The Breeders - Last Splash
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Free Music Review: Arty Collage of Sounds
Hit: 5 Stars
The Breeders came onto the alternative rock scene back in 1993 with their inexplicably retro-sounding hit "Cannonball," yet seemed to fall into obscurity not too long afterwards. The band can, more or less, be referred to as a spin-off of The Pixies (lead singer and guitarist Kim Deal was a former member of aforementioned band), and on this 1993 outing, there seems to be more to the album than meets the eyes and ears.
In some ways, it would seem painfully fitting (or more specifically, understandable) that the hard-driving "Cannonball" would be the only major hit off the album (unless you count "Divine Hammer," which wasn't nearly as big), many of the tracks -- while highly diversified -- are strangely trippy, disjointed and underdeveloped, in other words, they seem more like short fragments, which seem to end abruptly...only to switch to an entirely different song (or rather, idea) altogether. This whole aspect may seem frustrating to many listeners, and understandably so, but when appreciated as something of an arty collage of sounds, as opposed to an album packed with "songs," the whole thing seems easier to swallow. Had I went into buying this album for the first time in 1993 with this mindset, it wouldn't have taken dozens of listens for me to finally start loving the album. But, as they say, the things that take time and effort to love, are the things that you usually end up loving for a lifetime.
Clocking in at 39 minutes, this album is an ever-fascinating smorgasbord of indie/post-punk, psychedelia, surf, grunge, and possible other things, which is packed with melody, charisma and a certain kind of wistful nostalgia; an indescribably pleasant, summery retro-feel is spiked throughout the diversified indie-rock musings. The talent it takes to blend and create these diverse soundscapes is something that shouldn't be taken lightly, although the approach to this album (described above) would certainly tend to obscure this to everyone, except those with discerning minds and ears. The sounds here as a whole are akin to the album artwork: hazy, colorful, trippy, multi-faceted and always fascinating. Definitely recommended, if any of the things described above tickle your fancy.
Free Music Review: Loud, opinionated and sarcastic.. great!
Hit: 5 Stars
Cool rock with an ironic twist. 'Cannonball' was a great single, but this album is packed with even better songs. 'New Year' is a short and compact song, 'Saints' just keeps on rolling nicely and 'Divine Hammer' is just hilarious ('I'd bang it all day/the carpenter goes bang/bang bang').
This album really has a unique quality. Try it if you want something completely different and you can stomach the straightforward lyrics, like in 'No Aloha' ('saw it on the wall/motherhood means mental freeze/freezeheads'). Not everybody's cup of tea.
Free Music Review: vocals rock with rock music
Hit: 5 Stars
driving on 9 is an ausome song. i love kim deal. she rocks. i wish her and tonya donelly collaborate on something new. doesn't hurt to dream, right?Free Music Review: Experimental Just Like The Pixies
Hit: 5 Stars
Last Splash never gets old because the songs are all great, and Kim Deal has a great voice. The instruments blend so we'll together on each song. Last Splash is one of my favorite album's ever recorded, and I deeply recommend it for any Pixies fan. Cannonball, the video is so well put together and it is extremely wonderful to watch.Free Music Review: a big splash
Hit: 5 Stars
Looking back, its hard to see how such an eclectic sounding album made such a huge commercial splash when it was released. Of course that was then, during the "alternative nation" heyday when just about anything vaguely "underground" had commercial potential. With "Last Splash," Kim Deal and co. proved that it didn't take timeless tunesmithing to make a great album, instead the chemistry of the musicians works perfectly. And that was not an easy feat. It's hard to play in one band where the personalities mixed so well to compliment the music, as Deal did with The Pixies, but it's harder yet to get another band going with the same dynamic chemistry. "Last Splash" may take a couple of listenings to really catch on, as it sounds like a rough aggregation of ideas plus one impossibly catchy single ("Cannonball.") But once you get into this album, it will be one of the bright spots of the whole alternative era for you. From the crypic muffled lyrics of "Roi" to the hooky pop of "Divine Hammer" and "I Just Wanna Get Along," "Last Splash" is a big splash into alternative rock immortality.