Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon
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Artist: PhideauxEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-06-21
Music Label: Bloodfish Media
Soundtracks:
- Micro Softdeathstar
- The Doctrine Of Eternal Ice (Part One)
- Candybrain
- Crumble
- The Doctrine Of Eternal Ice (Part Two)
- Thank You For The Evil
- A Wasteland Of Memories
- Crumble
- Formaldehyde
- Microdeath Softstar
Free Music Notes for Doomsday Afternoon
Free Music Review: Are you sure this wasn't made in 74 or 75?
Hit: 5 Stars
Doomsday Afternoon was totally a blind purchase based on some reviews already posted on Amazon, and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised with the disc. It wasn't at all what I expected. First, if I didn't know it was recorded in 2007, I would have bet big bucks it was some lost 70's-era, Bowie-ish, psychedelic-prog experiment whose rough mix tapes were just recently discovered in some deceased record mogul's estate sale (to cover funeral expenses because he died broke, having predicted rap was just a passing fad), and the tapes were only recently remixed and mastered for release. It is VINTAGE early-mid 70's psychedelic, poppy, prog-ish, Floydian stuff. Heavy psychedelic Beatles/Bowie influence as well as Floyd. Also VERY much in the same vein as Alan Parson's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination", which was the first thing I thought of when I heard this.
Other high points:
* As an homage to that era and that sound, this CD is spot on. I have to accept it as an homage, otherwise I'd have to say there's very little in the way of original ideas on here. It's hard to sometimes draw the line between flattering and purposeful imitation, and unimaginative pilfering of ideas, but I'm going to go with the former over the latter on this one. There is a certain spirit of joyful admiration for the music, and it does come across as a labor of love.
* Instrumentation and arrangement on this kicks ass. Vintage keyboard sounds galore on this thing (I like vintage keys!). String machines, Moogs, Mellotrons, Hammond-ish organs, etc. Lots of strummed acoustic guitar ala Floyd or Stardust era Bowie. Very interesting and well-done vocal harmonies, even if none of the individual voices necessarily grabs me.
* Fairly well and imaginatively constructed melodies and themes, revisited and expanded throughout the piece. This really ties together the music and arrangements on the whole CD as a related work.
* Production. Though the music isn't super complex in the traditional prog sense, the arrangement and recording of the parts is dense and superbly juggled and balanced in the mixing and mastering. Like a good Floyd album, even when the melody or song is simpler, there's still a lot to listen to in the song.
One or two small gripes:
* The vox: can't say I dislike them, but I can't say they blew me away either. For me, some of vox-work just didn't seem as rock-solid as or on par with the playing and song writing. And there are a lot of folks contributing to vocals on this. One of the lead male voices (Phideaux, maybe?) is a little nasally to my ear, and one of the female voices sounds a little uncertain while singing the parts...like she's not quite comfortable hearing herself sing, or maybe just trying to sing rock. My favorite voice belongs to one of the chicks with the lower alto voice. Kind of sexy, and seemingly more comfortable being theatrical or rocking where needed in the songs.
* Despite accepting it as an homage to a certain period and style of rock, I sort of wish they'd branched out, and experimented just a bit more. Might have yielded something that was still awesome but with more of "Phideaux stamp" on the project.
All in all this is an outstandingly consistent product. For me, I don't think any single song is a knock-out 5, but ALL the song are at least 4's and a couple are 4+'s. And because that's a rare feat (that kind of solid consistency, making the whole CD VERY playable), I'm giving the whole thing a 5.
If you love late 60's Beatles, Stadust-era Bowie, early 70's Floyd, or even Parson's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination", I can't envision you not liking a lot of this disc as well. Check it out...
Doomsday Afternoon Poster
Here we are again... Doomsday Afternoon, our magnum opus. This art rock concept album is our first to utilize a small chamber orchestra (comprised of members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) as well as a few special guests. The music is essentially one long song cycle broken up into two acts. Angry, passionate, melodic, funny, pretentious, tragic with plenty of instrumental freakouts... For those who wanted more music along the lines of "Chupacabras" this is for you. We've been crafting this long winded rock extravaganza for the last year and now we are happy and proud to unleash it upon the world. It is truly our "Thick As A Brick" or "Scenes From A Memory". Embrace our dark wave of progressive music and decide where you will be on doomsday afternoon.Classic Rock Music CDs
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