What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (cd)



Another of my new year purchases. Won't take much to push this into the love area. Their third album and first for me, although I did hear the last one. Washington state band formed in 2004. Been touring in support of this by opening for Pearl Jam. Not much like them in my opinion. Love Ben Bridwells vocals. He hands those off on a couple of tracks which are not as good. Nothing bad here though. A blend of a lot of styles fit together nicely. The album has been their most succesful commercialy, reaching #7 in the states, #21 in the U.K. and #19 in Australia, and has received a grammy nomination for best alternative album.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Dilly

Best Track - Factory

The elevator, in the hotel lobby has a lazy door
The man inside is going to a hotel room
He jumped out right after seeing just the very sight of me
Decided he better hike it to the second floor

It's temporary, this place I'm in
I permanently won't do this again
My belongings scattered all across the hotel floor

Now and later, I was thinking it over by the snack machine
I thought about you and a candy bar
The Now and Laters, now that I've got, stuck between my teeth
I fell asleep to the greatest movie of the year

A man gets lonely, for heavens sake
He's wondering only what did you do today
The world's spinning 'round to an old, sad song

Well it's coming down outside like I never even seen before
I fell into some kind of sorry state
But looking back now, I think it's finally time for me to laugh about it
And get my things together and find something to say

Well I feel awful, and I believe
That time gets wasted in this misery
And darling, I don't ever wanna come back home

1) Factory - ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0C_eP1ZXx0
2) Compliments - **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rca5nyuENLY
3) Laredo - **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH8QICzCO8g&ob=av2el
4) Blue Beard - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qae9_7jvMxE
5) On My Way Back Home - ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmVlHNDk_hM
6) Infinite Arms - ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5bwN_cbEms
7) Dilly - **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpRtY4aHReQ&ob=av2el
8) Evening Kitchen - ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik3G_q_6RtU
9) Older - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xLatHZlwQU
10) For Annabelle - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vVRBOUnGPo
11) NW Apt - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iwo8UZ48dI
12) Neighbor - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C3ztUjCeGU

3's - 4
2's - 8
1's - 0

Grade - 2.3