Giving Birth to a Stone

Peach gb, Peach | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Volcano
• ASIN: B00005QD9R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,302 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Musically Thin., October 8, 2000

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Nathan (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Giving Birth to a Stone (Audio CD)

Wow. I see this album got 3 1/2 and 4 stars from a couple reviewers. Let's get real. A four star album is a near classic. Something like OK Computer, In Utero, or Aenima earns four stars. Anyone wanting this album thinking your are going to get something reminiscent of Tool should save his or her money. The songs are banal and thin, and the vocalist sounds like he is singing underwater. Sure it's got Justin, and Adam helped out with the artwork, but their collective talents can't save this one. The songs are just re-mixes of the first Peach album. Nothing has changed. If you want an album that reminds you of an early-years Alice in Chains bootleg then buy it, but try to get it used. But if you are searching for something of quality with musical depth and intrinsic lyrics, you'd better keep looking.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A creative and thoughtful art rock album from start to finish., May 10, 2006

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Joshua Chandler (Springfield, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Giving Birth to a Stone (Audio CD)

It's a really wonderful thing that this album, with publicity from friends and tourmates Tool, got its chance at resurrection. Lyrically, it's as interpersonally insightful as Tool's Undertow, and the vocals work rather well as a sort of breathy alternative to the more melodic voices of other art rockers. The metallic bass lines and heavy drum beats both seem to make the comparisons between this band and Tool at least somewhat fair. Certainly, Peach share their intelligence and good taste.

From the opening track, "Spasm", this CD fights--literally--for your attention. Perhaps the best thing about Giving Birth to a Stone, though, is its odd duality from the outset: it is both lightheartedly enjoyable and easily understood, but it is also very deep and thoughtful and upon only a few listens you'll probably begin to take the lyrics very seriously if you enjoy dissecting song meanings. The King Crimson cover, "Catfood", is a good example of this trait (that King Crimson also embodies), immediately accessible for its ubiquitous bassline and darkly comic lyrics, yet very brooding and frightening upon deeper contemplation.

This CD presents something newer and deeper with each listen. A smart, thoughtful masterpiece, those of us who are latecomers to Peach should be very grateful that this ablum was brought back to the forefront, at least for a while. If you appreciate rock music that is heavy, brooding, and somewhat tongue-in-cheek, check this out.

NOTE: This listing is currently much cheaper than the identical re-release which refers to the same band under the name Peach gb for clarification purposes. Take that into account before you purchase either.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A WORTHWHILE DOWNLOAD BUT NOTHING TO FLIP OVER, February 4, 2001

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Kyle (Carlsbad, CALIFORNIA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Giving Birth to a Stone (Audio CD)

I am a hard-core TOOL fan and have been for about 3 years. I heard about this band a while ago and decided to download the cd. I was very impressed with the instromental parts but the vocals are weak. I guess you start to like it better and better the more you listen to it. I think any TOOL fan would enjoy this cd to a certain extent but its just not something that I would catagorize as great.