Fall Back Open

Now It's Overhead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Saddle Creek
• ASIN: B0001EFV4U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wait in a Line

2. Surrender

3. Profile

4. Turn & Go

5. Fall Back Open

6. The Decision Made Itself

7. Reverse

8. Antidote

9. A Little Consolation

10. Surrender [Live][Multimedia Track]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars his voice is a blend of Lindsay Buckingham & Michael Stipe, March 14, 2004

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slappy "unitedway" (somewhere else) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fall Back Open (Audio CD)

this Athens, Georgia band has created something wholly unique, largely due to the spectacular voice of its frontman. its lineage is connected to Bright Eyes, but my take on the sound is MURMUR-era REM covering early Human League songs with a dash of solo Lindsay Buckingham. Both Conor Oberst and Michael Stipe make guest appearances on this bad boy. You will not hear a more unique,complex and satisfying record this year.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just an incredibly satisfying indie/pop rock album - it'll be hard not to love this!, January 6, 2006

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C. Cross - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fall Back Open (Audio CD)

Now It's Overhead is another band from the infamous Saddle Creek Records, and this album definitely does not disappoint. It's incredibly catchy, and the drums especially are very fun to listen to. The musicianship is just excellent - tons of great ideas come together here. Andy LeMaster also has a uniquely unearthly voice which adds to the already great atmosphere. "Wait In A Line" is arguably the best song on the album, but the rest are also great. The production is just dead-on here. Most of the time you can't really tell what they're singing about, but upon close examination you realize that's not what this album's about. It's all about atmosphere and it's actually a pretty good album to use as background music. Musically it's indie rock with a little bit of electronic bits thrown in, and that addition was definitely a good choice. The sound isn't really original, but somehow it seems like you've never heard anything like this. Indie rock fans will no doubt love this record, and it does indeed have some mass appeal despite its lack of "hit songs". The worst song on the album is arguably "The Decision Made Itself", , really, they're all great. All in all, this is absolutely recommended!

Highlights include:
the entire album!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, May 10, 2005

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anthony moore (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fall Back Open (Audio CD)

I heard "Reverse" on an Internet radio station and went out and bought the album. With all the crap on regular radio, you forget that good music is actually still being made! This has some really strong songs (although a couple of more "ordinary" efforts keep my rating from being 5 star) and there is a sensibility here that is totally fresh.