14 Rounds with Killer Blondes

Atto (Author) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atto
• ASIN: B000FCO9UU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,430,220 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Recorded while Atto Attie was holding down his regular gig as bassist for the Los Angeles goth rockers Darling Violetta [+] (best known for their appearances on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and their theme for its spin-off, Angel), his solo debut is considerably different from the harsher and more processed music of his parent band. Vaguely classical piano motifs decorate and drive these low-key but pretty songs. The softer end of British progressive music of the late '60s and early '70s -- think Renaissance [+] or Barclay James Harvest [+] rather than Emerson Lake and Palmer -- sounds like it might be an influence, as does the more lyrical side of Frank Zappa [+]'s compositions, particularly on the turbulent but controlled title track. Nino Rota [+]'s soundtrack work is an even clearer influence; the piano, cello, and found-sound instrumental "Fellini's Chin" sounds like one of Rota's themes for the Italian cinema master's classic films, and it's the finest piece here. Hints of Atto [+]'s other life as a goth show up occasionally, particularly in his sometimes overdramatic vocals and occasionally pretentious lyrics ("Compromising Polaroids of the Anti-Christ," anymore?), but his guitar, keyboard, and arranging skills are first-rate. Tracklisting: 1 "Dive" [+] 4:14 2 "Same Old Prayer" [+] 4:13 3 "Blues of the Century" [+] 3:22 4 "The Sound of Brooms" [+] 4:32 5 "December Caught Fire" [+] 3:59 6 "Butterfly" [+] 4:40 7 "The Weight Is Today" [+] 4:09 8 "Compromising Polaroids of the Anti-Christ" [+] 3:33 9 "Fellini's Chin" [+] 3:28 10 "14 Rounds With the Killer Blondes" [+] 7:04