Commencement

Deadsy (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dreamworks
• ASIN: B000066C28
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (97 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,049 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Deadsy's debut has been a long time coming. Regardless of media hype, this album has been on and off the shelves for the past six years. It's a wonder it's finally seeing the light of day. At the very least, Deadsy have come up with an interesting and intriguing style. Ambient gothic tones and keyboards are entwined with '80s-style synth pop to give them a retro sound, yet distorted guitars and programmed drums bring them up to date. Vocalist Elijah Blue, son of Cher and Greg Allman, has a droning monotone style that sounds like a cross between Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode and Peter Steele of Type O Negative. At times, it can be quite disturbing. Of the album highlights, the guitar-driven lead track, "The Key to Gramercy Park," is the most modern-rock radio-friendly of the bunch, followed by their unexpected reworking of the Rush chestnut "Tom Sawyer." "She Likes Big Words" is a light and poppy throwback to early-'80s snyth pop, while the atmospheric "Brand New Love" is as lovely as it is moody. Despite their interesting textures and melodies, Deadsy's songs can sound the same after awhile and may become tiresome to the average listener. --Gail Flug

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's here, finally!, May 23, 2002

By	Mr. Censored (Maine) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I've been a follower of Deadsy for about 2 and a half years now. I have been living off of bootlegged Mp3's ever since, and have been waiting for 'Commencement' to see a permanent release. Well, after many delays and hold-ups, Deadsy has commenced upon the music world. Obviously this CD will draw many comparisons to Orgy, they have an 80's sound and are also on Korn's imprint label, Elementree. But listening to this album, you will see that that is where the similarities end. First off, they have a much more positive sound. A lot of their older stuff was very gloomy, (and believe me, this album does stay true to that) but there are a lot more brighter tunes, especially "Brand New Love" which is my favorite song off this album. Other highlights include a great cover of Rush's "Tom Sawyer" and a guest appearance by Korn's Jonathan Davis on "Key to Gramercy Park." Now here's the one thing that bothered my about this CD, "Key to Gramercy Park" is edited! I don't get it. The original version had the little four letter word in it, but the album version doesn't! (And trust me, I bought this from a place where they don't sell 'clean' CD's. There is no "explicit" version of this album). I have never heard of a band doing this. It's very confusing. But aside from that, this is a really great CD. I'm glad that it finally saw it's proper release. I never thought the day would come that I would hold this CD in my hands. Now I can't get enough of it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A killer blend of goth, new wave, and hard rock, June 1, 2002

By	Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I recently caught the video for "Key to the Gramercy Park" (on all places, MTV). I was immediately hook. Deadsy takes the best elements of hard rock, goth and new wave, throws them in a blender and voila! What the listener gets is a sixty minute (plus some) collection of melodic yet heavy songs that reminds the listener of music from the '80s as well as from the past decade. I was quite impressed that the son of Cher and Greg Allman was equally blessed with the singing abilities of his celebrity parents. Unlike his parents though, Elijah and the rest of the band Deadsy puts out music that isn't ridiculously over-the-top cheesy or bland rock music with incessant guitar solos. Yes, Elijah Blue's vocals can be a bit monotonous at times but it doesn't bother me so much as it might for casual listeners. I particularly enjoyed "Brand New Love" and "The Key to Gramercy Park" but all the songs overall are enjoyable. It is rather refreshing to hear a rock band today that isn't a hybrid of rap and metal or a throwback to grunge and overplayed on the radio to death.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deadsy is an extreme delight..., May 19, 2002

By	Adam "kornman463" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

One day I was surfing the internet, looking at a particular website I check ritually.... I was checking out their list of up and coming bands which happend to include a band named Deadsy. I had vaugely remembered hearing their name before, so I decided to check out their website. Once on their official site I watched a video of "She Likes Big Words" in the media section. At first I was kind of left unfazed, but upon second, third, and fourth inspection, I realized that this band was brilliant! Immediately I downloaded as many songs of theirs I could find and put them on a cd. Flash forward about a half a year and their first major lable debut Commencement is released. Deadsy has a fresh and refreshing sound that gets in your head and just makes you feel better. The stand out tracks include "Winners", "The Key to Grammercy Park", "Brand New Love" and "Tom Sawyer". Come to think of it, I like all of them as much as the others! Unfortunatly there isn't enough room for me to type everything I admire about this stellar band, so I leave you on this advice: Buy this cd! It is WELL worth it.