(Apologies here... Blogger deleted the paragraph I wrote for each song. I'll rewrite them somewhere down the road...)
And the 1st member of my album hall of fame?
And the 1st member of my album hall of fame?
Carnavas from The Silversun Pickups (2006)
Why?
First of all, I'm thrilled to start up this list. The album format is my favorite way to enjoy music. Songs are just chapters. Albums are the full stories. When an artist treats it that way, it's magic.
At the time this album came out, I was wrapped up in the world of soft alternative rock listening to Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Death Cab and the like. "Lazy Eye", the song you would know from this album, if not any others, fit in perfectly with that style. That song brought me in to experience the rest of the album, which is the band's first. Most of the songs heavier and darker, a musical vibe that wasn't new to me, but one that had never impressed me. The Silversun Pickups' electronic distortion, along with their unique lyrics and smart songwriting, however, would go on to have such a strong emotional hold on me that they were the first band of which I knew every member by name. Nikki Monniger, the bassist, is also a major reason why I picked up the bass guitar at 15.
I don't want to skimp out on this masterpiece. Let's look at ever song from start to finish, as an album is meant to be heard.
(Song-specific commentary coming soon!)
Track 1: Melatonin
Track 2: Well Thought Out Twinkles
Track 3: Checkered Floor
Track 4: Little Lover's So Polite
Track 5: Future Foe Scenarios
Track 6: Waste It On
Track 7: Lazy Eye
Track 8: Rusted Wheel
Track 9: Dream At Tempo 119
Track 10: Three Seed
Track 11: Common Reactor
"That's when it turned on me: a motorcade of 'meant to be's."
"Who are we to promise we'll be leaving shortly?"
"Who are we to promise we'll be leaving shortly?"
