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Eyes Adrift

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Before one can even discuss the band Eyes Adrift, their impressive personal must first be noted. Eyes Adrift is an alternative super-group that includes veteran rockers Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets, Krist Noveselic of the late Nirvana and the lesser known Sweet 75, and Bud Gaugh, formerly of Sublime and currently an on-off member of the Long Beach Dub All Stars. Each of these musicians has experienced their own respective pains and problems in their previous bands, each losing one of their best friends and fellow band members to drugs or suicide. Because of this, Noveselic has joked that Eyes Adrift is a relief band to help these talented artists deal with their difficult pasts, but regardless of what Eyes Adrift is as a band, it is nice to see the stunning guitar-work of Curt Kirkwood, the long absent solid bass playing of Krist Noveselic, and the jazzy drumming of Bud Gaugh all brought together on a single CD. Although more straightforward then the Meat Puppets and less aggressive than Nirvana, there is just as much acoustic guitar as electric on this CD, Eyes Adrift manages to put together a beautiful album of country tinged bittersweet songs that craft stories of love and life all told through Kirkwood's traditional lyrical style and seemingly obscure or nonsensical references. The music here is truly sincere and the deep passionate emotions on tracks like "Untried" and "Blind Me" are only made more touching through Curt Kirkwood's very human and imperfect voice. Krist also sings on some tracks displaying his trademark form of cynicism on "Inquiring Minds", an entertaining spoof about the Jean Benai Ramsey case, and on "Pasted", the album's 15 minute opus in which Krist describes the faults of the ignorant record buying public and the importance of true music enthusiasts before his voice is devoured by layers of guitar and noise. Eyes Adrift definitely has their own sound, but the influence of the member's former bands is far from absent with "Alaska" sounding like it could easily be on a Nirvana album and the quirky bludgeoning riffs of "Telescope" sounding like something that got left off of the Meat Puppets album Monsters. Furthermore, "Solid" and "Slow Race" are both songs that Curt Kirkwood had been previously playing on his own solo acoustic tour, but the addition of Krist and Bud to the tracks give them both added depth and strength. What I think is most successful though about the debut Eyes Adrift album is that Curt, Krist, and Bud have not only managed to make a CD that appeals to fans of their incredible previous bands but have also created an album full of new and revitalized music that can be appreciated by anyone, regardless of their knowledge or love of Eyes Adrift's musical past. A calming and heartfelt album, Eyes Adrift has turned what could've been a purely commercial super-group into one of the most musically sincere and gifted bands on today's rock scene and I'm looking forward to the continuing efforts of this creative and original group.

I NEVER splerge on a CD that I've never heard.
But I did.
Well ok I did hear "Alaska" & "Inquiring Minds".
Well as soon as I popped this cd in with my friends we drove out to the beach and played it all the way through, my friends who are die hard SLIPKNOT fans had 2 remarks:
1. This is good!
2. I want to buy this album
This cd compliments a beautiful day on the beach.
The best song is "Pasted" sung by Krist Novoselic (who does a good job) I loved it sooo much that I'm buying the single to "alaska" because it has a song called "Son of Pasted" which I believe is a different mix of my favorite song.
It's such a shame that Krist Novoselic has left the music business.
Recently I heard that Krist is pondering a solo cd, that is great news considering my favorite tracks on this cd (besides 'Alaska' & 'What I Said') are with Krist Singing.

In my opinion this is better than the Foo Fighters.
I buy a Krist Novoselic solo CD in a second.

Much of this album sounds like a brand new Meat Puppets album with cooler bass and drums (which is good in and of itself). However, I think this band really wakes up when Krist Novoselic sings, especially on Inquiring Minds and Pasted. He doesn't have pipes, to say the least, but the words have the kind of twisted piss-and-vinegar humanity that we haven't heard much of since...ummm...Nirvana and Kurt Kirkwood responds with guitar playing that's more intense and floridly psychedelic than his usual.

