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Kill the Moonlight

SpoonAudio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 20, 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Merge Records
  • ASIN: B000069DOH
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,043 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Life has gotten so much easier for these guys ever since Pavement broke up. After all, how many flannel-shirt wearing, floppy-haired, Fall sound-alikes can the average person swallow? Oh well, now that the playing field is theirs alone, Spoon do not disappoint. Kill The Moonlight is their most melodically accomplished work to date, shimmying through the primal tambourine shakes of "Small Stakes," breaking a sweat with the spiky lo-fi swagger of "Stay Don't Go," and getting all starry-eyed on the three-and-a-half minute acoustic epic "Don't Let It Get You Down." So good, you'll even forgive them for blatantly Malkmus-derived song titles like "Paper Tiger" and "Vittorio E." --Aidin Vaziri

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Release Date: 20-AUG-2002

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album of 2002 January 20, 2003
Format:Audio CD
Kill the Moonlight certainly got on a lot of end of the year top ten lists. Admittedly, these are kind of lean times for the music community, so maybe it doesn't take all that much to stand out these days. But Spoon displays genuine enthusiasm performing melodic, adult rock and roll, supported by an active, but not too heavy handed mixing/effects board. I'm sure there are many afficianados long aware of the band, but they seemed to just come out of left field with this kickass record. Which is how pop is supposed to work.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A minimal masterpiece May 11, 2003
Format:Audio CD
I first heard of the band of Austin, Texas indie rockers called Spoon when they performed on the famed PBS show "Austin City Limits" with Ben Kweller. When "Kill the Moonlight" was listed as one of Rolling Stone magazine's Top 50 Records of the Year, I decided to pick it up.

At first I thought that the singer, Britt Daniel, was doing his best Elvis Costello impression. But strangely, each time I listen to this CD, the resemblance to that new-wave troubadour grows smaller and smaller.

Another thing that struck me at first was how much SPACE there was on this album. The opening track, the superbly catchy "Small Stakes", only has organ and tambourine to accompany the vocals. But any [person] can make space, right? Ah, yes, that is true. It's how you USE THAT SPACE that makes great music. And Spoon does just that. On most songs there is just a sparse piano melody line, with drums and bass, to underscore Britt daniel's pleading and similarly simplistic lyrics.

I have made the comparison to Elvis Costello, and indeed, this band conjure up the spirits of punk/new-wave greats on a few songs. "Jonathon Fisk" reminds me of The Clash and "The Way We Get By" sounds like a New York Dolls demo. But these blokes are not just copying what others did in '77. Just listen to the fabulous "Paper Tiger" and tell me if Sid Vicious could ever be that compassionate or musically mature.

Although the album is barely 35 minutes long, it never seems like it is a short throwaway because the songs are of such high quality. From the human beatbox-based "Stay Don't Go" to the organic and slightly pschyadelic closer "Vittorio E.", "Kill the Moonlight" is one of the best and finest albums to have been released in 2002.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Kill the moonlight May 23, 2003
By Sacco
Format:Audio CD
Spoon are without a doubt a great band. While their influences are obvious they're no where as derivative as the majority of the 'neo garage' bands that have cropped up in recent years. In my humble opinion Kill The Moonlight is Spoon's best album and one of the best of this decade so far. For starters its the most cohesive album by Spoon so far, the track listing flows perfectly. But also it contains the best set of Spoon songs thus far produced.

The sound is minimalistic, the beat boxy and keyboard opener Small Stakes sets the tone for that perfectly. The Way We Get By is a slacker slice of life, though suitably for Spoon not a full blown anthem. The rest of the album is a mix of sexual and modern life near angst though never falling into that dangerous self indulgent depression that often drags a band down.

The greastest merit of Spoon is their cohesive sound. While the vocals are not great, and the band are competent but not exceptional muscicians they sound great on every song. Spoon are tight band whith an almost old style rhythm and blues feel. Not experimental sure, but that really doesn't matter when they sound this good.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars What Does Spoon Have Against the Moonlight? Beat it up with Sound!
"Jonathon Fisk speaks with his fists, can't let me walk home on my own. It's such a long way home. It's how the story goes and it's like Atom Bombs and blunt razors. Read more
Published on August 24, 2009 by M. Swinney
5.0 out of 5 stars Freakin' amazing
Man, I can't stop listening to this disc- It's so darn catchy! Do yourself a favor and get it already.
Published on October 29, 2008 by P. Fidlin
3.0 out of 5 stars Not their best, but certainly not your worst
3 1/2

The Texas foursome's winning streak continued with this year-after follow up to the widely praised Girls Can Tell. Read more
Published on September 15, 2007 by IRate
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great, Diverse, Creative Recording
I've never heard anything quite like Kill the Moonlight. With the piano inclusion, particularly on Someone Something, it's reminiscent of Ben Fold. Read more
Published on August 31, 2007 by Explore
4.0 out of 5 stars Catchy and straightforward
I started listening to spoon with Gimme Fiction. After enjoying that, I decided to go back in time and get Kill the Moonlight. Read more
Published on April 1, 2007 by Weston Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Kill the Moonlight, Hit the Beat
Spoon's Kill the Moonlight has to be one of the best rock 'n' rhythm CDs around. Minimalists, like the White Stripes, these guys put all of their instrumental talent into creating... Read more
Published on November 3, 2006 by B. J. Gulker
5.0 out of 5 stars Spoon's Best? (A Series Of Sneaks?)
Well, this is just another example of Spoon's stripped-downed rock. Because they do not confine their rock into neat and tidyness, they can often create some quality music with... Read more
Published on September 1, 2006 by W. Witten
5.0 out of 5 stars Looking For Hidden Gems?
I don't know why I bought this CD except that Spoon was getting a lot of critical praise in some of the rags. Read more
Published on July 17, 2006 by John Farrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly underrated gem
This fine band does wonders with the small stuff, light piano strokes and mad guitar riffs abound, Jonathan Fisk is their greatest song, period. Read more
Published on April 10, 2006 by B. Rosenthal
5.0 out of 5 stars Spoon fed
The best rock albums are so much like a great dining experience, aren't they? So aptly named Spoon, the band feeds with a fine 12 course meal. Read more
Published on January 8, 2006 by Princess Eilonwy
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