The Beginning Stages Of...

The Polyphonic Spree | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2002)
• Original Release Date: February 5, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Good Records
• ASIN: B0000655Z6
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,454 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Section 1

2. Section 2

3. Section 3

4. Section 4

5. Section 5

6. Section 6

7. Section 7

8. Section 8

9. Section 9

10. Section 10

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Led by former Tripping Daisy frontman Tim DeLaughter, the Polyphonic Spree is like a user-friendly version of the Danielson Family. Decked in saintly white robes and flaunting a 10-piece choir and 13-piece band, the Dallas ensemble conjures a sound as pure and delightful as a jug of tropical Kool-Aid on the hottest day of the year. With hints of the Beach Boys , Flaming Lips, and the Beatles--all at their most blissfully intoxicated--The Beginning Stages is the big sound of summer compressed onto a small disc, with the airy tweet of flutes, wind chimes, and breathy incantations like "Hey, it's the sun, and it makes me shine." Depending on your partiality for mid-’70s macramé culture, this is either a gift from the gods or the worst thing that could possibly happen to pop culture since bellbottoms made a comeback. --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description

This "demo" was recorded in a mere 3 days. The band was forced to release this brilliant collection to appease an overwhelming demand. Like the pop artists of yesteryear, The Polyphonic Spree know the importance of lush arrangements. Their HUGE sound is accented by viola, cello, trumpet, french horn, trombone, flute, theremin, a 10 person choir, and a veritable orchestra of other instruments.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where did something this brilliant come from???, September 6, 2002

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Morrissey_Rocks "mozzer_rocks" (Dover, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beginning Stages Of... (Audio CD)

This album has absolutely blown me away! I can't stop listening to it! I see a lot of people likening them to artists like The Flaming Lips, the Beach Boys and others but in my opinion they are more similar to classic Pink Floyd than anything. I'm surprised others haven't mentioned this. They just have absolutely sweeping music and it's very powerfull. This is more or less an independant release but the major label version of the same CD comes out in just a bit. The single (the perfectly redone Soldier Girl) is already available here on Amazon. Like Alfie, the Vines and The Cooper Temple Clause I have been recommending this to many many many people as one of the truly great releases of late. Highly recommended!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music From Heaven, June 5, 2002

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Jeffery Standifer (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beginning Stages Of... (Audio CD)

The Polyphonic Spree has been described as the band that will be playing when you get to heaven. This is a very good way to put it because this cd will make you feel happier than you have been all year. The only thing better than this cd is seeing them live. In my opinion they are the second best band to ever emerge from the Dallas TX music scene. Tim Delaughter's voice is so amazing and trumpet player Chris Curiel has an unexplainable talent. If your in a bad mood this cd will put you in a good mood. If your in a good mood this cd will make feel like you are high on some new drug.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She's so far away, May 26, 2003

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Alec Empire (here) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beginning Stages Of... (Audio CD)

the biggest beach boys sound brian wilson ever dreamed of. this is the bubblegum chamber pop for the ages. an orchestra designed purely for purposes of joy. i understand that this is a demo, and i have not yet seen them live (but will in only a week) but nothing makes me happier than this CD, at least the first 9 tracks. it's the perfect album to wake up to in the morning. i can't think of it without smiling. it truly makes my heart melt. i'd like to be eloquent when reviewing this CD, but it reduces me to a smiling 2 year old. download it, buy it, steal it, do whatever is necessary. it's truly uplifting music.