Loneliness Knows My Name

Patrick Park | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B0000A0DVY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,239 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am over the age of 13., April 21, 2005

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R. Potter (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Loneliness Knows My Name (Audio CD)

...and so is Patrick Park. This is an album that snuggles so comfortably into the "adult alternative" pigeonhole that one is tempted to write it off as some kind of sinister masterstroke of focus-group marketing. It's the type of record that appeals _too_ instantly to sensitive, musically refined 36-year-olds who just can't deal anymore with the "difficult" end of contemporary indie fare, or who can't be bothered to follow everything that's hot at Pitchfork this week. And if that weren't bad enough, it's been featured in the "O. C." soundtrack.

And yet...and yet...it's glorious. Colin Blunstone, Gram Parsons, Ron Sexsmith, Emmitt Rhodes: They're all here in spirit, and yet nothing on "Loneliness" smells of pastische or calculated cop. There's enough bona-fide killer songs--I defy anyone to listen to "Honest Skrew" only once--that the overall effect is not merely atmospheric, and yet the killers don't entirely overwhelm the (legitimately interesting) second-string numbers.

I do feel a little guilty that I've listened to this record, like, 12 times in the last three days while the new Daft Punk and Deerhoof releases lie unopened on my desk. But hey, I've reached a certain age, I suppose. And "Loneliness" may just be good enough that no apology is required.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fresh & Familiar, August 12, 2003

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Loneliness Knows My Name (Audio CD)

Patrick Park grew up in Colorado with influences as diverse as the Pixies, the Smiths & John Lee Hooker. His first full-length set borrows 2 tunes from his EP, "Nothing's Wrong" & "Home for Now." The CD has a varied sound from the pop melodic thrust of "Thunderbolt" to the electric guitar crunch of "Sons of Guns." My current favorite track is "You Smile's A Drug" with its punchy chorus, "When you're done acting tough, you only take 2 & a quarter to get f**ked up, and when you say you're in love, you just sound like you're giving up." Park gives great vocals on the sailing ship song "Silver Girl." "Bullets by the Door" is a midtempo track with great energy & full background vocals. The CD concludes with a pretty melody on the upbeat "Home for Now," "You know that I go home to my sleeping misses and shower her with my lazy kisses." Patrick Park's debut full-length set is a varied work with strong songs, quite pleasurable listening. Enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music, if repetitive, January 25, 2004

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This review is from: Loneliness Knows My Name (Audio CD)

Patrick Park writes the most beautiful heart felt lyrics that I've come across in a while. While the layered sounds may be a little repetitive, none of the songs are worth skipping over. I'm not a fan of country music, and his songs do reflect a country-twang as one guy put; however his lyrics and tunes are so full of life that I (being a pop/country hater) am able to easily look over this and in fact enjoy it's twang. (well, all except the intro and first verse to the third song).
Great Purchase