Fetch the Compass Kids

Danielson Famile | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Secretly Canadian
• ASIN: B00005CENQ
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,991 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Famile's Finest Effort, November 29, 2002

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This review is from: Fetch the Compass Kids (Audio CD)

I would say that this is probably the best Danielson record. It is a bit more accessible than earlier albums, but no less innovative or challenging. The music and lyrics seem childlike and innocent, but silliness belies a sophistication that borders on brilliance-both musically and philosophically. If you give this album a fair chance, you'll find that the usual comparisons to Ween or They Might Be Giants are ridiculous; Daniel's work has more in common with Jackson Pollock, Kids' Praise, and Louden Wainwright III. Like "Pet Sounds" or the early albums of the Talking Heads, "Fetch the Compass Kids" oozes with creativity. But comparisons to other artists or pop culture phenomena fail to capture what's going on here. The music exists on its own terms and seems to have an appropriately supernatural quality. The problem with Danielson is that it is too hip/obscure for its own good-only the avant-punk with a Master's of Divinity degree and an ironic sense of humor can appreciate this fully. The rest of us can only scratch our heads and smile.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars all aboard the gospel train, January 15, 2002

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Cody Larson (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fetch the Compass Kids (Audio CD)

I don't care if god exists but damnit I'm glad the Danielson Famile do! this is music that reaches down into the center of you and makes its home there as if it always had been there. it's that good. You'll like this if you like the Black Heart Procession's first album or Tom Waits' "The Black Rider" or "Franks Wild Years".

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking, May 29, 2001

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Potsie (Mecklenburg, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fetch the Compass Kids (Audio CD)

The most mind blowing psychedilic rock band of the new millenium is comprised of a nice christian family from New Jersey! If you like the idea of the Flaming Lips recast as Muppets you should buy this immediately. If you don't like that idea, stay away. They just keep getting better.