Under the Influence of Giants - Under the Influence of Giants
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Artist: Under the Influence of GiantsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-08
Music Label: Island
Soundtracks:
- Ah Ha
- Got Nothing
- In the Clouds
- Stay Illogical
- Mama's Room
- Heaven Is Full
- I Love You
- Against All Odds
- Lay Me Down
- Faces
- Meaningless Love
Free Music Notes for Under the Influence of Giants
Free Music Review: FUTURE CLASSIC INDEED!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Honestly, I thought I reviewed this album already, but I guess I didn't...well, here we go again!!! I agree with the reviewer that this debut rekkid by UTIOG will, in 10+ years, be viewed as a future classic, and right now, I think it's an easy contender for my top 10 of 2006...possibly best DEBUT album of this year, no doubt!!!
This band is just so dang groovy...an LA counterpart to the Scissor Sisters. Like the Sisters, they take a dance/soul/funk element and mix it with new wave-ish postpunk a-la Franz Ferdinand and killer pop instincts, and come up with a breezy sound all their own, no easy feat.
Just caught the band live, by chance, last night at Hofstra University on Long Island, on a bill with the hard-rocking Damone (whom I mainly went to see), the new wavish, so-so Ima Robot, and the headlining powerpoppers All-American Rejects. I flipped, as I had no idea they were on the bill too, and I would have brought the CD otherwise...BTW, BestBuy has an exclusive 2CD edition with 2 bonus tracks...the awesome hard rocking "On My Own" (which they played in their set), and a cool remix of the groovy "Mama's Room"). Oh, as great as their record is, they might be an even BETTER live band!!! They just KILLED!!! They had energy to burn, Aaron prowled the stage like he was born to do it...sporting stylish threads too like a baby blue tux, and David, the bass player, is my new bass hero...playing left-handed too!!! Drew was manic on the stage, unleashing riffs that were unique and worked in the songs, melodically and rhythmically, and drummer/keyboardist Jamin had the groove going, constantly in the pocket.
Oh, and their songs are amazing, with killer hooks, great singing...Aaron's got this killer falsetto on par with Jake from the Sisters, and awesome stage presence.
Watch this band...seriously...AWESOME, nice guys too, espesh Aaron, hung out with 'em after their set, intelligent and really friendly. I hope UTIOG will be around for a while...we kinda need em around to blow people's minds.
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When you call your band Under the Influence of Giants, you're expected to somehow be the sum of your roots, but this L.A. outfit defies easy categorization. As their self-titled debut Island Records album bears out, the Giants' funk-inflected, hook-saturated pop-soul is a combination of the Talking Heads' African poly-rhythmic groove ("Ah-ha," "Got Nuthin'"), the ethereal falsettos of Michael Jackson and Prince ("Mama's Room"), the blue-eyed R&B of Hall & Oates and George Michael ("In the Clouds"), the insinuating melodic pop of Rubber Soul ("Stay Illogical"), Earth, Wind & Fire's horn-driven, noirish funk ("Against All Odds"), McCartney's winsome balladry ("Lay Me Down") and even the throbbing beat of post-hip-hop by way of Madonna ("Meaningless Love").Alternative Rock Music CDs
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