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Tarfumes.com - The Photo Album
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List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $13.99
Your Save: $ 2.99 ( 18% )
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Manufacturer: Barsuk
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 6551731021214
Label: Barsuk
Manufacturer: Barsuk
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Barsuk
Release Date: 2001-10-09
Studio: Barsuk
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Editorial Reviews:
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3rd full-length from Seattle indie darlings features guest appearances by Sean Nelson, John Vanderslice & James Mendenhall ,on Barsuk Records.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Catchy melodies, personal lyrics
Comment: I knew that DCFC was an indie rock band that had received a lot of favorable reviews from the critics. I had listened to Transatlanticism and Plans in the past and thought that they were all right but not especially memorable. Even so, I picked up The Photo Album when I saw it in a sale bin. Unlike my previous experiences listening to DCFC, The Photo Album immediately grabbed my attention with its catchy melodies and personal lyrics. Several other reviewers mentioned how the drums are given a very central role in the music, which I liked a lot. I highly recommend this CD and plan to go back and give Transatlantacism and Plans a couple of more listens.
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Summary: Consistent, though modest for their standards then
Comment: 3 1/2
Indie-light band was in the throngs of making earnest, alternative rock at this point, and how effortless some of this tighter, more angular work seems when stacked against often strained and self-conscious current recordings. Not yet reaching their creative peak but offering plenty worth revisiting, TPA feels like a valid medium between Deathcab's quirky and melodic sides.
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Summary: A Truly Wonderful Album
Comment: I never like paring down a group's work to the efforts of one member, but Ben Gibbard deserves recognition for his lyric-writing alone. His sometimes hopeful, often sad, always warm lyrics strike such a chord with me that I've actually listened to the album in its entirety back-to-back, which I almost never do. With a lyrical specificity that surpasses Belle & Sebastian, Gibbard's words and wispy, longing vocals, along with the quietly-yet-superbly dramatic melodies crafted by the rest of Death Cab, particularly the anxious, earnest drumming of Michael Schorr, explore over ten tracks the near misses and often tenuous triumphs of human connections. With The Photo Album, Death Cab for Cutie show themselves as nascent master storytellers, with Gibbard's words punctuated and carried by the perfectly fitting music of the band. Showcased in my personal favorites "We Laugh Indoors" and "Styrofoam Plates."
I highly recommend this album for those who listen to music by season, as Death Cab are a pitch-perfect autumn band, and The Photo Album proves that in spades.
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Summary: worst
Comment: i LOVE dcfc, especially their old stuff. this album is the worst album they have, there are only about 4 good songs. and saying that this album is worse than 'plans' is saying a lot. but the lyrics are good. numbers 4, 6, and 10 are the best songs.
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Summary: I don't even like EMO...
Comment: I didn't discover Death Cab until Transatlantacisim (thanks to the OC) but this band has quickly become one of my favorites. I think they are rediculously talented, and I love the way they structure their music and lyrics. This album doesn't disapoint if you appreciate what this band is doing. It's a little less clean than Transatlantacisim and Plans, but it's still highly enjoyable. I only rate this 4 stars because I compare it to their more recent releases, and I feel that this band is getting better as time goes along.
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