1931 (Go Out Dancing Part 1)

Planet P Project (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: PROGROCK
• ASIN: B0007GP61K
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,041 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable music along with lyrics to think about, May 7, 2005

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Garance A. Drosehn "ScatterbotsNY" (Troy, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1931 (Go Out Dancing Part 1) (Audio CD)

It would probably be more accurate for me to give this a rating of 4.5. It's better than a 4-star rating, but not quite a 5-star. But since I can't pick 4.5, I'll go with 5 just to balance out the vote for 2-stars. There's no WAY this deserves less than four stars!!

The person who gave this 2-stars seems to miss that Tony has lived in Europe for most of the past 20 years, and much of that time he's been in Germany. He isn't writing about fascism just to rage against "state-ism from the right" while giving a free pass to "state-ism on the left". He's writing about the society HE IS IN RIGHT NOW. Stalin and Mao might make very good topics for an album -- but neo-Communism is not a big threat in Germany right now, so Tony isn't writing about them. He's writing about what he knows, instead of trying to cover "Every Evil Known to Man", and I see no reason to complain about that.

In the song ``Believe it'', the he sings: "Believe it -- you better believe it now! Ready or not, well here they come, just like 1931". He's not talking about the hitler youth of 1930's, he's talking about some of the skinhead groups that are right outside his door. I have no idea why the reviewer thinks this has to do with Tim McVeigh or Waco. The song is about the "lone supreme commander of the boys from Charlie street". Another line is "he believes this is his destiny, he believes this is fate, and he believes he was born about 50 years too late". I can't imagine why the reviewer thinks that has anything to do with Waco. This is a great song. Great sound, great lyrics.

Some reviewers have remarked that the music seems out-of-place, because it's a bit danceable or "funky". What else would you expect from an album called "Go Out DANCING"? And actually, it *does* fit well with the theme of the album. The whole idea is that people want to turn away from disturbing trends, ignore them, and just "go out dancing". I'm not a fan of dance-music for the sake of dancing (which to me means "stupid meaningless lyrics"), but I don't mind a danceable song if there's a point to the lyrics. And I think these songs are talking about significant issues. Some of the songs are danceable, but not all of them. And I wouldn't say that any of these are really "dance songs", even if some of them have a recognizable beat to them.

The theme of the album is summed up at the start of "Where Does It Go?": ``If you're watching it, you're part of it. If you're close enough to see it, you're in it. There's no line dividing the two. And if you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going, Do You?''.

A few of the songs here fall a little short of 5-star material, but I liked the album a lot. I listened to the whole CD a few more times to write this review, and I don't think there's a song here that deserves less than a four.

I should say that I'm a bit of a history buff (particularly WW-II history), and I am also concerned with a number of trends in the world today. So maybe this speaks to me more than some others. Tony has said that this CD is meant as the first of three CD's in a series, and I'll admit that I hope that this CD sells a ton of copies mainly because I really want to hear what the other two CD's will be like!

Also note that the Planet P Project wasn't supposed to be about any specific "sound", it was simply meant for songs which were about political or big society-level issues. His other songs are more stories of individual people, and those are released as "Tony Carey" instead of "Planet P". Musically I think all of these are good tunes, even if they don't sound exactly the same as the two previous Planet P records. Twenty years have passed, there's no need to create a carbon copy of the earlier music.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is Heavy Stuff, Man !, February 6, 2006

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Armando M. Mesa (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1931 (Go Out Dancing Part 1) (Audio CD)

Yes,I've been a fan of Planet P (Project) and some of the solo works by Tony Carey since the first Planet P album back in 1983...One of the VERY few artists in my book that can combine the hard driving sensibility of the prog rock sound (it's never gone away folks, it's still very much alive) intertwined with some pretty decent funky electronic synth work. Yet, it never becomes a parody, a novelty, or a joke. Serious lyrics, serious music, serious stuff. Period.It's interesting to read in the inner cd sleeve notes that this material was recorded between 1992-2003; for those who might scratch their heads and wonder what gives, well, you gotta kinda think of what types of music styles were popular back then as well.I hear some pre-alternative as well as some monk-chanting voices a-la Enigma on a couple of tracks(especially track 6 "The Other Side Of The Mountain"). To say that there are no elements from his previous early 80's output, well, just listen closely and you WILL find some traits here and there both instrumental-wise and lyric-wise;it's there. However, like all great artists they must evolve along with technology. Therefore, the synth and electronic work involved with Pink World(1984) and Planet P(1983) albums from the early 80's HAS evolved also...Carey's vocals are still as strong, if not, better than his early years. They now have a deeper more "gruff" but not rough quality. At times his vocal range has to be admired for he could very well choose to undertake singing the blues or belt out some funky R&B tunes and be unquestionably great at it; The vocal range and quality is there ! There is a strong, raw and soulful characteristic to his vocal chops;very distinct. Also, Toney Carey is practically a one man band powerhouse. He's a true artist in every sense in that he has never sold out. Carey, after all these years retains his unique artistry and passion for his music and guitar work.Planet P has been compared to Alan Parsons, Pink Floyd, etc.,etc.---make no mistake, Toney Carey/Planet P is his own individual and distinctively unique artist....

As one reviewer noted, don't be mislead by the album's main title of "Go Out Dancing", it's not what you think---there may be a few "funky" or groovy tracks, but they're not of the club-dancing, techno or even disco variety. The subject historical matter can be interpreted so many ways other than just listening to the lyrics in a direct literal manner. Draw whatever conclusions (historical,political,social,etc.) from the lyrics what you want. They are thinking man's lyrics...

My final take on this Planet P. Project cd is that it is laden with more musical hooks and a hipper newer vibe overall as compared to the earlier works ... All the elements just come together cohesively, coherently, and thematically which renders a wonderful album that should not be overlooked ! You bet I look forward to the other 2 volumes to complete this trilogy (hopefully, they will be sold here in the states and not just as a Euro import).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A New Planet P Project set - Believe it!!, April 19, 2005

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Rock still lives "RSL" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1931 (Go Out Dancing Part 1) (Audio CD)

Don't think Pink World when you first listen to this disk. It took a couple plays to clear my mind of Planet P's (a.k.a Tony Carey's)opus that was sadly underrated at the time of its release.

While this disk is thematic as the previous 2 it does not possess the "Planet P" sound except in some small bits throughtout the disk. That is not a bad thing, only a different thing. There is so much going on in every song that it is impossible to absorb the whole experience in one listen.

This disk portays a real event (WWII) and all of the atrocities that surrounded it. It is well done. If you listened to Work (will set you free) you would not realize that this phrase was hung above the entrance into the Austweitz concentration camp.

If your musical taste is not a varied one or if you have a strong political motivatation you may find the whole experience a dissatifying one and that's too bad. I do not believe that the intention of the writer was to project a point of view for us to agree or disagree on.

2 more disks are promised in this "series" and I am anxious to see where this all goes. Let's have more. Today, with the exception of maybe Green Day's "American Idiot" there are so few thematic disks coming out.

Buy it.