| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 |
| So what's being said about "Oh! Gravity."? |
I think its time to end the break from posting about reviews, because there's quite a few that are piled up by now, and its time to flush 'em out.
monstersandcritics.com doesn't really talk about the music, but its a positive review nonetheless.
I like this review because it kinda weakens common misconceptions about Switchfoot. Not to mention, I like his honesty.
UAB student newspaper writes in,
It is really nice to know that amongst all the emo bands, Justin Timberlakes and other assorted generic music floating around, a few bands that make good rock still exist.
Switchfoot is one of the bands to emerge from the mid-‘90s rock scene that can still produce heartfelt lyrics with solid music. It’s quite refreshing to hear something that rises above the muck you usually hear on the airwaves.
The band’s new album, “Oh! Gravity,” which dropped in late December, is a long way from the band’s Christian and Indie influences. This album is definitely worth checking out.
Upon first listen, I gained a new respect for this relatively overlooked group. ...
This isn't exactly a review, nor am I the evangelistic type, but it might interest you.
But you can't have every review heaping praises, so you have LifeTeen.com continuing the Christian-reviewer penchant for using just one line in the review to talk about the music--the sound--while talking about everything but. Its almost like they can hear only the vocals, the lyrics, and the rest is somehow muted.
While the same complaint may hold true for this somewhat brief review, its got to be one of my favourite reviews yet--more than just because of how he "gets" the band. Well said, Brandon Daviet.
This reviewer is reminded of "Bright Eyes' melodic ironies" and Conor Oberst.
The band gets some love from someone who thinks Christian rock is crappy (not that Switchfoot belongs to the genre, if you ask me).
"Dirty Second Hands" makes this radioblog, with the following description:
“Dirty Second Hands” by Switchfoot - A track off their new disc Oh! Gravity. This has to be my favorite song on the whole disc. If I had to pick a theme song for the first Flynn book and couldn’t pick a gothy song, I’d pick this track. Dark but not quite gothy, yes.
This reviewer thinks the album achieves its "success as a beautiful paradox, reaching for its overarching sounds with dirty guitars and introspective lyrics that surprisingly never clash."
Just when I thought Rolling Stone liked this album (judging from early press), turns out they don't. :(
The Battalion seems confused about whether they like the album or not, in this detailed review full of mixed feelings.
I don't remember if I've posted the Entertainment Weekly review before, but there it is anyway.
This review kinda irked me because it seemed biased, and, yeah, I left a comment.
Wow, that's way too many reviews, and I still have a few blog-reviews left, but I guess you guys have had enough for now?
Well, for those who have the heart and time for more, and haven't read it yet off the switchGoogler feature, here's the Chanticleer one that is positive overall but has it wrong on multiple levels, mainly: "The Beautiful Letdown" wasn't the band's previous album.Labels: album reviews. |
posted by phil @ 4:28 AM  
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Well done, Phil.
I was hoping from positive words by Rolling Stone because they are pretty influencial, but I don't really like them anyway (too pretentious). And their review had hardly any substance; they give the overused "forgettable", "nothing different that what's on the radio" pronouncements without offering why.
Anywho, nice work once again. I was wondering when you were going to hit us with one giant review slew :-) .
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Scratch that. InfluenTial, not influenCial. Don't know why I always do that...that word trips me up every time :-) .
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yeah, you're right, i've found RS to be pretentious too. "One giant review slew" - haha good way to put it. i appreciate the kind words. and good to see a comment from you--its been a while.. :)
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Thanks, Phil. You've done a marvelous job, BTW.
I'm had issues with RS for a while. They can be unnecessarily harsh and unfairly dismissive. This isn't the first time, and I'm sure it won't be the last :-) .
And I appreciate your appreciation of me. Been pretty busy lately but things are looking up now.
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holy crap..