Dressy Bessy (Bonus DVD)

Dressy Bessy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Kindercore Records
• ASIN: B0000AN4FS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,746 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Dressy Bessy’s cute name--from a vintage doll--and association with the Apples in Stereo, who share guitarist John Hill, might make indie fans expect a pretty twee experience from this third, self-titled full-length. The album’s one example of Apples-style bounciness, "Blink Twice," finds Tammy Ealom cheerily singing of finishing off a bottle of whiskey. Crunchy chords borrowed from Living After Midnight for "This May Hurt (a little)" and the grinding rhythms of "Georgie Blue" make clear that singer Ealom’s vision is pop mostly in the sense of catchiness. If she were a Peanuts character, she’d be a more clued-in Peppermint Patty. With her sweetly raspy voice, Ealom illuminates small facets of girl life that often escape other songwriters: the friendship gone sour of "This May Hurt," the fraught relationship with Mom in "Girl, You Shout!" And her spare guitar parts lock in with Hill’s leads to push the tunes along and add moments that ultimately lift the record to another level. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, November 29, 2003

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David Hellard "tealclown" (Chardon, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dressy Bessy (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

I love this album! I would describe the music as the Primitives meet the Breeders. Great pop/alternative songs. Tammy Ealom's (sp?) vocals remind me of a more talented, less raspy Kim Deal. The whole band is kind of a "more talented" Breeders, but slightly less "poppy" than the Primitives. More accessible than the Aisler's Set. This is one of the first albums in a long, long time that I listen to in it's entirety. No "filler" songs here! If you like the song "Rainfall" from Apples in Stereo, or the more upbeat Belly songs like "Slow Dog" and "Feed the Tree" or "Long Division" from the Aislers Set, you'll like this album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hey, it comes with a DVD for God's sake, September 9, 2003

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Pantone292 (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dressy Bessy (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

Not only is the album great, but if you're new to Dressy Bessy, the DVD will make you like them a even more. This is fun, peppy music that's hard to dislike.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This May Hurt (A Little), March 18, 2004

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Jellybones (On Tour) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dressy Bessy (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

Though their sound is similar on most tracks, I really am digging this album. I admit, I'm kind of a sucker for the psych sounds of Elephant 8, but this group has a nice mid to up tempo rocking sound that never dives to deep into true psychedelia or the bizarre. Steady, consistently good. Great mixed with other clean guitar centered rock or E8 friends.