Dark Snack

The Moaners | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• ASIN: B0006NCX4C
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,506 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chasin' the moan or moon, February 10, 2005

By 

R. Jones "pop denial" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Dark Snack (Audio CD)

First off , the singer is Melissa Swingle form the Bloodshot records hillbilly goth outfit Tralerbride. Her voice is is fantastic, dark, distant and full of yearnin'. This is some fuzzy punk/blues that will git yer ass a'shakin'. This is what it is. A "garage blues punk duo" guitars and drums, so if your are tired of the genre this may not be for you, but it beats a lot of the schtick out there. For fans of Mr. AirplaneMan, and TrailerBride.
Give it a whirl, I ain't never heard nothin' bad on Yep Roc

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars rock stars not porn stars, March 8, 2005

By 

Anna Creech (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Dark Snack (Audio CD)

Melissa Swingle (formerly of Trailer Bride) and Laura King offer up their own blend of guitar and drums rock on their first CD Dark Snack. The recording has the usual line-up of heartbreak, bitter, love-sick, and social commentary songs that music fans have come to expect from punk-influenced rock. Swingles compelling voice slides out of the speakers and is injected into the listener's veins like a vaccine against rock poseurs.

The Moaners take on the rock format with a wry smile, particularly with their version of "House of the Rising Sun" that has a modern and personal twist ("Paradise Club"). "Heart Attack" kicks off the CD with a walking blues line in the verses and then shifting into straight 4/4 rock with the chorus. The blues comes out again on "Elizabeth Cotten's Song" with a harmonica intro and blues rock style melody and lyrics. Math rock-ish "Too Many People" is a commentary on life in a crowded city from the perspective of an agoraphobic introvert. "Terrier" bares its teeth in an aggressive rock fashion, and could become a theme song for women who have had too many macho ex-boyfriends (or ex-husbands). "Oh Christy" has a hypnotic guitar riff that runs through this character essay of a self-destructive person. Despite the upbeat musical arrangement of "Talk About It," the song deals with a non-communicative relationship that is spiraling downwards with the weight of un-spoken problems.

Twelve songs in thirty-five minutes... I would be happy to have more. Swingle and King have a lot to say, and the talent to present their compositions with unique musical arrangements.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now this is music!!, June 16, 2006

By 

moviegal "ineedavacation" (way out there) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Snack (Audio CD)

I loooooove this disc. A soulful pack of rock and roll songs that will get you movin'. The one drawback is it absolutley goes by too fast. The whole album leaves you wanting more. Bravo!!!! My faith in modern music has been restored.