|
| ||||||||||||||||||
Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
view the MP3 Album.
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- Buy a CD or a vinyl record, get a $1 Amazon MP3 Credit. Limit one promotional credit per customer. Here's how (restrictions apply)
- Includes FREE MP3 version of this album Here's how (restrictions apply)
Ken Stringfellow shares his favorite music with Amazon customers. See all artists' picks on our Music You Should Hear page.
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? |
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The Posies can't quite seem to make up their minds as to whether they should break up or not. After announcing a formal split in 1998, the Seattle duo stayed remarkably active, touring, releasing live discs, even a box set. Now it's official: Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow have made their first proper studio album together since intended swan song, Success, and with good reason. "There's so many chords that haven't been played yet," they sing in the self-reverential "All In A Day's Work." Indeed, the time apart has made the Posies come back fiercer, louder and heavier, casting off the gentle acoustic guitars for furious power-pop melodies and vocals so commanding they almost sound overwrought. But the band hasn't forgotten how to conjure pure AM-radio bliss, radiating some vintage dreaminess with "Anything and Everything" and honey-dipped "Love Comes." --Aidin Vaziri
Product Description
Formed in 1986 by guitarists/vocalists/songwriters Jonathan Auer and Ken Stringfellow, Seattle-based quartet THE POSIES return with Every Kind Of Light - the band’s 1st studio album in over five years! The fans have been longing for the return of one of rock music’s most-respected bands.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great blend of progressive elements and straight-up pop-rock melodies
August 22, 2005
Format:Audio CD
With its special effects intro and faded fuzzy guitars, "It's Great to be Here Again" reminds me of an old James Bond theme. The layered chorus is quite melodic, without being overbearing. The smooth repetitive chorus is what is sure to hook you in on "Conversations". The verses are just as captivating in the own way, with just the right amount of falsetto to emphasize the emotion. A dominant warbling riff sets the pace for "All in a Days Work"; while a catchy chorus helps define the track. This is one of the more up-tempo songs on the disc.
"Second Time Around" keeps the energy flowing with muted riffs and pulsing keyboard tones. The song is a sweet story of rediscovering love with the one you let get away. "Could He Treat You Better" has a jazzy-blues feel to it with its soulful vocals, down beat drumming, and melodic soloing. "I Finally Found a Jungle I Like" is a great mix of piercing keyboards and thick guitar riffs that combine with a vocal arrangement reminiscent of the Beatles.
The Bad
Nothing notable
The Verdict
This was my first introduction to The Posies, and I must say that I was disappointed...that I hadn't discovered them sooner! Every Kind of Light is a great blend of progressive elements and straight-up pop-rock melodies.
"Second Time Around" keeps the energy flowing with muted riffs and pulsing keyboard tones. The song is a sweet story of rediscovering love with the one you let get away. "Could He Treat You Better" has a jazzy-blues feel to it with its soulful vocals, down beat drumming, and melodic soloing. "I Finally Found a Jungle I Like" is a great mix of piercing keyboards and thick guitar riffs that combine with a vocal arrangement reminiscent of the Beatles.
The Bad
Nothing notable
The Verdict
This was my first introduction to The Posies, and I must say that I was disappointed...that I hadn't discovered them sooner! Every Kind of Light is a great blend of progressive elements and straight-up pop-rock melodies.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By J. Davis
Format:Audio CD
The Posies are back, and they are a band again. This is not a Jon and Ken collaboration, it is a set of full-band tunes that should sound great as they take the show on the road this summer, first to Europe and then the US.
The song structures and tempos are as varied as any Posies record. "All In A Day's Work" and "Second Time Around" in particular are high-energy guitar blasts that recall Frosting on the Beater. "Anything and Everything," "Last Crawl," "Love Comes" and especially "Conversations" showcase the gorgeous vocals that are the Posies greatest talent.
The so-called political commentary here is really pretty subtle, not at all unwelcome or out of place. In "Could He Treat You Better?" Ken sings the blues for a woman being mistreated by her man. To the casual listener it might not be obvious that the woman is the USA and the abusive man is known by his middle initial W. Same goes for "That Don't Fly," which could be taken as leaving a lover behind, instead of a reluctant goodbye to the writer's homeland. The final track is the most obvious social comment - "Sweethearts of Rodeo Drive" slams consumer culture, takes digs at celebrity Humvee drivers, and asks "paper or plastic body bags?" just in case the listener doesn't "get" the connection between gas guzzlers and oil wars.
The Posies will never make Dear 23 again, as much as I'd like that. Restless creativity drives them in a number of new directions here - keyboards, horns, etc. I had to listen to this over and over the first week, something I haven't done with a new disc in a long time. It is still revealing its complexity. This is an excellent record - their best since Frosting. Don't miss it.
