The Breeders - Last Splash
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Free Music Notes for Last Splash
Free Music Review: breeders pop perfection
Hit: 5 Stars
While Pod may have been the first official Breeders album, and was by no means a disappointment, Last Splash is perhaps more worthy of the title. Having now adequately distanced herself from the wonderfully seminal Pixies, Kim Deal finally sounds content to move on and craft a new sound that is uniquely her own. Shedding the Pixies shell and trademark Albini production, Last Splash replaces the subtle abrasiveness of Pod with full on metallic ferocity and the simplistically charming melodies with grandiose surf tinged art pop, signaling a great overall maturity in the Breeders sound that make them as viscerally powerful as the Melvins while still as intelligently catchy as the Beach Boys. The Breeders new style is only further enhanced by the addition of twin sister Kelley who frequently lends her lead guitar lines and charming backup voice to the mix. This said, the groundwork for Last Splash is laid allowing the Deal sisters' syrupy sweet vocals to dance delicately above the cacophonous riffs and melodic hooks of the dual guitars while the syncopated rhythm section plods along beneath them. This complicated collage that is Last Splash attempts to mix the pure pop of the Beatles with the thrashy pre-alt rock of the Stooges and succeeds at every turn. Proving consistent the entire way through time and time again, the feel good vibes of Last Splash are always rewarding and whether it's the carefully balanced noise of Roi or the soothing disconnected ballad of Mad Lucas, every song is sure to satisfy. A melding of pop and rock truly as seamless and enchanting as Last Splash only comes around once in a while, but when it does, the Breeders are sure to be behind it.Free Music Review: Excellent early 90's alt-rock
Hit: 3 Stars
I'm not a fan of the Pixies, so I cannot compare the Breeders, but I really like this CD. Of course, CANNONBALL was one of the big alt-rock hits of the year, and it still sounds great. The opening of that song alone is worth the price of the CD. DIVINE HAMMER was also a bit of a hit, and you'll likely recognize it. Most of the songs are hard-charging, but there are a few with a slower tempo, such as INVISBLE MAN, which is one of the highlights. The CD is deliberately pretty lo-fi, which is one of its appeals. Listening to it really takes me back to that time period (in a good way!). This CD is probably a bit forgotten because the Breeders took so long to record a follow-up, which is a shame because it really does sound great.Free Music Review: Splash Indeed
Hit: 5 Stars
The Breeders have a unique style of music in my opinion, and this album LAST SPLASH is undoubtably one of my favorites, if not my favorite alternative album of the 90's. It's perfect, its infectuous and endearing, it's everything an album should be, and what I wish music was more like today. Most people know of the single "Cannonball", which has been used in many car commercials as a jingle, its a rare blend of spirited vocals and guitar riffs which make you want to rock out! "No Aloha" has a flair to it as well, with a unique guitar riff which gives the song a hawaiian type feel to it. "Saints" is a fun summer song, as the song says "Summer is ready when you are". The vocals of Kim truly bring the album to life with the excellent instrumentation of the band. Other right away highlights and songs to keep an ear out for are "Invisible Man", "Roi", "I Just Wanna Get Along", "Divine Hammer" and "Drivin On", but overall this is a truly great album that everyone should give a listen to!Free Music Review: Paco Pico Piedra
Hit: 4 Stars
OK, first of all, when you start your review by saying "I wasn't a fan of Kim Deal's first band, The Pixies" you're in trouble. As far as I'm concerned, that's just a few steps away from saying, "I wasn't a big fan of Paul McCartney's first band." Sorry for the slam... just had to get it off my chest.The most frequent criticism of this album is that too many of the songs offer great ideas that just aren't played out fully. I think there is truth to this, but what redeems "Last Splash" for me is that the album feels like just that - a whole album. There is great variety here, but there is also a great deal of flow that makes it all work well.
This album (and Breeders work in general) demonstrates clearly what all careful listeners and fans of The Pixies have perceived all along - that Kim Deal is an awesome force. Her vocals are incompareable - winsome, sweet, sarcastic, powerful all at the same time. The mood and attitude of songs like "Gigantic" and "I Bleed" are all over this album, and being away from Black Francis/Frank Black makes it clearer than I ever realized how downright creative/inventive she is musically.
I do think that this album holds up well - even "Cannonball" doesn't sound dated to me, and I still find myself interested in the album after listening to it for 9 years. This album (and all of what Kim Deal has put out, including "Title TK") really deserves credit for giving us something different, interesting, and satisfying to listen to.
Free Music Review: Girls who rock are awesome
Hit: 5 Stars
This band is just cool, plain and simple. Just look at the awesome album cover, its probably worth buying just for that.Cannonball is the addictive hit single you'll be playing over and over, but the rest of the songs are great too. One even has a sewing machine in it. And there's this flavor of weirdness to the whole album that I really like. Like the first song New Year, which has a chorus that just doesn't sound like any other sort of chorus I've ever heard. None of the other songs are as addictive as Cannonball, and they're not really all that memorable, but they're all solid. Its the kind of CD you can listen to straight through. Oh, and as many of the other reviewers point out, this one is definately a "summer album."
They really don't sound like anybody else out there, a major plus in rock music. There's hints of the Pixies, sure, and sometimes they remind me of Sleater-Kinney, so if you love those bands I'm sure you probably already own this album or plan on getting it someday. Even if you were turned off by Cannonball and its little Spike Jones video, give the album a listen anyhow, becuase the rest of the songs sound nothing like it and you'll probably be surprised by how creative this disc is.