I'll Take It
Reviews
johnn
Reviewed 2003-10-14
Reviewed 2003-10-14
THIS IS GREAT!!! From Brooklyn, Mink Lungs approaches upbeat noisy psych pop with the same quirky humor as the Flaming Lips. Is every song for this band a caricature? My favorite is the deep deep voice that appear in older Flaming Lips albums. They also have a great female singer who sounds perfect for anyone with a 60s fem voice fetish, which matches well with their Serge Gainsbourg references. Though occasionally they take a wrong turn, for the most part this album is solid, full of catchy noisy quirky pop songs.
ALL GOOD but I liked: 4, 13, 17, 12, 1, 8.
1. midtempo, upbeat psych pop w/ great deep sleazy voice.
2. strummy guitars, funny falsetto, too pop for me.
3. classic pop rock guitar riff (I-V-IV). decent.
4. cool, fem vox w/ start stop. Very catchy, upbeat, boppy. Great!
5. deep voice a la serge. slow wandering drum machine groove.
6. starts w/ answering machine. upbeat psych pop. os mutantes!!!
7. slow and quiet start. then, upbeat sad male vox over noisy pop.
8. spoken fem vox gossiping. catchy, very sexy sleazy.
9. upbeat noisy psych pop. cool weird transitions.
10. title track. slow distorted groove. funny, irony is subtle?
11. supercatchy upbeat pop. somebody is going to love this song.
12. lazy, melancholic midtempo organ and deep voice. some sitar.
13. very catchy, fem vox, deep vox, pulsing bass+drum sections.
14. starts w/ sad piano, then upbeat oldies r&b feel. really upbeat.
15. loud rockin’ guitars, uptempo playful, great thick noise.
16. sad swing song, like luna
17. deep voice over upbeat noisy guitars. very flaming lips.
ALL GOOD but I liked: 4, 13, 17, 12, 1, 8.
1. midtempo, upbeat psych pop w/ great deep sleazy voice.
2. strummy guitars, funny falsetto, too pop for me.
3. classic pop rock guitar riff (I-V-IV). decent.
4. cool, fem vox w/ start stop. Very catchy, upbeat, boppy. Great!
5. deep voice a la serge. slow wandering drum machine groove.
6. starts w/ answering machine. upbeat psych pop. os mutantes!!!
7. slow and quiet start. then, upbeat sad male vox over noisy pop.
8. spoken fem vox gossiping. catchy, very sexy sleazy.
9. upbeat noisy psych pop. cool weird transitions.
10. title track. slow distorted groove. funny, irony is subtle?
11. supercatchy upbeat pop. somebody is going to love this song.
12. lazy, melancholic midtempo organ and deep voice. some sitar.
13. very catchy, fem vox, deep vox, pulsing bass+drum sections.
14. starts w/ sad piano, then upbeat oldies r&b feel. really upbeat.
15. loud rockin’ guitars, uptempo playful, great thick noise.
16. sad swing song, like luna
17. deep voice over upbeat noisy guitars. very flaming lips.
Recent airplay
The Secret Admirer
Fiction Romance — Mar 15, 2007
Awesome Pride
Fly By Night — May 24, 2004
The Secret Admirer
Distraction-Limited — Jan 23, 2004
Catch Me
Radio Free Stanford — Dec 27, 2003
Awesome Pride
Fly By Night — Dec 08, 2003
The Man Downstairs
Fly By Night — Dec 01, 2003
Charting
2003-10-13 — 2003-12-15
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 14 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Black Balloon | ||
| 2. | Start From Scratch | ||
| 3. | Men in Belted Sweaters | ||
| 4. | Awesome Pride | ||
| 5. | Bunny Bought a Spaceship | ||
| 6. | Pugnose Apt. | ||
| 7. | X-Ray Gun | ||
| 8. | Sensual Pleasure | ||
| 9. | Gorilla | ||
| 10. | I'll Take It | ||
| 11. | Dishes | ||
| 12. | The Secret Admirer | ||
| 13. | The Man Downstairs | ||
| 14. | Catch Me | ||
| 15. | Mrs.Lester | ||
| 16. | Sad Song of Birds | ||
| 17. | Flying Saucer Home |