Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
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Free Music Review: still like their 1st
Hit: 3 Stars
Even though they lost a great member its still an ok album but not really great.Free Music Review: A whole new Band of Horses
Hit: 3 Stars
Band of Horses return for their second album Cease to Begin with a slick radio-ready sound, nearly abandoning the My Morning Jacket-like spacey production that dominated their debut, Everything All the Time. I suppose that this was a conscious effort on their part, perhaps representative of their cross-country move from Seattle to South Carolina. The only problem for me is that I loved every moment of their first album. I think I might have loved it for its very ramshackle-ness (that a word?) and spontaneity. Both of these are gone, for better or worse, on the new album.
Opener "Is There a Ghost" is probably my favorite track, and it is the song most reminiscent of their first album. Though it only has about two lines worth of lyrics, it builds with a steady intensity, dropping some truly catchy hooks along the way. The second track, "Ode to LRC" tries to capture the epic qualities of past songs like "Funeral" and "Great Salt Lake" but doesn't quite add up to the sum of its parts. There are a few too many shifts in the song, and none of the different parts really grabbed me the way the aforementioned songs did.
The middle of the album feels like a slump to me. "Detlef Schrempf" is interesting because of its title (reference to beloved former Seattle Sonics player) and its abandonment of guitars in favor of a soulful organ. The end of the album, however, packs a surprising punch. My favorite of these last few tracks is probably "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands" with some really sucker-punching lyrics and a bittersweet melody.
Cease to Begin may be an unpleasant surprise for longtime Band of Horses fans. The band really sounds like a whole new entity on this album, mainly because of the up-front production. Ben Bridwell's voice no longer cascades behind waves of reverb, and the guitars punch right through the mix instead of drifting and chiming among the other instruments. Personally, I liked the older sound of the band, but I think they still have a lot of potential. I suspect that the new radio prevelance of this album will earn Band of Horses a lot of new fans, and good for them! Just don't forget your roots, guys, and keep working on those epic crashing guitar scapes.
Free Music Review: Better with age ya'll
Hit: 4 Stars
Hello World,
Took quite a few listens to really get into this album. Normal (or abnormal) senses told me to expect an album just like the previous, were this album is much different but just as good. Debut albums can consist of many years of songwriting and thought. So a follow up album that gives us the same or better musical quality shows fruitition and the knack or experience for good song writing. Some it comes easy some it don't, there's ALOT of bands as we know. But few got the octane to turn the crank. Welcome Band of Horses
Free Music Review: Stoners Make Good!
Hit: 5 Stars
Wonderful listening experience. Awesome cannabis fueled dreamy tunes. Worth the price for the first song alone!Free Music Review: very good
Hit: 5 Stars
It is a very good cd from the first song to the last. As good as the first cd.