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Music : For the Birds
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For the Birds by: The Frames |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0036172611126 Label: Overcoat Recordings Manufacturer: Overcoat Recordings Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Overcoat Recordings Release Date: October 23, 2001 Studio: Overcoat Recordings Sales Rank: 6177 MPN: 26111 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Few albums are rich enough with a sense of place that they transport you to a different landscape. Engineered by famed producer Steve Albini, the Frames' fourth full-length release, For the Birds, is such an album. But instead of dropping you in Ireland, the band's home, or in any other physical location, For the Birds lures the listener to an interior terrain both familiar and remote. Without a single throwaway track, this album deftly escapes pathos, despite its focus on clichéd indie-pop themes of heartache and loss. A slow pulse-like bass line, rueful violin, mesmerizing guitar, and precise percussion underscore but never underplay Glen Hansard's stripped-bare vocals and lyrics. Hansard asks, "So what happens when the heart just stops / Stops caring for anyone?" He answers, "The hollow in your chest dries up / And you stop believing," a response dispelled as too facile by subsequent tracks. "Headlong" and "Santa Maria" nosedive into torment while "Early Bird," "Fighting on the Stairs," and "Friends and Foe" pull out. You're left in the middle of a swirl of conflicted emotions. What's remarkable is that For the Birds, rife with mental rifts and ditches, somehow convinces you that you want to stay there. --Cintra Pollack Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - ****1/2 - Looking for proven rock anthems? Look elsewhereI only recently learned of the Frames after hearing the song Dream Awake on an iTunes radio station. I just had to buy their latest album but somehow accidentally purchased their 2001 album Burn the Maps. I wasn't especially impressed on the first listen but now find this album has quite a few gems. (It's impossible to fairly judge an album with only one listening, especially in a car). Now I think For the Birds is a more complete album than their 2005 Burn the Maps, which is itself also a great album. For the Birds is more mellow and reflective whereas Burn the Maps ads a few more guitar and commercial undertones. Rating:  - it's alrightTotally Cat Steven's gone indie and jamming with Andrew Kinney. Rating:  - Totally boringI purchase more cd's than the average person and listen to a wide varitey of music. Because of this, I generally give each new cd 3-5 listens before making or breaking. This one, I couldn't even get through once- it was slow, nothing catchy and ultimatly just boring. Rating: - awesomeWhen I first heard of The Frames, I was lucky enough to see them live last year opening for Damien Rice in Portland. And I was floored when the first song they played was "Friends and Foes." The power that song had still stays with me. Now one year later, and three albums of theirs later, they are still one of my favorite bands, and I was able to see them perform again almost exactly a year later. If you don't have this album, go get it! The vocals are great, the music is wonderful. Rating: - what was wrong with me?the first time i listened to this i totally didn't dig it. needless to say that it's one of my favorites now. every song is sonically beautiful and the lyrics are strong. you can put this in no matter what kind of mood you are in and enjoy it. not a five star but certainly a 4.5. fyi - saw them live finally, believe the hype; best live band in music. |
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