Friend & Foe

Menomena - Friend & Foe

Friend & Foe
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Artist: Menomena
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-01-23
Music Label: Barsuk
Soundtracks:
  1. Muscle'n Flo
  2. The Pelican
  3. Wet And Rusting
  4. Air Aid
  5. Weird
  6. Rotten Hell
  7. Running
  8. My My
  9. Boyscout'n
  10. Evil Bee
  11. Ghostship
  12. West

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Free Music Review: Rebel Rod's - From Under the Basement
Hit: 5 Stars

REBEL ROD'S - FROM UNDER THE BASEMENT


I want to help provide you with some new information on artists. Some new and some old. Some established, some up and comers. In my constant search for new and exciting music, I've run across some incredible bands. Bands such as Menomena, an experimental rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of BrentKnopf on guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel; Justin Harris on bass, guitar, baritone sax and alto sax; and Danny Seim on percussion. Everyone in the band shares in the vocals. I was actually quite amazed there were only three members of the band. They create the illusion there are many more musicians in the studio.

I watched them perform on "Juan's Basement", a "You Tube" venue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jvMdFql18U), and there were, in fact, three performers. Their performance was something special. In the video they performed a very tight version Of `Muscle and Flo' from their, January 2007 release `Friend and Foe'. Give that I try if you'd like a sample of this bands ability to perform live.

To me, the album is reminiscent of Supertramp of the 70's. Only I like Menomena a lot more. More innovative. The use of the baritone sax, for instance, in lieu of, and in addition to the bass guitar on some cuts renders a sound of their own. To those who say there's no good music out there anymore. You haven't given Menomena a listen

`Friend and Foe' is, in my opinion, an instant classic. It starts out with the fore mentioned tune, `Muscle and Flo'. The song starts out with crashing drums that drop out after a few seconds in favor of a rythmic bass-line and the poetically delivered line, "In the morning I stumble towards the mirror." It's full of deep lyrics such as in the chorus:

"Well here I stand
a broken man
If I could I would raise my hands
I come before you humbly
If I could I'd be on my knees
Come lay down your head upon my chest
feel my heart beat feel my unrest"

`Evil Bee' wraps around the chorus, "O, to be a machine-O, to be wanted-O, to be useful," and it supports the idea with a wide array of sounds such as an insane bass line, mechanical sounds created via synthesizer, along with the ingeniously clever use of the baritone sax. The percussion is impeccable. All of this takes us to a wonderful crescendo of nearly all of the fore mentioned components.

I wish there was space enough to review every track on the album. It's that good! But there's not and I want to talk about the album cover just a bit. It was actually nominated for a Grammy! It was created by Craig Thompson and it's extremely difficult to describe. It's a great representation of the music inside.

Good stuff! The problem? They don't get any airplay. I wouldn't even know about them if it weren't for the internet! The internet is where I listen to most of my music today. There are all kinds of venues for music. You Tube - to LastFM.com. There's no excuse. If you're a true music lover you need to get out there and search.

Believe me! Menomena is very difficult to describe because they encompass so much. The comparison in the front of this review to Supertramp may not be fair to either band, but it's the best I can come up with. My recommendation is to go out and by this record. You won't be sorry! Just go to Amazon.com or, if your still living in the 80's and are not online, go to your local record store. If they do not have it, I am sure they will order it for you.


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