Goodbye To The Edge City [Explicit Lyrics]

Preston School of Industry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 2001)
• Original Release Date: June 11, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• ASIN: B00005LK76
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #541,637 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a grower..., July 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Goodbye To The Edge City (Audio CD)

Initially, I wasn't too sure about this cd. I listened to it once and didn't think about it for a few days. Then I put it on again. Then again. And now I can't seem to get that little horn thing from Somethings Happen Always out of my head. PSOI/EP wasn't exactly what I expected but, as the previous reviewer mentioned, I don't want what I expected. Songs on this ep are surprising and sort of funny and doesn't take themselves all too seriously. It's interesting also that everyone I've talked to has a different opinion about what are the "stand outs" and the throw aways. It's not necessarily cohesive rather it's all over the board. Personally, my favorite it the title track. This is where I press repeat (again and again). Also, I enjoyed the way the whole ep starts out sort of clear with lots of lyrics and just sort of slowly disappears into a low-fi instrumental (makes me think it's working it's way backwards in time?).

I think Spiral sounds liberated and like he's having fun. I've also listened to a few of the LP songs available for download on Matador and Domino websites and am amazed at how Spiral appears to be gleefully exploring different directions while hanging onto his roots. I'm looking forward to hearing more on the LP.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, July 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Goodbye To The Edge City (Audio CD)

This is a solid EP. The full album is even better. Expect great things from Spiral Stairs. Ignore the sceptics and Pavement/SM elitists. Before you know it they'll all be on the Spiral Stairs bandwagon. So, pick up this record and the full release due out in Aug.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Freedom - the blessing and the curse, July 10, 2001

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John Goldsmith (Beverly Hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodbye To The Edge City (Audio CD)

Escaping from under the tyranical thumb that SM kept over Pavement, Spiral uses the freedom to explode musically in all directions. While the constant shifting of musical styles destroys the "flow" of the EP, the individual songs are fun and bright. The Keepers: 'Somethings Happen Always' is the acoustic jangle sing-along with Spiral's "Peter Brady-ish" singing providing a perfect frailed voice for the harrassed suburban dad. 'The Spaces In Between' presents 80s New Wave fun out of control. 'Where You Gonna Go?' is a gentle ballad of remorse and pain. The Rest: 'How to Impress the Goddess pt. 2' a morbid psychodelic freak out wouldn't seem to impress a Goddess. 'Goodbye to the Edge City' = instrumental noise jam attempts to find beauty.

Where SM's solo debut was a loose tossoff, Spiral's new EP is definately a stretch to new musical era. Only 4 stars because the EP could use a bouncy-guitar-pop song like Spiral regularly contributed to Pavement, but perhaps thats what we will find in "All This Sounds Gas."

FINAL NOTE: I've had this EP for weeks and I've yet to hear any EXPLICIT LYRICS. Hope that doesn't disappoint any minors.