{"id":302,"date":"2010-01-23T01:14:15","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T23:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pusabase.com\/wordpress\/?p=302"},"modified":"2010-10-14T18:37:50","modified_gmt":"2010-10-14T15:37:50","slug":"little-known-a-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pusabase.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/23\/little-known-a-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Known A+ Albums&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"4d38c97fd98e05b44e287f0fa2b7b950\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-9953175473586001\";\r\n\/* pb_bottom *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4010945858\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h3>&#8230;a great review about The Giraffes album 13 Other Dimensions:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/joepinion.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/22\/little-known-a-albums-7-13-other-dimensions-by-the-giraffes\/\">Little Known A+ Albums: #7: 13 Other Dimensions by The Giraffes<\/a> &#8211; The Joepinion<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>While talking about the Giraffes album, here is a review done by Mike Lyon from way way back: (thanks to archive.org. I managed to save it. Note to self: I need to add this to pusabase media section)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">The Giraffes &#8211; 13 Other Dimensions &#8211; Album Review &#8211; Mike Lyon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>As I plug in the album for the first time, here are my impressions of the song as I listen to each one! &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chocolate Dimension<\/strong> &#8211; Chris does the Beatles? Damn straight. This psychedelic puppy gives you a good feel for Chris\u2019 &#8220;new&#8221; style, which is actually quite reminiscent of the early PUSA 4 track stuff. A good funky song, though. Listening to this song, I\u2019ve got high hopes for the rest of the album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lonely Chicken<\/strong> &#8211; Strange! Really reminds me of early PUSA 4 track stuff, as I said with the 1st track. Some really funny lines in there, I\u2019m kicking back and just enjoying this one; lots of great instrumental stuff!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hopeless (Rub It In)<\/strong> &#8211; This song jams, with Chris rockin out some incredible piano riffs. Also, listen for references to &#8220;Peanuts&#8221; pianist Vince Guaraldi (talk about obscure references!), and also to Chris\u2019 obsession with pre-WWI culture. Could\u2019ve been a PUSA tune. Truly awesome!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Every Crocodile<\/strong> &#8211; A slow, plodding guitar progression starts off this number. The lyrics fire up and BAM, you\u2019re in psychedelic land. That definitely seem to be the theme for this album. Anyway, this song is truly bizarre. The chorus is just weird, the song is just weird, Chris\u2019 voice itself is distorted, and there\u2019s also a strange organ solo. Don\u2019t know what to make of it yet ^_^<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comin\u2019 Around<\/strong> &#8211; A lost-love song in a true early-80s vein. I wasn\u2019t so sure at first, but as the song finishes up, I really dig this one; very subdued and ironic lyrics, that are quite intelligent. Also short as hell, like a minute and a half long\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nuthin 2 Looz<\/strong> &#8211; Kicking! The guitar is funky as hell, that seems to be another theme of this album. Totally non-PUSA style, but this song really does kick out the jams. Some weird ass electric keyboard shit laces this song with a definite aura of funk. Very acoustic, kind of reminds me of Bath of Fire\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brain on Yer Tongue<\/strong> &#8211; Wow! There\u2019s a totally catchy riff that starts this one out. This song is so 70s that it\u2019s scary! I mean, really, if I had no clue who had written this, I would\u2019ve been wondering which hippie band had written it ^_^. I really, really like this song, it\u2019s all about a romance, and it\u2019s very quirky and exactly what you\u2019d expect from the guy who wrote &#8220;Stranger&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(a quick note &#8211; It\u2019s hard adjusting to hearing Chris\u2019 voice in these kinds of songs (slow and psychedelic), when you\u2019re used to hearing him in rok tunes.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Champion<\/strong> &#8211; Okay. Now, I\u2019m a pretty big Beatles fan. And this song IS a Beatles song. I mean, it\u2019s not really, but it sounds EXACTLY like something you\u2019d hear on Rubber Soul. This song is really moving, I think. It\u2019s all about this great victory, yet the music starts out very subdued and sad, and then suddenly, it fucking EXPLODES! This is great, a real highlight of the album so far, although very Beatles-derivative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pale Moon<\/strong> &#8211; Yet another ballad-esque song. I\u2019m kind of starting to get sick of this style of song, but WAIT! There goes the chorus, and it kicks. Still slow, but with a glorious riff. Plenty of good old bug-and-animal references, PUSA style! This album is definitely mellow. This song kind of reminds me of Monkey River, actually.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghost of a Bad Friend <\/strong>&#8211; You gotta dig the lyrics in this song. This is straight-up Johnny Cash-style acoustic rock. Still pretty slow, I guess all the songs are gonna have this mellow feel. I don\u2019t know if you know what I\u2019m talking about when I say this, but this song would be incredible with an orchestra backing Chris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slow Slow Fly<\/strong> &#8211; (*snap) Wake up! A song that ain\u2019t a slow ballad! And it\u2019s got Ms. Monkey, of &#8220;Tremelo Blooz&#8221; fame! This song grooves, I mean, this song has SERIOUS groove quality. A great song, I know I\u2019ll be listening to this one a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poodle Mouth<\/strong> &#8211; Lay back, folks, it\u2019s another psychedelic song! Just in terms of tempo and lyrics and everything, this song is about as far from PUSA as any song can get ^_^ I can\u2019t make up my mind about this one. The end is kind of cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whither Without You<\/strong> &#8211; The album closer, I\u2019ll admit I\u2019m nervous. Let\u2019s see\u2026 Straightforward guitar drives the beginning to this song, WHOA, then there\u2019s this like, total shift to keyboard stuff. I dig the chorus, this is a good song, but maybe a little weak to end an album on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Impressions on the Occasion of my 20th listen &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alright, this album is fucking incredible. I&#8217;ll give you it to you short and sweet &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>The Highlights<\/p>\n<p>* Chocolate Dimension<br \/>\n* Lonely Chicken<br \/>\n* Hopeless (Rub It In)<br \/>\n* Nuthin&#8217; 2 Looz<br \/>\n* Brain on Yer Tung<br \/>\n* Ghost of a Bad Friend<br \/>\n* Slow Slow Fly<\/p>\n<p>Songs That Kick and You Will Have No Qualms Listening To Them, Although You Probably Won&#8217;t Put Them On Constant Repeat Like The Ones Listed Above. (Whew!)<\/p>\n<p>* Comin&#8217; Around<br \/>\n* Little Champion<br \/>\n* Pale Moon<br \/>\n* Whither Without You<\/p>\n<p>And That Leaves&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* Every Crocodile<br \/>\n* Poodle Mouth<\/p>\n<p>Both are fine songs, Poodle Mouth is actually quite groovy, but they are, I suppose you could say, the least best songs on an album full of nothing but incredible songs. Really, listening to this album harkens me back to the days when I would play PUSA I over and over constantly.<\/p>\n<p>Put simply, this album is about as much fun as an album gets. The songs are hooky and catchy (hey, whaddaya expect from Chris?), and they are incredibly well composed. Whereas PUSA was really about rokin&#8217; out in a straightforward, non-pretentious kind of way, on this album Chris is all about looping funky and complex tracks; he is a truly brilliant composer on ANY instrument, appearantly! Anyway, if you don&#8217;t own it, you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re missing.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Lyon<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div><div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/pusabase.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/23\/little-known-a-albums\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"like\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;a great review about The Giraffes album 13 Other Dimensions: Little Known A+ Albums: #7: 13 Other Dimensions by The Giraffes &#8211; The Joepinion While talking about the Giraffes album, here is a review done by Mike Lyon from way way back: (thanks to archive.org. 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