The song structures and tempos are as varied as any Posies record. "All In A Day's Work" and "Second Time Around" in particular are high-energy guitar blasts that recall Frosting on the Beater. "Anything and Everything," "Last Crawl," "Love Comes" and especially "Conversations" showcase the gorgeous vocals that are the Posies greatest talent.
The so-called political commentary here is really pretty subtle, not at all unwelcome or out of place. In "Could He Treat You Better?" Ken sings the blues for a woman being mistreated by her man. To the casual listener it might not be obvious that the woman is the USA and the abusive man is known by his middle initial W. Same goes for "That Don't Fly," which could be taken as leaving a lover behind, instead of a reluctant goodbye to the writer's homeland. The final track is the most obvious social comment - "Sweethearts of Rodeo Drive" slams consumer culture, takes digs at celebrity Humvee drivers, and asks "paper or plastic body bags?" just in case the listener doesn't "get" the connection between gas guzzlers and oil wars.
The Posies will never make Dear 23 again, as much as I'd like that. Restless creativity drives them in a number of new directions here - keyboards, horns, etc. I had to listen to this over and over the first week, something I haven't done with a new disc in a long time. It is still revealing its complexity. This is an excellent record - their best since Frosting. Don't miss it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Lil' Creeper
Format:Audio CD
I'm more than pleased with The Posies' first new studio album in more than 7 years. Sometimes-moody, powerfully melodic guitars? Check. Beautiful harmonies? Check. Thoughtful lyrics? Check.
But perhaps the most pleasant surprise with this disc is that the Posies can write some remarkably strong material about something other than relationships. "Sweethearts of Rodeo Drive" finds them cleverly critiquing America and its infatuation with SUV's at the expense of our boys being sent to die in Iraq. I never would have thought I'd find myself humming along to such a tune, but alas, the Posies made me do it.
"Every Kind of Light" is the kind of come-back album I'd like to see more groups make. Que viva Stringfellow and Auer!
But perhaps the most pleasant surprise with this disc is that the Posies can write some remarkably strong material about something other than relationships. "Sweethearts of Rodeo Drive" finds them cleverly critiquing America and its infatuation with SUV's at the expense of our boys being sent to die in Iraq. I never would have thought I'd find myself humming along to such a tune, but alas, the Posies made me do it.
"Every Kind of Light" is the kind of come-back album I'd like to see more groups make. Que viva Stringfellow and Auer!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not good
Still not very good. I rarely listen to any of the songs here. I think any Posies fan who really likes this album just couldn't wait for anything new from the Posies.... Read more
Published on January 9, 2011 by Richmond
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth a couple listens..then bang...you have your favorites.
The years went by and we wondered aloud whether or not we would ever hear another Posies cd. After a couple solo cds under their belt and a lackluster farewell cd(Success)before... Read more
Published on August 14, 2006 by James Upham
3.0 out of 5 stars
Welcomed But Not Exactly Triumphant Return
I'm a huge POSIES fan and was always hoping they'd get back together. EVERY KIND OF LIGHT is a "good-enough" return for me, but I would not say that it is GREAT by any means. Read more
Published on May 6, 2006 by Misfit Kid
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's great to be hearing them again!
Our long national nightmare is over. The Posies have returned. Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow have reunited, with a new rhythm section, and "Every Kind of Light" is the first new... Read more
Published on March 23, 2006 by woburnmusicfan
5.0 out of 5 stars
God Bless the Posies!!!
Having just seen the guys play an acoustic set showcasing some of the songs from this album, I'm so relieved to see a new release from them. Read more
Published on October 8, 2005 by J. P. Leenaarts
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy it!
I have been a Posies fan since the very first album, all through the retirement, and the great EPs and live Showbox album. Read more
Published on October 3, 2005 by john Bruimmet
5.0 out of 5 stars
Posies return with a winner!
Yup, they're back and it was well worth the wait. Any of you who have been keeping up with Ken and Jon's releases in the past few years since the Posies broke up know that they... Read more
Published on September 16, 2005 by M. Trippi
2.0 out of 5 stars
What a bummer...
I've been looking forward to this album for quite some time, and man, what a bummer that this is what I've been waiting for. Read more
Published on August 22, 2005 by Morse Moose
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Posies' best, and most varied album, so far!!!
They're b-a-a-a-ck!!! Seven years after their last full length studio album "Success", the POSIES are back and better than ever with their 2005 release "Every Kind of Light". Read more
Published on July 12, 2005 by W. Rabeneck
4.0 out of 5 stars
Welcome back!
I couldn't be happier to welcome a new CD from my darling Posies (though Nice Cheekbones and PhD was a lovely bone to be thrown). Read more
Published on July 6, 2005 by A music fan in Virginia
