Love & Desperation

Sweet Apple (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tee Pee Records
• ASIN: B003A060VU
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,790 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

SWEET APPLE recalls Dinsoaur Jr.'s more pop-oriented, mid-'90s material. Quite sweet. --Prefix

Sweet Apple crafts summery anthems perfectly built for the bong room or mini-golf course. --Filter Magazine

Product Description

Of course, the band - Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis (drums/guitar/vocals); Cobra Verde's Tim Parnin (guitar); John Petkovic (vocals/guitar) and Witch's Dave Sweetapple (bass/vocals) - eschews the whole "supergroup" tag. The result is "Love and Desperation." The 12-song disc casts a wide net, reflecting the disparate sounds of all their bands: catchy power-pop, crushing rock and wounded ballads. Recorded in Cleveland and Massachusetts, "Love and Desperation" was mixed by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth and The Hold Steady) and Don Depew (Cobra Verde, Guided by Voices).

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars smart, funny, heartfelt rock and roll April 30, 2010

By S. Rapacki

Format:Audio CD

I felt compelled to write this, my first Amazon review, after seeing the lukewarm reception this great album got in places like Pitchfork and the AV Club. The album cover's sly nod to Roxy Music gives you a good idea of the fun approach the boys from Cobra Verde and Witch took making this record, and listening to this music is so much fun as to verge on being sinful. But this band isn't just a J.Mascius vanity project or a way for John P. to use rock therapy to purge the depression following his mother's death, it is an amazing rock and roll record with balls. Huge balls. Huge sweaty hairy ones. I can't express the joy in listening to a ballsy album that also has brains and soul to boot. These songs have hooks, but thanks to John, Tim, Dave & J., they also have heart. As you can see, these songs have captured mine....

5.0 out of 5 stars great lp May 1, 2013

By goofygreg

Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase

great record, item was sealed brand new, packed well , reminded me of the Roxy music cover, over all cannot complain

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars cover art August 14, 2010

By Jeffrey L. Giltenboth

Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase

I must admit that I bought this for the cover, having never heard the music. The cover was similar enough to Roxy Music's "Country Life" that I was intrigued to see it in the size of the vinyl jacket. Still like Roxy's better, but the music is listenable. Nothing has grabbed me enough to transfer it to the mp3 format but I haven't filed it in the archives yet either. For those unaware, and there probably aren't many of you reading this, it is hard rock-- -kind of a cross between Axe and Bachman Turner Overdrive.