Three Sided Album, The
General
| Oct 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-10-07
Reviewed 2017-10-07
Reviewed: 2017-10-07
Genre: General (X)
FCCs: none (I actually wrote to the band to make sure)
Review: fabulous set of short spacey exploratory instrumentals. Words fail me to describe them, but I loved every minute.
If You like: Nels Cline, David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera
Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Summer (3:53) - drums start. gorgeous slide guitar takes us out to the universe> uptempo jam> slow fade
2/ Change of Season (5:23) - drum machine/synth stats> midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ The Bridge (4:49) - synth starts> slow spacey jam> drum machine & guitar duet builds to midtempo & strident> swings to uptempo sonic jam> slows to fade
*4/ Increments (4:02) - uptempo electronics jam morphs into sliding space jam> guitar solo> mellows to fade
5/ Outside The Decaying Stinking Mess (3:59) - guitar/electronics start> midtepo jam with beautiful guitar overlay> morphs to deep sonic space jam> spoken words at end> quick stop
6/ So What's Stopping You Now? (3:50) - drums start> midtempo space jam> slow fade
7/ Captain Quirk (2:57) - spoken words at start>uptempo rock with repetitive hooks swings into a different melody> quick stop & spoken words at end
*8/ 50 Dean Men Walking (3:25) - beautiful acoustic guitar starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> short spoken sentence> quick fade
9/ Be Careful What You Shoot At (3:53) spoken sentence starts> midtempo jam mixed with spoken words> quick stop
10/ Out there In Here (2:03) - slow guitar solo> quick stop
*11/ From Texas To Tehran (3:21) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> fade
12/ Sandie's Adagio (3:53) - drum machine start> midtempo jam> quick stop
*13/ Looking Further Ahead (4:06) - guitar starts> midtempo jam> fade
*14/ That 6 (3:06) - electronic spacey start> midtempo space jam> syth solo> slow space jam to quick fade
15/ Reid Fleming The World's Greatest Milkman (4:04) - spoken words at start> midtempo space jam with spoken words interjected> quick fade
*16/ Go Boy Go! (5:06) - drums start> midtempo jam> guitar solo> space jam> fade
*17/ Crazy Stuff (3:15) - uptempo space jam with interjected words> quick stop
*18/ The end Of The Late Night (7:26) - synth starts> slow tempo space jam> builds in volume> slow fade
Genre: General (X)
FCCs: none (I actually wrote to the band to make sure)
Review: fabulous set of short spacey exploratory instrumentals. Words fail me to describe them, but I loved every minute.
If You like: Nels Cline, David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera
Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Summer (3:53) - drums start. gorgeous slide guitar takes us out to the universe> uptempo jam> slow fade
2/ Change of Season (5:23) - drum machine/synth stats> midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ The Bridge (4:49) - synth starts> slow spacey jam> drum machine & guitar duet builds to midtempo & strident> swings to uptempo sonic jam> slows to fade
*4/ Increments (4:02) - uptempo electronics jam morphs into sliding space jam> guitar solo> mellows to fade
5/ Outside The Decaying Stinking Mess (3:59) - guitar/electronics start> midtepo jam with beautiful guitar overlay> morphs to deep sonic space jam> spoken words at end> quick stop
6/ So What's Stopping You Now? (3:50) - drums start> midtempo space jam> slow fade
7/ Captain Quirk (2:57) - spoken words at start>uptempo rock with repetitive hooks swings into a different melody> quick stop & spoken words at end
*8/ 50 Dean Men Walking (3:25) - beautiful acoustic guitar starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> short spoken sentence> quick fade
9/ Be Careful What You Shoot At (3:53) spoken sentence starts> midtempo jam mixed with spoken words> quick stop
10/ Out there In Here (2:03) - slow guitar solo> quick stop
*11/ From Texas To Tehran (3:21) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> fade
12/ Sandie's Adagio (3:53) - drum machine start> midtempo jam> quick stop
*13/ Looking Further Ahead (4:06) - guitar starts> midtempo jam> fade
*14/ That 6 (3:06) - electronic spacey start> midtempo space jam> syth solo> slow space jam to quick fade
15/ Reid Fleming The World's Greatest Milkman (4:04) - spoken words at start> midtempo space jam with spoken words interjected> quick fade
*16/ Go Boy Go! (5:06) - drums start> midtempo jam> guitar solo> space jam> fade
*17/ Crazy Stuff (3:15) - uptempo space jam with interjected words> quick stop
*18/ The end Of The Late Night (7:26) - synth starts> slow tempo space jam> builds in volume> slow fade
Recent airplay
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Captain Quirk
Mostly A — Dec 14, 2017
Summer
Old Fart at Play — Dec 09, 2017
The Bridge
Music Casserole — Dec 09, 2017
Captain Quirk
Largely A — Dec 07, 2017
Summer
Brownian Motion — Dec 06, 2017
Charting
2017-10-12 — 2017-12-14
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 17 | 1 |
| Dec 10 | 4 |
| Dec 3 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Summer | ||
| 2. | Change Of Season | ||
| 3. | The Bridge | ||
| 4. | Increments | ||
| 5. | Outside The Decaying Stinking Mess | ||
| 6. | So What's Stopping You Now? | ||
| 7. | Captain Quirk | ||
| 8. | 50 Deadmen Walking | ||
| 9. | Be Careful What You Shoot At | ||
| 10. | Out There In Here | ||
| 11. | From Texas To Tehran | ||
| 12. | Sandie's Adagio | ||
| 13. | Looking Further Ahead | ||
| 14. | That 6 | ||
| 15. | Reid Fleming The World's Toughest Milkman | ||
| 16. | Go Boy Go! | ||
| 17. | Crazy Stuff | ||
| 18. | The End Of The Late Night |