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Cor-Crane Secret

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Perhaps some will think I am using the word "geniuses" loosely, but I'm not. Polvo are a truly incredible band. At first, one's ear may hear the dissonance and nothing else, but with time the underlying melodies come through, the non-structure reveals its structure, and what at first seems like chaos becomes an enjoyable listen. This album is classic Polvo - great melodies, guitar work to blow the mind of any six-string geek, and a sense that these guys really care about what they're doing. It's a shame that these guys are no longer around. Do yourself a favor and buy this album, along with all other Polvo releases. It's a higher quality of music.

When i first heard this album i didn't quite understand it, but it seems that polvo have totally broken the rules when it comes to making music. The guitarists never play the same guitar line as each other and their arrangements are very strange. They do (strangely) have a strange sense of melody and the songs are very good. I think that this album will be appreciated most by those who play guitar as it will broaden their horizons. There is only one problem with this album, it's not long enough - but maybe that adds to the mistique.

Cor-Crane Secret find's everyone's favorite out of tune indie band giving us another masterpiece. This is the type of record you put on and leave on, not skipping any songs. Every song is amazing and the intro to vibracobra is sure to pull you in. Unfortunately, this band is no longer with us but great albums like this and their other early work will always remain as fresh and important as when they were initially released.

This band is notoriously overlooked. I've never met anyone else who listened to them. So I made it a point to show all my friends Polvo. No one was disappointed. They sound like Middle Eastren-Punk Rock cooked on a plate of fried rice. And your eating it while Thurston Moore sets his chia pet on fire. That the best way I can describe it. Unique to atmosphere of the time. I think they formed in 1989-90? Not sure. Polvo's hometown is Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Other notable bands from their area are Picasso Trigger and Superchunk. But anyway, I picked up all their records. Even got a copy of Cor-Crane Secret on vinyl. It was worth it. I even found their debut ep in a used cd bin. It's great. Too bad people sell it on here for $100. I got it for $5. Lucky buy. Anyway, Cor-Crane Secret is their second record, their first full length. It's an essential piece of my music collection.

Polvo is the exemplar of 1990's indie rock. Noisy, intricerate guitar work that uses loopy time signitures with a groovin backbeat. I also enjoy how they encorporate alternative tunings. Very interesting.

polvo is like watching arabian kids play soccer with an impressive amount of skill, even though you're not really a soccer fan.

I realized after writing this review that its a lot like the album, in that there are a lot of going on at the same time, eh it happens. After reading a couple reviews from Pitchfork I got inspired to write in the same stream of consciousness way they do, there you go.

Today I'm going to review an amazing album by a band you've probably never heard of, I know I hadn't heard of them before. Then again if you're reading this review you're probably at this page on purpose. Anyway enough rambling-there'll be plenty of time for that in the review-onto the music:

This is what I wish Pavement sounded like. But not even just Pavement, but Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr-Which I just got the new cd of and will be writing review of soon, maybe-and a slew of other of those indie bands you've always heard you're supposed to like. As far as those bands while I do like them at times for sure, I do get bored by them I have to admit. I know to some I may be speaking blasphemy about those bands, but eh. Anyway Polvo is wayyyy too weird to be boring, seriously. You might hate it and think I'm an idiot for wanting you to listen to straight noise, but I'm not an idiot and it isn't just noise. Instead this album is like how Natalie Portman described The Shins in Garden State-cliche I know-the kind of album with songs that could be huge in some noise loving alternate universe. But in this case the noise collides in just the right way over and over again. Its not noise but it is at the same time. If you listen close you'll see what I mean, there is definitely method to the madness. This is what I always hope for when someone tells me about a new band that's supposed to be great.

Okay I should probably talk about why this album is what it is, well I'll put it this way: On this album guitars don't just play one idea at a time, you'll have one and then another completely different one playing before another idea interrupts them. Case in point is "Bend or Break" which has more ideas in one song than most bands have in an entire album, but it makes sense.

This isn't top 40. Instead this is music that if you played it for ten seconds to someone who took the radio as gospel they would tell you to turn it off! And I envy that. I'm actually kind of jealous, but as the saying goes one man's trash is another's treasure and sonic imagination isn't always appreciated. Do you appreciate sonics that clash on purpose and clang clang clang? Of course you do and that's why the new Dinosaur Jr. will go number 1...or not...

I've listened to the album twice in a row now and am sure I'll be listening to this album many times more, even if it still doesn't even make sense. But then it does, you know what I mean?

Anyway every Pitchfork review gives points from 1 to 10 so I guess I should to., I hope this review was somehow coherent. But then again the way I wrote this is about the same as the way the album sounds, so I guess that works.

Polvo
Cor-Crane Secret: 9.89

Probably my favorite Polvo cd. Sweet guitars and melodic lyrics. Just pure beauty all around.

I brake for these guys... amazing stuff. Also check out these bands:

Mogwai
Mission of Burma
Don Caballero
Thee Speaking Canaries