Or you will have the same reaction I had and be somewhat put off by the album. These guys were never the liveliest or upbeat band but there is a melancholy and a weariness to this album that makes me feel all seventeen of those years and quite honestly makes me feel my age a bit when listening to it. Music is in essence a gut experience and sometimes it is really hard to step away from that emotional reaction to something and listen to it from a more objective perspective.
Objectively it's a solid album with a solid set of songs. Subjectively it makes me sad to listen to it and so I don't.
Following the Rhapsody rating method I give it 2 out of 5 stars for Not Bad.
I'm going to have to think about whether I'm going to listen to this.
ReplyDeleteThat's a Mazzy Star record right there.
ReplyDeleteI really like the song "Into Dust," which turned up recently on one of my Pandora stations.
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