The Breeders - Mountain Battles
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Free Music Review: What happened to the melodies?
Hit: 2 Stars
I listened to the Breeder's earliest CD's over and over and loved them. What listeners get this time some reviewers here are calling "experimental." OK, but I wouldnt have minded a more cohesive song structure, somewhere or anywhere in the tracks. Intermittant chord progressions dont quite count as structure. The tracks seem fractured and incomplete. To put it a different way, these songs sound like they were conceived and recored very quickly and with (too much) mind-altering substances. Sorry, but folks looking for the "early" Breeders sound should check out the preview tracks before they buy.Free Music Review: perfect
Hit: 5 Stars
I think I am going to have to buck the general opinion here in terms of this being an album that has to grow on you after a few listens. I liked it right off the bat, and I was surprised, due to the fact that I was prepared to share similar sentiments to other reviews. (That'll teach me to listen to reviews.) To me, Mountain Battles seems like a natural progression from Title TK, which, up until this one, has been my favorite of the Breeders' albums.
Far more introspective and moody than previous albums, the songs have some beautiful chord progressions, and Kim and Kelley's vocals have a wonderful, haunting quality.
Kim Deal has always done a bang up job of never repeating herself. From Pod, to Last Splash, to Pacer, to Title TK, and now Mountain Battles, each work stands on its own. In an industry where musicians sometimes strive to recapture past successes by recycling their sound, only to have it end up homogenized and bereft of character and texture, Kim acknowledges her past triumphs but moves forward. She's never tried to make another "Cannonball" and I, for one, am eternally grateful.
As of now, my current favorite is "German Studies", with "Night of Joy" a close second. However, I seem to have a bad habit with Breeders' albums (as well as The Amps' Pacer, and the two Kelley Deal 6000 albums) of getting a new favorite every week, until I go through all of the songs, so that is subject to change, depending on what time it is.
It was well worth the six year wait.
Free Music Review: The Breeders are Back--Good show.
Hit: 5 Stars
The Breeders are back. I for one, am glad.
They bring the spare, stripped down sound that one can always enjoy, along with Kim Deal's marvelous voice.
The songs are a remarkable pastiche of ideas.
A pleasure.
Cheers.
Free Music Review: The Breeders Are Back!
Hit: 5 Stars
What a great surprise this is. I thought Title TK was a pretty good album but I never got to know all the songs on that albums all that well as I got bored over time. Mountain Battles, however, has been in full rotation since I got it last week. It's not only a very diverse record, but interesting. Standout tracks include Walk It Off, Overglazed, German Studies, No Way, Bang On and Night of Joy. It's so good to hear new Kim Deal again and that's one thing we would be without had the Pixies made a new album. If you like the Breeders, and not just for Cannonball and Divine Hammer, definitely pick up this cd!!!!Free Music Review: always genuine, and a little weird in the good way
Hit: 5 Stars
Mountain Battles takes you places. It's not an easy journey to make in small steps (so I wouldn't rely on short samples to get there). It seeps in with repeated listens over time.
I've found that there's pretty much a track for any mood on the record. I might jump in a soft spot like "Night of Joy" to color a quiet moment. Reflect on life and stuff.
Looking for a boost, I'd skip to "Walk It Off" - as hook-laden and bright as anything in the Breeders catalogue.
Up-tempo or down, it's solid.
Every single track has a decided vibe, with little details that creep out of the corners and tease playfully. It's always genuine, and a little weird in the good way.
No matter where I jump in, I always stick around for the rest of the short ride that is Mountain Battles.
It's like a whole lifetime was crammed in there, and it whets the appetite for more.
If you love The Breeders work, the lot of it, not just a single -- you'll very likely love this album. Give it a bit of attention, it will offer reward.