Belle & Sebastian - I'm Waking Up to Us
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Free Music Review: Drive Away With This CD
Hit: 4 Stars
The I'm Waking Up To Us cd single contains one fabulous song, one very good song and one okay song. "Marx & Engels" is fabulous, classic Belle & Sebastian with haunting melodies and heartbreaking lyrics. The title track is a very good song while "I Love My Car" has a catchy beat, but awful lyrics.Free Music Review: A return to form
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a delightful return to form after the disappointing Jonathan David CD. The orchestration is a bit heavier on this disk than any other B&S song I can think of, but still quite delightful And the lyrics throughout are as witty as ever.Free Music Review: Trivial treasures
Hit: 3 Stars
Another quaint success of mild proportions, B&S provided an endless supply of hold-me-overs before full lengths. IWUTU won't likely be the layover to win any new converts, but it preaches to the choir just fine.Free Music Review: The slow-motion decline of B&S continues
Hit: 2 Stars
Once again, as with "Jonathan David," we hear the band going through the motions. The first two songs show a newfound and inexplicable affection for brassy George Formby English dancehall songs. The music is a poor fit with B&S, and the lyrics are not worthy of them; the songs tell no story, set no mood... in fact, they don't do much of anything, other than show the dangers of misguided experimentation. On the third song, "Marx and Engels," as on "Jonathan David"'s "Take This Carriage Clock..." we get a hint of the old, pre-compromise B&S: literate lyrics melded with a catchy melody and sterling musicianship. It's a shame this isn't enough for them anymore. Apparently, Stuart is bored; perhaps he, and the band, should call it a day.
Free Music Review: I'm Waking Up To Forever Changes
Hit: 1 Stars
At one time I was quick to defend Belle and Sebastian and their pretty and melodic 60's influenced sound, and I still admit that "If You're Feeling Sinister" is a fantastic album in much need of praise and admiration. Ripping into these scottish kids is like beating a maudlin introspective E.T. with his own tear stained diary. After this and "Jonathan David" however, I've come to one conclusion.
E.T. has had it coming a long time now.
This song is a ill conceived homage to "Forever Changes" by Love. Following the single, "Jonathan David" a sad knock off of "Odessey and Oracle" by the Zombies I start to question the significance of Belle and Sebastian. What are they now but mere caricatures of the music they listen to? What do they spend their time doing now?
9:00am Write in tear stained diary
10:00am Go to record store. Buy every record from 1965-1969
11:00am Volunteer for the Nick Drake Murder Conspiracy Foundation
12:00pm Quick lunch
12:30pm Copy lyrics of songs that made me cry into my diary
1:30pm Record music
I'm all for the worship of music, and I came to love Belle and Sebastian myself through my love for the same music they are currently knocking off, but there's a fine line between influence and flat out knock off.
I recomend that these scotts run out and buy themselves a copy of "Metal Machine Music" or SOMETHING to break them out of this deep rut of a career.