounds almost too pop in many ways, yet the lyrics are more depressing than anything previously done by OLP. It's about how bad the world is screwed up, and comes across as preachy to me. The other thing is the production. It sounds way too digital. If you've never made music, then you might not understand that statement. Digital recordings made fully on computers many times lack the power, and fullness that analog tape had. This record sounds pristine, but has no balls. Rock bands many times steer clear of full digital recordings, and for good reason. I would select only 3 tunes from this record: "Angels/Losing/Sleep", "Love And Trust", and "Walking In Circles".

I hope that OLP is not done yet, as I really like this band, but I have a suspicion that they are.

If you are a diehard fan, this record is worth getting, but if you want a good overview, buy the tunes I've listed from Itunes, or just get "Happiness The Fish" and "Gravity".


Excellent disc, a greatest hits for this 10 year old band from up north
I have also seen them live, and this album I have been waiting for for a while. I have followed these guys for most of the 10 years since they hit the US. Now I have nicely compiled, great sounding single disc with their best tracks on it. Plus the two new tracks are good as well (kiss on the mouth and better than here demo. This does omit one of their best tracks, and possibly their heaviest, "Whatever", and that is the only reason that keeps me from giving this a five star. However, this is very well worth picking up for a first time listener to get an idea why this band should be included in your collection. .


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