Arches & Aisles

The Spinanes, ?????? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 23, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B0000063GD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,068 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Album, June 6, 1999

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Nick Burd ([e-mail]) (Iowa City, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arches & Aisles (Audio CD)

This is the first album in which the Spinanes (basically Rebecca Gates) employs the help of a full band. Her previous two releases were just her and her drummer. Ths album has a more colorful sound. It's dreamy and folky everywhere but it also has a very modern sound. The first track just busts out with a Casio keyboard and and then a killer riff and lyrics about the beauty of California. "Den Trawler" is all about a "sentimental fool" who is too busy thinking about his losses that he misses the the clock striking twelve on New Year's Eve. "72-73" describes a woman putting herself together after dating the world's biggest prick. It's a perfect album for anyone with ears and a heart. And the whole thing ends with Rebecca scolding her man with the cool line "That's not how a man acts. Is that what you are?" It's an awesome and lovely testament to falling in and out of love and hovering in the spaces between.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, a classic., March 24, 2008

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Jack Manfred - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arches & Aisles (Audio CD)

I have been listening to this album since it came out, and I still love it as much as ever.

Rebecca Gates captured a great spirit of vitality and youth culture vibe, as hip and melodic as anything by Sonic Youth, Liz Phair, or the Lemonheads, to name a few of her stylistic peers.

Sensual, intimate, playful, emotional, and honest are the chief traits of this album, which starts with a playful bang (see video on Youtube) in Kid In Candy, then proceeds through a collection of songs that you'll mostly want to listen to in private. At least that's how it makes me feel, like I'm having a conversation with one of my college girlfriends. Believe me, it's a great thing. Rebecca captured all these things with uncompromising writing. The kind one does only in a solo project.

If you ever read this, Rebecca, Thank You for this beautiful album.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Red, Red Rose ..., May 5, 1999

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Malcolm Beaudett (Hampstead, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arches & Aisles (Audio CD)

My favorite album. I can't believe how many times I've listened to this. Lovely, evocative and complex. Brings me to tears on a regular basis. Accessible and mysterious at the same time. I'll stop before I get even more gooey.