What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library



Been sittin' on my computer for a couple of weeks calling me. Moved it over to the mp3 today to give a listen. Not as impressed as I was with their latest one, I And Love And You, but still good stuff. Could use a little more rhythm on some tracks. I do like the sparseness of instruments and love that stand up bass and cello. Lyrically this is just as sharp. Clip for track #5 was shot on the tour bus and talk about cramped. Surprised it didn't tip over. Funny stuff. Don't see where this album ever even charted. Too bad.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Pretty Girl From San Diego

Best Track - The Ballad Of Love And Hate

Love writes a letter and sends it to hate.
My vacations ending. I'm coming home late.
The weather was fine and the ocean was great
and I can't wait to see you again.

Hate reads the letter and throws it away.
"No one here cares if you go or you stay.
I barely even noticed that you were away.
I'll see you or I won't, whatever."

Love sings a song as she sails through the sky.
The water looks bluer through her pretty eyes.
And everyone knows it whenever she flies,
and also when she comes down.

Hate keeps his head up and walks through the street.
Every stranger and drifter he greets.
And shakes hands with every loner he meets
with a serious look on his face.

Love arrives safely with suitcase in tow.
Carrying with her the good things we know.
A reason to live and a reason to grow.
To trust. To hope. To care.

Hate sits alone on the hood of his car.
Without much regard to the moon or the stars.
Lazily killing the last of a jar
of the strongest stuff you can drink.

Love takes a taxi, a young man drives.
As soon as he sees her, hope fills his eyes.
But tears follow after, at the end of the ride,
cause he might never see her again.

Hate gets home lucky to still be alive.
He screams o'er the sidewalk and into the drive.
The clock in the kitchen says 2:55,
And the clock in the kitchen is slow.

Love has been waiting, patient and kind.
Just wanting a phone call or some kind of sign,
That the one that she cares for, who's out of his mind,
Will make it back safe to her arms.

Hate stumbles forward and leans in the door.
Weary head hung, eyes to the floor.
He says "Love, I'm sorry", and she says, "What for?
I'm your and that's it, Whatever.
I should not have been gone for so long.
I'm your's and that's it, forever."

You're mine and that's it, forever.


1) Die Die Die - ** - audio
YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Die Die Die
2) Shame - ** - audio
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Shame
3) Paranoia In B Major - ** - video
[SIZE=2]YouTube - "Paranoia In B Flat Major" Music Video
4) The Weight Of Lies - ** - audio
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - The Weight of Lies
5) Will You Return - ** - live
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Will You Return
6) The Ballad Of Love And Hate - *** - audio
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - The Ballad of Love and Hate
7) Salina - ** - audio
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Salina
8) Pretty Girl From Chile - * - audio
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Pretty Girl from Chile
9) All My Mistakes - *** - audio
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - All My Mistakes
10) Living Of Love - ** - audio
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Living of Love
11) I Would Be Sad - ** - live
[SIZE=2]YouTube - Avett Brothers - 'I Would Be Sad'
12) Pretty Girl From San Diego - * - audio
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Pretty Girl from San Diego
13) Go To Sleep - ** - live
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Go To Sleep - Louisville
14) Hand-Me-Down Tune - ** - live
[SIZE=2]YouTube - The Avett Brothers - Hand-Me-Down Tune

3's - 2
2's - 10
1's - 2

Rating - 2.0

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