Spiritualized - Let It Come Down
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Artist: SpiritualizedEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-09-25
Music Label: Arista
Soundtracks:
- On Fire
- Do It All over Again
- Don't Just Do Something
- Out of Sight
- The Twelve Steps
- The Straight and the Narrow
- I Didn't Mean to Hurt You
- Stop Your Crying
- Anything More
- Won't Get to Heaven (The State I'm In)
- Lord Can You Hear Me
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Free Music Review: A Classic!
Hit: 5 Stars
The idea of fusing the sounds of a rock band with an orchestra can be a very risky business.It tends to bring back memories of grandiose rock symphonies,prog-rock at it's most overly-ambitious and usually ends up in a complete change in the music scene in about the time it takes to drop the name 'Johnny Rotten.'Of course many groups have had very nice string or orchestral arrangements added onto songs to give them that classic feeling.So it is rare to hear a band fuse successfully these sounds together where the orchestra is an integral part of each song.Well I suppose Jason Pierce and Spiritualized are not your average group.The origins of this sound could be heard on their previous classic album 'Ladies And Gentlemen....' And to an even greater extent on their follow up live album.Yet I felt that it never quite worked on that c.d.So after taking a very long time in the recording studio and the mixing desk he has managed to record a sensational album,full of depth,quality songs and a vast array of modern musical genres thrown into the mix also.This album is so well put together you never once feel that Pierce's fragile voice is being drowned out by the bombastic sounds of a fully blown orchestra.While many of the songs have vast and complicated arrangements they also rely on the simplest of melodies and it is this simplicity that makes this album work so effectively.Of course it isn't just a classic/rock album.In fact the very first song is a loud and heavy rock song.This song has an aggressive array of guitars and piano which gives it a very loud blues feel.On track 5 'Twelve Steps'-the band take over almost completely with guitars blaring almost drowning out his vocals,then it adopts a slow blues type sound with piano dominating,then it gets a real country sound,before the guitars make a very loud reappearance.You see this album is a rock album,it's ambient and constantly changing atmostpheres,it's blues,it's gospel,it's got the sort of effects you hear on some dance songs.Some tracks like track 2 'Do It All Over Again' are pop songs,with a simple melody that's so hypnotic you find yourself humming along to this the very first time you hear it.The best songs are the simplest ones.
Some of the orchestral arrangements are simply stunning.Pierce seems certainly to have developed the knowledge and talent in how to use a 100 piece orchestra most effectively.Each song seems to have their own little nuances.You find yourself listening to certain songs and picking out various short arrangements that may only last a short while within each song.I've never heard a rock album where the use of strings and brass has been so beautiful.The orchestral parts seem to appear mostly on the slower,sadder and quieter tracks.Let's just say the orchestra never quite explodes-so the sound is never too grandiose.On many songs the orchestra is used as a backdrop for a simple rock song.'The Straight And The Narrow' is a good example of this-keyboards and gentle guitars dominate this simple,repetitive amazing track-withh the brass and string sections dropping in from time to time.
Lyrically this album seems to be full of heartbreak.If this is all about Pierce then he certainly seems to wirte with amazing sincerity as he really opens up to the listener.Many of the songs have lyrics which are repeated almost in a chant.The words on some songs are really beautiful and they capture strong emotions which are expressed in a brutally frank manner which really enhances these songs as you can really empathise with the singer.The trio of songs 7-9 are the most obvious case of this.All are slow songs of love.Some are very depressing yet others notably track 8 'Stop Your Crying' deliver a feeling of hope.It's almost like he's sunk so low that he now knows the only way is up.The gospel chorus is one of the most memorable on the album.All in all lyrically it's pretty much a rollercoaster ride on this album.
There's so much to talk about on this album-it's very hard to keep things short.In fact there's so much going on here that a short review just can't describe this album properly.But the best way to get the most benefit is just go out and listen to the album yourself.Parts of it you'll like instantly and yet on each subsequent listen there's always some new aspect to be discovered.In years to come I reckon this album will be regarded as an indespensible addition to every serious c.d. collection.
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