Lafcadio

As Tall as Lions | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Triple Crown
• ASIN: B0002198XC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,717 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A charming and successful debut!, May 20, 2004

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Gregory Robson (Long Island, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lafcadio (Audio CD)

For a debut Lafcadio is about as auspicious and brilliant as you can get. Refined, polished, tight, and perfectly focused, the album is a standout. Achingly quiet in some moments, percussive and hard-hitting in others. Feauturing gorgeous layered melodies and an abundance of piano the CD does not lack depth. A gem. For fans of U2, The Cure, and Coldplay, the CD is perfect. Do yourself a favor and pick it up.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Bliss, March 7, 2006

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trent (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lafcadio (Audio CD)

I can not express my love for this album. I stumbled across this band a few years back, and got the chance to see them live about a year ago. I was blown away by their performance, and bought the CD at the show. I still listen to this album regulary and it blows me away everytime.

Break Blossom- Great opener. Good guitar riff. Catchy, sing-along chorus. Great breakdown. Starts the album off with a bang.
96 Heartbeats- Good, steady drums. My least favorite track. Still good however.
Silhouettes/Silhouetting- Great vocals. Great instrumental breakdown, guitars are great.
The Carousel- Standout track. Pure musical bliss. Catchiest chorus ever written.
Acrobat- "Tonight pretend your an acrobat..." Amazing vocals. Starts off relaxing and gentle beforing building up into a breathtaking breakdown. Another standout track.
Why We Cry At Movies- Relaxing track, featuring a great drum beat and beautiful piano. Vocals are at its best here.
If I'm Not Out Burning- Another great guitar track. Faster pased. Great rock song.
My Morning Dreams- Atmospheric instrumental song. Spaced out and slow. Leads up to the next song.
A Ghost In Drag- My Morning Dreams builds up into this track. Great, great song. Good rock song with good guitars. Another standout.
Blowing Out A Wish- Melancholy song. Starts off slow and leads to a great breakdown. "Don't blame Jesus, he's courageous."
Goodnite, Noises Everywhere- The title describes the song well. Great album ender. Noises everywhere acuratly describes the atmospheric guitars and piano.


Please, please purchase this amazing album.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful album, July 31, 2004

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A. Kohler "andysavestheday" (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lafcadio (Audio CD)

I assume this is As Tall As Lions debut album. If so then this is one of the most amazing debuts I've ever heard. This record blew me away the first time I put it in and listened the whole way through. Break Blossom, the opening track, is a perfect opener that made it so easy to fall in love with the rest of the album. Any fan of guitar indie rock will adore this album.

Lafcadio is an amazing album. Beautiful, sweeping, engrossing, and so much more, the songs on this album range from full guitar rock blasts to soft, subtle ventures into the air. These songs bring so much to the table. The sweeping, epic guitars steal the show here with well written and well played riffs. Piano is used and used well through out the album. The vocals are slightly odd but fit the music perfectly, bringing to mind the vocals of Brandtson.

The instrumental My Glowing Morning Dreams leads into A Ghost in Drag, brining to mind early Appleseed Cast (minus the Casts truly unique vocals). There is not a dud amongst these songs, each is strong in its own merits. Break Blossom, Why We Cry At Movies, My Glowing Morning Dreams and A Ghost in Drag are the standout tracks for me.

As Tall As Lions have created a beautiful album full of amazing songs that will sweep over you like a fall wind during the evening hours of October. Epic, heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time, Lafcadio is a glorious album.