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Free Music Review: I am not an eclectic reviewer
Hit: 5 Stars
I first heard this band last year on a little indie Tucson radio station, where I also first heard of The Shins. (I am so very appreciative of this radio station.) I am not familiar with any other music these people (The Good, The Bad...) i.e., Blur, Verve, have created. All I know is that the main singer's voice touches me in a way that no other has since David Gilmour. After traveling for three years, I am back home, doing a job I cannot bear, my dog (and best friend) died three weeks ago, and I am shattered over it. The only music I have been listening to over and over again is this band. My favorite is "Nature Springs". I cannot explain exactly why, but this particular song and his voice affects me profoundly. Since the writer is British, alot of the lingo is lost on me, such as would be other favorites of mine, Cesaria Evora, and Dulce Pontes, for example. I am not quite sure of what they are saying, or refering to, as would be in a foreign language, but the way they say it goes beyond words. I guess I am a naturally (yay!) melancholy individual, so I revel in sad, sad music. I am so very grateful for it. Give this music a listen, and you will grow to love them too. It is also helpful to me to see the person who is singing, and they do have some vids on youtube.Free Music Review: blessed melancholy
Hit: 5 Stars
Damon Albarn seems to have the knack of combining a steady stream of subtle disillusionment with a laid-back, catchy tune. 'Demon Days' exploded with this atmosphere, and it continues on his latest project 'The Good, The Bad, & the Queen'. I think that the comparison with Gorillaz should end there, though, as this is a project that is a bit more subtle, focused, and introspective. In this release, Albarn & Co. have provided a glimpse of the battle against life's mundane, from the distinct British perspective. From the hallucination and isolation of tide-end towns, to the 'blessed routines' of habitually working oneself to death after breakfast, life during (seemingly) endless war, all taking place 'on a stroppy little island of mixed up people', I get a more modern, British equivalent from the Talking Heads line...."Well, How did I get Here?", or even an addendum to the Beatles' 'A Day in the Life'.
From the first song to the last, there's an ethereal feel to the album that rises as the songs progress. All the songs are grand, but 'Northern Whale' seems to be my current favorite, with 'Green Fields' 'Herculean' and TGTBTQ as other heavy standouts. When taken on the sum of its parts, this album amounts to pure rock & roll.
Free Music Review: A Herculean effort!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Damon Albarn's latest project is sonically different from his last, Gorillaz, but still edgy and experimental. "The good, the bad, and the queen" reminds me of the last Blur CD "Think tank", with a smattering of Radiohead thrown in; a calm, beautiful sound with loads of piano, melodic guitars, and gently cascading harmonies.
The group comprises Albarn, Tony Allen (who used to drum with Fela Kuti), Simon Tong, and Paul Simonon. The CD made #2 in the UK.
The disc has a variety of sounds; Soothing Beach boys harmonies over delicate guitars and piano (the stunning "80s life" - a favourite of mine), piano driven eerie Radiohead-like ("Kingdom of doom", "The bunting song"), awash in strings and echoey guitars ("Behind the sun"), lilting percussion and dreamy harmonies ("Nature springs", "Three changes"), which perfectly complement each other.
Other standouts are "A soldier's tale" (lovely harmonies and guitar work), the tender acoustic folk-like "Green fields" (another favourite of mine"), and the majestic piano driven seven minute epic "The good, the bad, and the queen" (it becomes an exciting jam fest about halfway through) which closes the CD.
Definitely one of the best CDs to come out this year.
Free Music Review: A Post-Apocalyptic English Pastorale
Hit: 5 Stars
"The Good The Bad And The Queen" is the name of a musical project featuring "Blur" frontman Damon Albarn; former Clash bassist, Paul Simonon; onetime "Fela Kuti" sticksman and afrobeat pioneer, Tony Allen and guitarist Simon Tong.
It's also the name of their album, which, in my humble opinion, was probably one of the best to be released in that far-off year of 2007.
Musically, it melds the likes of "The Kinks", "Ennio Morricone" and "The Specials" with bizarre washes of ambient sound, slabs of choral bliss, strings and electronic glitches.
Tracks like "Herculean", "Kingdom Of Doom", "Northern Whale" and "Green Fields" evoke the antediluvian paranoia of a London teetering on the precipice of cultural and climatic destruction, while the eponymously titled final track begins as a slow slung dub workout which descends into a muscular race to the finish between drums, bass and guitar.
When the green fields of England finally sink beneath the waves, this will be it's requiem mass.
Free Music Review: Blur, Gorillaz, and the Super Group
Hit: 5 Stars
The Good, The Bad, and The Queen are made up of former Clash bassist Paul Simonon, Verve/ Gorillaz guitarist Simon Tong, world music superstar Tony Allen who is responsible for pioneering Afrobeat in the 1960s and Damon Albarn the genuis behind Blur as well as Gorillaz. First off this record seems worlds aways from Gorillaz records even with the band line up more than able to knock out the same kind of music. Also Danger Mouse who produces this record is the same person who produced the last Gorillaz record Demon Days. Again, don't think Damon is giving you the same old music. The man has range and this time he gives us some great songs that may need a little longer to grow stonger. Listen the wonderful words and the music's complex layers. This is a great record from what really is a super group. Damon and crew give us other masterpiece. Go out, get it and enjoy it.