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The Postal Service - Give Up Audio CD

A fair review of the The Postal Service "Give Up" 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 The Postal Service reviews here, or go back to the The Postal Service tabs.

The Postal Service Band: The Postal Service
Title: Give Up
Rating:
Release Date: 2003-02-18
Media: Audio CD

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

The UPS commercial song


Kind of ironic that the UPS commercial uses a song(Such Great Heights) by a band called "The Postal Service". I have had the CD for nearly five years and liked the originality of the disc but I also knew that I would not be interested in repeating the sound of subsequent releases, often a problem for bands with a very unique sound. I like the CD a lot and recommend it to anybody with adventurous tastes but it is not for everybody. If you like this CD you might also like LCD Soundsystem's "Sound Of Silver" another great CD.


original
"the district sleeps tonight" is one of the better tracks. really enjoyed this album when it came out and still enjoy it to this day. of course "great heights" is probably the most popular single off the album.


Fresh, Pleasant, Unremarkable
The CD delivers exactly what I expected. "Give Up" was something I found as I was listening to my ultra-mellow station on Pandora. Mellow, soothing, electronic sounds with exceedingly pleasant vocals, and steady, move-into-the-background kind of beat. It is a nice, relaxing CD.

What I didn't expect was stellar lyrics. Ben Gibbard's poetic words are incredibly thoughtful, fluent and easy to understand while still carrying deeper meanings. I find them to be engaging while not so incredibly cryptic that they're inaccessible. They're playful and original.

So why only 3 stars? Truthfully, I would have liked to give the album 3 1/2 stars, but there is no such option. The truth is, unfortunately, that relaxing, soothing sounds with a noticeable but not blaring beat gets old pretty quickly for me. Not that I don't like the CD in any way, but it somehow seems more fresh and unexpected when I hear it on Pandora as opposed to when I just listen to the entire album whenever I want.

Still, I'm happy I bought it, and if you're looking for something that's calming, thoughtful and original, I recommend you buy "Give Up" by The Postal Service. I hope that's helpful!.


Most addicting album ever!
The lyrics are far from your typical love songs, but no so far out that you can't relate. I love this CD and have given it as a gift many times. The melodies are catchy and unique. Plan on just putting this on 'repeat' all day.


I Gave Up
I thought I missed something given that I really like all the DCFC stuff before "Plans". I picked up this CD when I read an interview with Ben Gibbard mentioning that this CD outsold all the DCFC records combined before "Plans". I didn't. This is just electronica dribble and not very interesting, actually blaned would be an improvement.

DCFC continues to soar and can really hit the ball out of the park on some tunes, but honestly "Plans" which set them on the path to über status is my least favorite DCFC effort. I don't like it at all and if that along with this Postal Service work is what sells then I hope Ben Gibbard falls flat on his commercial appeal, because that will be one damn record I will enjoy.


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