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| From | Rafael Paulino Neto <rpaulino@bignet.com.br> |
| Subject | Re: names / Eisley |
| Date | Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:50:53 -0300 |
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First heard Eisley on their early ep's. Took note. Their gentle indie
pop with folk, and even a slight 'sarah records' touch, caught my ear.
Waited for their debut album with too high expectations, maybe that's
why I didn't like it at all. In fact, I found that one, 'Room Noises',
sort of a letdown. The overall sound and style were there, but no songs
caught my attention, even after two or three listenings. Not really bad,
just unappealing for me. Still don't own it. The new album ,
'Combinations', from '07 (which I think is the one you're asking about),
takes a big leap towards a different, much more produced sound: very
polished, less fragile, more energetic and strong, with big echoed
choruses and slightly heavier guitars. Much more mainstream, but in a
very good way. Not a perfect album yet, but with at least 3 or 4
excellent songs, and nothing really bad on it. I'm quite satisfied for
owning it. Recommended for any fans of straight forward female fronted
pop rock, with that sort of folkish or mystic feel. Reference points in
my opinion: late 'Til Tuesday, Grey Eye Glances, 10,000 Maniacs, Abra Moore.
Rafael.
Gene Good wrote:
>I own the new one but never heard the first one, so can't compare. I did get the cd/dvd set , so I saw a lot of live takes on songs from the first one. I enjoy them. They definitely have a dark ,mythic vibe to their music, but I like how it is all put together. My initial reaction was the singing. I saw them on Conan and they were very much into performing and singing like angels. The dvd has them rehearsing and you can tell they are into this for the long haul. 2 songs off the new one that I really like are "Invasion" and "If you're wondering". I look forward to watching this band grow.
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>>From: jeff.teez@comcast.net
>>To: audities@smoe.org
>>Subject: Re: names / Eisley
>>Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:27:21 -0400
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>>>On an unrelated note, does anyone have any comments on the more recent
>>>LP by Eisley? I liked their first one.
>>>
>>>
>>>Dave
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>>Hey Dave,
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>>Big fan here of the first one also. I've found that one of the many
>>great thing about Amazon's Music Download service is that you get to
>>stream everything at 256kbps. Also, the usual customer reviews are there
>>for the new record. I find most of them at least somewhat useful also.
>>Based on just those 2 factors, I've gone ahead and ordered their latest.
>>"Eisley grows up gracefully" seems to be the concensus from there and
>>other online reviews that I've parsed. Let us know what you think. Can
>>anyone else chime in?
>>
>>jeff t.
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