Glass Floor

Maritime | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Desoto
• ASIN: B000255JI6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,448 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only for some TPR fans, October 15, 2004

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Eighty-Two "82" (Modesto, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glass Floor (Audio CD)

I have to level with you.

I think all of The Promise Ring's records were brilliant. However, I especially loved "Very Emergency!" and "Electric Pink". To me, that was TPR playing in a style that didn't require over-stretching. Laid-back pop that made sense and sounded a hell of a lot better than anything on the mainstream radio.

That said, Maritime is certainly in that vein. It's not intellectually challenging, but it is up-tempo and extremely catchy. Davey's distinct voice blends well with horns strategically placed.

If you want modern emo, watch TRL. If you want well-crafted pop, buy "Glass Floor".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars if you liked wood/water this is for you, June 4, 2004

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musikreviewer (Shalimar, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glass Floor (Audio CD)

Davey Von bohlen, former vocalist and main songwriter for the late great emo transition to pop band, The Promise Ring, has taken another step in a new direction. Davey brought along his former drummer for Promise Ring, Dan Dieder, and teamed up with bassest Eric Axelson from the recently broken up Dismemberment Plan, to form Maritime.
Daveys lyrics and voice shines once again in the new Maritime release, Glass Floor. It is a predeccesor of Wood/Water, but has added a horn section and some ochestra pieces to give the album some added wieght. After a few listens, you will soon find yourself humming and singing along with the wonderful arragement of melodies that this album posesses.
The Promise Rings last album, Wood/Water, seems to be a pivitol point in Daveys song writing. The lyrics in Glass Floor show a lot of similarity and are emotional and heart felt. The song writing may not be as smart as Wood/Water, but Glass Floor still delivers good taste of the new sound they have envoked.
The arrangment of tracks is great, making the album flow smoothly. The tracks you will probably look foward to the most is the bouncing "Sleep Around", followed by one of the most catchy tracks on the album, "Someone Has To Die". The album slows down a bit and delivers two great ballads, "King of Doves" and "James". Soon after, "Adios" makes its appereance and blasts you with an arrangement of horn sounds that will be stuck in your head all day. These are just a few of the tracks that have really stuck out, and I have only had the album a couple of days!
Give it a try, and a few listens. You won't be dissapointed!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars different for everyone, February 7, 2005

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C. Gockman "danny_brown" (Holland, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glass Floor (Audio CD)

After reading a lot of these reviews it appears everyone has a different opinion on this. My advice is, if you are interested, get it. If you like it, great. If you don't then you can put it on your shelf to try again later or sell it to a used CD store. When you listen to this album keep a COMPLETELY open mind. Forget everything about The Promise Ring, Vermont and all related bands.
If you can't do that, I must say I hear a lot of similarities to A.Promise Ring - Wood/Water B.Simon & Garfunkel C.John Mayer and some similarity to D.Promise Ring - Horse Latitudes. A in the sense that it is Davey here and he still has a similar form of song writing after TPR's last album, B in vocals and in a lot of the acoustic songs, C in a lot of melodies, and D because it still has that good ol' clean cut pop feel to it.
My opinion on how this album sounds is excellent. This seems like one of those CDs I'm gonna refer back to and remember when I'm older.
Listen to it, if you don't agree with me then don't lose sleep over it.