Pollard, Robert / Normal Happiness
| Album: | Normal Happiness | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Pollard, Robert | Added: | Oct 2006 | |
| Label: | Merge Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-03-11 | Pull Date: | 2007-05-13 |
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| Week Ending: | May 13 | Apr 22 | Apr 8 | Apr 1 | Mar 25 | Mar 18 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 05, 2011: | Daydream Disaster
Full Sun (Dig The Slowness) |
4. | Apr 20, 2007: | Something about music
Accidental Texas Who |
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| 2. | May 11, 2007: | Something about music
Supernatural Car Lover |
5. | Apr 07, 2007: | Biff Bang Pow
Accidental Texas Who |
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| 3. | May 09, 2007: | I once was canadian
Supernatural Car Lover |
6. | Mar 30, 2007: | college radio
Full Sun (Dig The Slowness), Get A Facefull |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2007-03-05
Reviewed 2007-03-05
More great power pop/rock from the former Guided by Voices leader, of course. Maybe a bit more simple, wistful, than the preceding "From a Compound Eye" CD. More of an autumnal air.
Scrappy pop tunes with unconventional chordal twists. Often proggy in the sense of acoustic-strumming Yes (that is, pastoral and folky; no odd time signatures). Basic guitar parts with weird backing keyboards and other sounds from mad scientist/producer Todd Tobias, and Pollard's usual stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Some critics didn't like this one, but I say it's all worth spinning.
1- Straight strong pop, a bit Who-like. Bright.
2- Strident intro, into straight power-pop
3- Breezy fast pop
4- Fairly fast. A light wistful feel
5- Midtempo, quite lo-fi on the vocal. A bit sad.
6- Upbeat mid/fast, quite pretty despite the title
7- *FCC* "piss." Mid/fast rock, a chugging drive.
8- Gentle, acoustic
9- Dissonant pop. Spare and quirky.
10- Chugging mid/fast
11- A big sound, midtempo and grand. Abrupt ending.
12- *FCC* Mid/fast, like breezy power pop. Gets loud.
13- Simple, spare. Slowish waltzy chorus
14- Mid/fast, a bit wistful
15- Jazzy - whoa! Light airy feel. A bit melancholy. No, it's NOT about the band, The Eagles.
16- Chiming proggy chord. Fast and lightly poppy, pretty. Proggy synths during the fade-out, what a great way to end the album.
Scrappy pop tunes with unconventional chordal twists. Often proggy in the sense of acoustic-strumming Yes (that is, pastoral and folky; no odd time signatures). Basic guitar parts with weird backing keyboards and other sounds from mad scientist/producer Todd Tobias, and Pollard's usual stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Some critics didn't like this one, but I say it's all worth spinning.
1- Straight strong pop, a bit Who-like. Bright.
2- Strident intro, into straight power-pop
3- Breezy fast pop
4- Fairly fast. A light wistful feel
5- Midtempo, quite lo-fi on the vocal. A bit sad.
6- Upbeat mid/fast, quite pretty despite the title
7- *FCC* "piss." Mid/fast rock, a chugging drive.
8- Gentle, acoustic
9- Dissonant pop. Spare and quirky.
10- Chugging mid/fast
11- A big sound, midtempo and grand. Abrupt ending.
12- *FCC* Mid/fast, like breezy power pop. Gets loud.
13- Simple, spare. Slowish waltzy chorus
14- Mid/fast, a bit wistful
15- Jazzy - whoa! Light airy feel. A bit melancholy. No, it's NOT about the band, The Eagles.
16- Chiming proggy chord. Fast and lightly poppy, pretty. Proggy synths during the fade-out, what a great way to end the album.
Track Listing