Love this album cover.
I have listened to this album about 100 times over the years. Not so much anymore. I put it into the same category as The Get Up Kids: good pop but the lyrics just don’t resonate with me anymore. I hit up Superchunk for most of my pop needs these days. Fun made-up fact about Jimmy Eat World: Started out as a Fleetwood Mac cover band. Started Jimmy Eat World after Stevie Nicks publicly asked them to stop.
Posted by morrisbechtel on December 7, 2012
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Chaos View could even be the name of an action film.
I don’t really dig this.. Every song sounds like a time-lapse sequence from an action film. Weird, I know but that really hits the nail on the head. Fun made-up fact about Tim Reynolds: Eats his Mac ‘n Cheese without the cheese.
Posted by morrisbechtel on December 7, 2012
http://allmyalbums.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/chaos-view-tim-reynolds/
Love the album cover.
I enjoy this album. It’s kind of droney. Like, if wasps had some human attributes and decided to form a band then it would be Dismemberment Plan. I don’t listen to this album a lot but I know I’ll always listen to it.
Posted by morrisbechtel on December 6, 2012
http://allmyalbums.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/change-the-dismemberment-plan/
Practice Space as Album Art. . . OK
I am a big fan of this album. It’s straight forward pop rock with an indie twist. (I know you don’t know what that means. I don’t either. There’s no real definitive descriptors in the phrase ‘pop rock with an indie twist’.) If you’re into pop rock then definitely check it out. I will say it has limited replay value. I listened to it pretty regularly for about a year but don’t listen to it as much now. It was a fun album though.
Posted by morrisbechtel on December 6, 2012
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Even the cover is overly dramatic.
I like this album a little. I get tired of the operatic/anthemic style of each song. They’re all produced like they are trying to be the ending song of some uber-dramatic Oscar nominated film.
Posted by morrisbechtel on December 1, 2012
http://allmyalbums.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/ceremonials-florence-and-the-machine/
This album starts strong but is ultimately a bit too twangy and country-ish for my taste.
I enjoy about half of the songs on the album and the rest I don’t like.
I don’t listen to it much.
Posted by morrisbechtel on November 27, 2012
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Maybe him and Marc Broussard had the same cover art guy.
I like this album. I listen to it every once in a while. It seems like Cullum’s albums always fall short of being ‘great’ and rest firmly in the ‘good’ range for me. Maybe it’s because most of his albums have cover songs (which are good) and not enough original pieces. Either way, good stuff. Especially if you like piano.
Posted by morrisbechtel on November 6, 2012
http://allmyalbums.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/catching-tales-jamie-cullum/
Gazing off into the distance.
This album starts out with some pop and lured me in, only to smack me in the face with a healthy dose of pop-country throughout most of the songs.Overall I wouldn’t recommend this album.
Posted by morrisbechtel on November 6, 2012
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Sweet cover photo.
This is just great pop rock. I recommend getting a full-length release though. This one is just a few songs.
Posted by morrisbechtel on November 6, 2012
http://allmyalbums.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/calling-off-today-red-hot-valentines/
California.Sex.Drugs.Repeat.
Some friends were recently having a conversation in which it was decided at what point in a band’s career would they have been better off having a bus crash. Not that we wish them ill, we were only identifying when they began their own downward spiral. The Chili Peppers best work was arguably Mothers Milk. (Which I don’t think we have. It wouldn’t rip into iTunes & the CDs are in storage.) Some thought the crash should have come before Mothers Milk. I think all their stuff is good. Not great but good at the very least. One friend called them the AC/DC of the West Coast because they are a one trick pony but the trick is pretty cool. This album is good. CaliforniaCaiforniaCaliforniaCaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia
Posted by morrisbechtel on August 21, 2012
http://allmyalbums.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/californication-red-hot-chili-peppers/
