Emotional Rescue Lp

Windsor for the Derby (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Aesthetics Records
• ASIN: B000066SGG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #366,491 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Windsor : Stay plugged in!, August 6, 2006

By	IRate - See all my reviews

2 1/2

This slow, repetitious, post-rock group got more acoustic and mellow on this album, though while aiming to be something akin to hypnotic and introspective, the band's lack of talent glares brighter here then on previous distortion-washed excursions. Embellishing cheaply written songs with cheap instrumentation, this is just the kind of album that gets under my nerves for it's lack of conveying the subtle depth it is attempting. Something about the acoustic, intimate songs are just sad..in a compositional way, not emotional. It was only on track 6 (thankfully following with 7) that my head finally shot up, awoken from it's apathetic stupor, to quickly and thankfully confirm why I sometimes appreciate this band- as a third rate mogwai knock off, with perhaps even greater pop chops...It is only in the beginning of that track that it's deep drums and subtle electric strumming make me realize this attempt was a misfire.

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best record yet, July 9, 2002

By	Nicholas Hennies (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been a Windsor for the Derby fan for a long time now and almost every time these guys put out a new album they just get better and better. Minnie Greunzfeldt is one of the best albums of its kind and frankly, I didn't think they would ever top it... but then, the Emotional Rescue LP came out.

The music here is similar to things on "Minnie Greunzfeldt" and "Difference & Repetition" but now they're shying away from longer "jams" like "techno w/ no drums" and focusing more on vocals and songwriting. The vocals are really just what this band needed to put them over the top.

The Emotional Rescue LP frees Windsor for the Derby from any pre-conceived notions of "space rock" and has allowed them to make one hell of an album.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 20 BPM, July 12, 2002

By	AnonyMouse (Holland) - See all my reviews

Being intrigued by its sleeve in the store, I bought the record in France this summer. Luckily, it didn't break during the transport. At home I opened it and... (I won't tell). Well, not only the looks are great. It's a superb album, even by the standards of prim audiophiles. After having listened, looking at the sleeve the next morning can make you decide not going out to work. Instead, one could stay in, unplug the phone, open the garden doors and play it over and over again...