Hysterical Stars

Head of Femur | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 24, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spin Art
• ASIN: B0009HLCRE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #445,829 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Elliott Gould Is In California Split

2. Ringodom Or Proctor

3. Manhattan

4. Percy

5. Skirts Are Takin' Over

6. The Sausage Canoe

7. Oh You're Blue

8. Song For Richard Manuel

9. Born In The Seventies

10. Easy Street

11. Sometimes Friends

12. Jack And The Water Buffalo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is truly fun blissful progressive pop. Serious but Fun., September 13, 2005

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Christopher P. Finkbone "Music Snob" (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hysterical Stars (Audio CD)

I cannot even begin to say what a great band Head of Femur are. These Chicago kids have phenominal pop ideaologies. This and their first album have a great fusion of 70's (Sparks-like)glam, conventional pop, and even into various facets of Americana. To describe what I mean, let me take through the track "Easy Street". It is a song the has an upbeat pop structure. Towards the end, the song go into phenominal orchestral strings, which then fuses into a New Orleans style jazz break, and then ends with a mariachi latin style. This is all brilliantly done with extraordinary composure. This music is not for cultural morons. This material is smart, composed, and delightful. More easily stated I would say that this band is like Flaming Lips, early Genesis, and The Band rolled into one sweet package. HOF are exceptionally experimental and interesting. I truly believe in them and what they are doing. 'Chris Finkbone

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Head of Femur - Pop Rock Underdogs??, April 1, 2006

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poppaculture (Phoenix, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hysterical Stars (Audio CD)

I cannot say enough great things about this group (and to hear them perform such elaborately arranged pop songs LIVE is truly a testiment to their musical prowess).

Imagine if George Martin had produced the Clash, or Brian Wilson was with the Foo Fighters. These gentlemen produce smart lyrics (not as cryptic as Steely Dan) and great music.

I can understand the comparisons to Polyphonic Spree, the big sounds and crescendos, but this band is so much more. I hear influences from Burt Bacharach, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello and more.

"Skirts Are Taking Over" is my favorite track (would love it to become a hit single).

I love this CD. (I enjoyed their earlier "Ringodom or Proctor" CD, too)

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Little Album, August 27, 2005

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J. Charvat - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hysterical Stars (Audio CD)

I always like to give an album a few spins before deciding whether to keep it or trade it back in. This is an album worth holding onto for the occasional listen when you are looking for something a little different. It sort of hits me like the Flaming Lips; Quirky, fun to listen to but not something I am in the mood for all the time.