Bed Is in the Ocean

Karate | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 1998)
• Original Release Date: November 18, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Southern Records
• ASIN: B00000DHXZ
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,529 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Pained wordy vocals over plaintive melodies. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How to get into Karate 101., February 2, 2003

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eightpointagenda "Sean" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bed Is in the Ocean (Audio CD)

Of all what I've heard of Karate's catalog(which is sans two albums, In Place of Real Insight and Some Boots which I both salivate over ever day), Bed is In the Ocean is best the synthesis of the two major elements of Karate. Its either lite-jazz rock or indie rock with jazz influence. Either one works because neither element overshadows the other. From that perspective, I think Bed is their most coheisive album yet(though not my favorite). Its got all the elements of their earliest album. Terrific musicianship and interplay between the band(very few trio's function as tightly as Karate does). A great tone and melody that fits in perfectly with Geoff's one-tone delivery. I think if there is one reoccuring element that works better here than most any other Karate album is Farina's cryptic lyrics actually are more coherent here then they are on any other album. If there were any place to start in Karate's ever morphing catalog, Bed Is In The Ocean is by far the best place to start. It covers the widest spectrum and is the best way to be eased into their sometimes confusing catalog.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This has become one of my favorite CDs!, December 4, 1999

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E. Wood (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bed Is in the Ocean (Audio CD)

All I can say is that this is one of the best CDs I own. Its one of those CDs that sits in your player all week, and each time you hear it, you think that you should probably change it (because it's been in there for so long), but of course you don't cause it's so good. The only word I can use to describe the songs is "beautiful". They are wonderfully lyrical, and the guitar work is some of the best I've ever heard. BUY THIS CD!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "black album" of the Indie world, October 8, 2003

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"v-court" (indianapolis, indiana United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bed Is in the Ocean (Audio CD)

tHis album captures Karate's sound at the cusp of thier musical evolution. The mellow-to-vigorous bedtime rockin' that trademarks their earlier work embraces the jazzy riffs and emotive atmospheres that the band has mastered on recent releases, creating a surreal musical experience in each of the nine songs that the album has to offer.

sMooth bass lines, subtle-yet-solid drumming, and calculating guitar blend together through an onslaught of musical ideas, each one experimental and each one working.
Farina's freewritten lyrics conjure up sublime imagery and seem to mean something different every time you hear them, and his trademark beat-poet style of delivery only adds yet another facet to the flood of originality recorded onto this disc.

bUy it and enjoy!