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| From | <zoogang@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: America the Beautiful |
| Date | Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:08:38 -0500 |
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Craig, I have this album, and I agree, pretty much wholeheartedly. Dewey's songs tend to be a bit cookie-cutter for me, but Adam Schlessinger and James Iha's poppy production elevates them to a higher level than usual. The Schlessinger-written song is particulary great. A hit single, even, in a near-perfect world. The background harmonies throughout the album are really wonderful.
If you get the CD at Best Buy, there's a bonus track--actually, the title song that was left off the album proper. And I believe everywhere you get this, you get a second disc with the live concert America did at XM. It's pretty nifty.
Alan
http://www.purepopradio.com
(n.p. on Pure Pop Radio: The Sugarplastic-Autumn All the Time)
http://www.buhdge.com
---- Craig Leve <snapcracklepopster@gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone picked up the brand new album by America, that's produced by Adam
> Schlesinger and James Iha?
>
> It's an absolute winner, and includes tracks from Nada Surf, Maplewood, and
> Schlesinger.
>
> I was really tickled to see the Maplewood (maplewoodfeelsgood.com) track
> featured as their album is for my money, the best evocation of the canyon
> rock sound in the last 5 years.
>
> Another one to look out for in this vein is a guy named Jon Busey, who's
> recording under the moniker Silvergirl (more of a Gene Clark, Gram Parsons
> vibe though). You can find Silvergirl among my top friends on myspace at
> myspace.com/snapcracklepop. Don't think there's an album out yet, but the
> sounds at his myspace are stunning.
>
> -craig
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