Red House Painters - Old Ramon
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Free Music Review: I really like this one!
Hit: 4 Stars
This album is great.....the nice accustic guitar cuts thru and is introspective and just a little bit dark. It's my first purchase for this band, and I like it alot!!Free Music Review: Drone-Fi
Hit: 4 Stars
Wanted: one merciless producer/editor. I can easily take the drone one-note guitar, mostly soft acoustic, but on a couple of occasions (Void and River) revved up pretty well with amped feedback. And, with the exception of the way too cute ode to his cat (wop-a-din-din), I like Mark Kozelek's opaque lyrics, to the extent that they can be understood as he mumbles and elongates his lines over the guitars. He gets points as a writer because unlike a lot of heart-in-hand emo guys, he's not emotionally broken at the slightest of life's cuts. In fact, his pain seems to come more from the aftermaths of inflictings than inflicteds, which is a nice twist. But even on the best of these sometimes very good songs, I was ready for them to end two or three minutes before the House Painters brought them lumbering home. Best cuts: Byrd Joel, Cruiser, Michigan, and Golden. Four stars is a slight stretch, but it's because I think I'll like this better with repeated listens, but never eight minutes and more worth. Free Music Review: Their Most Consistent Work
Hit: 5 Stars
It took me a shile to fully appreciate this album. But after a number of listens, I finally have grown to love the album. I consider Old Ramon to be their most consistent work ever. Though I love this band, I usually have to skip a number of tracks in their previous cd's to fully appreciate them. However, not this album! My favorite tracks are Golden, Michigan and Wop-A-Din-Din--an excellent and endearing song about Mark K.'s cat.
I am a huge fan of RHP and I consider them to be the best band to come out of San Francisco, my hometown. Any band that names an album after my favorite place in the world, Ocean Beach, is sure is a great group!
Free Music Review: I cant stop listening to this CD.......
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been avidly collecting music of all genres and eras for over 20 years and I have NEVER found myself playing a CD over and over. Every song on this is absolutely amazing. Hats off to Mr. Kozelek for being the astounding songwriter he was meant to be and thereby enriching our lives by his remarkable craft. Im currently buying the entire catalog and will undoubtably remain a fan for life.Free Music Review: A Great Album...
Hit: 5 Stars
The Red House Painters have always been a little inconsistent on each album. Kozelek is one of those songwriters that places masterpieces alongside songs that border on self-indulgence. Old Ramon may be the most solid Red House Painters album of the whole lot. Some purists have disparaged the dominance of electric guitar on this album's sonic palette, but I think it's brilliantly done and beautiful. Lyrically, this is also one of the stronger albums in their catalog, Wop-a-Din-Din aside. If there is one complaint, it's that the album as a whole almost runs together. Others could see this as a strength, but upon first listen--especially since the songs are also very long--it can be a bit much to get through. Songs like Void and Smokey are devastatingly good though, and instant classics. In an age of instant gratification and hooks tossed out like cheap candy, Kozelek's music is a sharp and gratifying counterpoint.