This is music with a heart. It's to be defined as pop-rock but on a very indie level. I don't think they did any major give-ins, just to sell more records which is great. Ofcourse you will be attracted by this all-star-line-up but luckely this band has more to offer. The first single 'Alaska' has great hit-potential I believe, although being on a small label I doubt it will be picked by the bigtime radio-stations or tv-music-channels. My personal highlight of the cd is 'Solid' with this great hook that sticks to you for days and this deep, intense lyrics. For a debut-album I have to rate this 5 stars. I would have given 4.5 if that was possible, but the ranking-system couldn't, so since it's their debut I give them that extra half-star. Great album: must-have for indie-pop-rock-lovers!

eyes adrift debut album featuring curt kirkwood[meat puppets]
krist novoselic[nirvana] bud gaugh[sublime]
the supergroup from 2002
krist novoselic after the suicide of his former band's lead singer kurt cobain
novoselic turn his back on the music business
apart from an album with an band called sweet 75
novoselic went head first in the world of politic's i tip my hat to the guy,for making a diverse change in perception,

now 8 years after the death of kurt donald cobain,
i'm talking from 2002 not present day,
novoselic gets an band together to make,
country, acoustic rock with an dizzle of grunge here and there
too keep things grounded.

krist novoselic
bass vocals
3,6&12
krist novoselic vocal ablity, takes a few listen to get used to his tone and delieverence, but once you do, he has an quite an good voice..

bud gaugh drums percussion
synthesizer on "pyramids"

curt kirkwood
guitar
vocals
1,2,4,5,7,8,9,10,&11

noqw if you've ever heard snow, kurt kirkwood's new solo album,
which was released after this album in 2005, and you though about venturing into the world of eyes adrift then you can't go wrong,
because both albums have the same mature delieverence and beauty, that's missing in the world of in your face emo bands

this album has beauty oozing from the speakers
an classic with three icons of the past, ready to cerment
an new decade, with, an album far away from their former glories

Would you ever expect Nirvana/Sublime fans to go for something with a countryish sound? No way, but surprisingly, this trio, composed of those very bands along with the Meat Puppets, makes it sound GOOD. A nice blend of rock, country, and maybe even jazz. Novoselic pulls out a surprisingly good vocal performance in a few songs, much improvement from his blubbery on Nirvana's "Territorial Pissings." Great melodies, great riffs. Fresh.

If you're expecting to hear something that sounds like any of the band members' other bands, forget it. This is altogether different than what you'd expect these guys to do, and the result is a really satisfying and eclectic assortment of complex, "grown up" pop melodies. It's hard to come up with a single classification that would apply to everything they've done here, as there are shadings of jazz, rockabilly and big guitar pop, but taken as a whole it is relentlessly interesting and holds up well under repeated listenings. I'm surprised I'm not hearing some of these songs on the radio. "Alaska" would fit in nice on any prog rock or "alternative" playlist.

If you like the Meat Puppets, you'll like this. It sounds exactly how I would expect a new Meat Puppets record to sound, with exception of "Inquiring Minds", which is obviously one of Novoselic's, and in my opinion, the only weak song on the disc. Don't get me wrong, Krist is a great musician and I'm glad he has brought his celebrity status to this band, but he's no Julio Iglesias. Thanks Krist, for not trying to create Nirvana II like the ... drummer did. Cris Kirkwood, get well soon. I miss you.

I bought the CD on a lark, I loved Sublime and the Meat Puppets, but knew that Bud had other interests (Juice Bros., Friends of Jesus)--and Curt (Kirkwood) would always make great music. It's mostly a new Meat Puppets album with some good twists added (surprisingly) by Krist it seems. I'd say pick this up if you like the Meat Puppets or just plain-old, well crafted rock songs.

The collaboration of these three intuitive musicians is further proof in the argument that great music is timeless. Thank you eyes adrift for releasing all of us from the superficial world of stench driven, flavor of the month radio. What's in the water down Austin Way?