Of Course

Make Believe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Flameshovel
• ASIN: B000HKDEGU
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #439,552 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Make Believe -- the unholy union of Joan of Arc's guitarist Sam Zurick and vocalist Tim Kinsella, with his cousin Nate on drums and Wurlitzer and bassist Bobby Burg -- spit up their second full-length on Flameshovel. Apparently Nate Kinsella ... Full Descriptionspent a couple of months in jail in Oklahoma for "outraging public decency" after taking off his shorts on-stage and ringing them out over the crowd at a Christian youth venue. Thankfully, it was only a misdemeanor and he only had to pay a grand and do the time. Anyway, the record was recorded after that frustrating experience, and as such it's a very different outing from either their self-titled EP or last year's Shock of Being (which was released on the same date -- October 3 -- a year prior). While the previous album featured a more straight-ahead hard rocking sound, Of Course is more angular, quirky, and just plain weird. That said, it's exciting, full of unexpected twists and turns where steely guitar riffs give way to spaces, rough edges and time shifts. It isn't prog or anything -- it's about as far as you could get from that, actually, it's the opposite -- it's primitive. But make no mistake, the wildly experimental direction here is done with rather conventional instrumentation and these tunes are crafted as songs and do come off that way, even the rather petulant instrumentals such as the brief and beautiful "Coup d'Thought." Other tracks meander just a bit before biting hard, like "Bisect Duality," or come out of the gate swaggering, like "A Song About Camping," only to be turned inside out on the next cut, "Another Song About Camping." This is music that is instantly compelling, utterly irritating, and beguilingly addictive. Get it.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I believe!!!, October 7, 2006

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Craig B. Kielinski "Mason and Bailey" (Philly Suburbs) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Of Course (Audio CD)

if you like the Owls album, this is your next one to try in the Kinsella family. interesting lyrics, rhythmic, discordant yet melodic guitar that slowly evolves and devolves throughout the song. The British Calendar Act of 1852 ("Political Mysticism") declared that Tim Kinsella is a genius. Pat Tillman, Emmitt Till, wait til next album for more.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as America Footbal or Joan of Arc, or Owls, or Cap'n Jazz... but still good, February 13, 2008

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Sal Paradise "Sal" (Strong Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Of Course (Audio CD)

Some moments of magic like American Football, but other moments of boring pop chorus. Not as experimental as Joan of Arc, but still crazy guitar and drum parts with math rock runs.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL HAIL MAKE BELIEVE, October 3, 2006

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Brett A. Donar - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Of Course (Audio CD)

this album, is sooooo good. exactly what you wanted make believe to be. ALL HAIL MAKE BELIEVE.