Mandala

Rx Bandits

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 21, 2009)
• Original Release Date: July 21, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sargent House
• ASIN: B002DOW52C
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,228 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. My Lonesome Only Friend

2. Its Only Another Parsec...

3. Hope is a Butterfly, No Net Its Captor,... (Virus of Silence)

4. Hearts That Hanker for Mistake

5. Mientras La Veo Sonar

6. March of the Caterpillar

7. White Lies

8. Bury it Down Low

9. Breakfast Cat

10. Bled To Be Free (The Operation)

11. Bring Our Children Home or Everything is Nothing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good album goes a long way., July 15, 2009

By	Julian P. Faras - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mandala (MP3 Download)

If you appreciate a good album that flows from beginning to end you will love Mandala.

As a whole this album is as cohesive as Dark Side of the Moon. The songs are perfectly ordered and seamlessly blend together from track to track.

What really makes this album great however is the production. This is not a click track band, everything you hear in terms of the basic song framework was recorded live to analog tape. Even if they just added the vocals and a few overdubs on top of the live recorded guitar, bass, drums and keyboard this album would be amazing... but they didn't... they kept going.

This album is filled with so much ambiance that it creates a world of it's own, you can listen to 100 times and you'll hear something new every time.

If you are a music junkie you will love this, and if you're a REAL music junkie you'll want to pick it up on vinyl to enjoy the full effect of this masterpiece.

And since this band is doing things on their own without a major record label, almost all of the money you spend on their music will go directly to putting food in their mouths... You can't beat that!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best one lately, July 16, 2009

By	R. Tarkanian (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Mandala (MP3 Download)

OK, I'm writing this cause I used to play with these guys when I was in The Decapitones. Those were the good ol' days...us, Channel 6 and Jeffries Fan Club. But, alas, those days are over and Rx has kept going. I'm glad they've changed...the last few albums felt like they were trying too hard to hold on to the past. This one feels different, more experimental. #1 Alternative Album on Amazon! Good job, guys. Your voice is still one of the strongest I've heard...but you've ventured a bit away from Sublime...into your own style. White lies has a great vibe.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pushing the envelope...., July 15, 2009

By	Justin Immerman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mandala (MP3 Download)

This band never ceases to amaze me !

I've been a long time bandit fan and I became a little skeptical at first when I heard they were ditching the horns. I wasn't sure how this band could top their last album "...And the Battle Begun" without some sort of horn in the mix. After my first listen of this album in its entirety, I must say they have done the impossible in every facet of the definition. They continue to push the envelope, album after album after album. Upon finishing the first song, I knew this album was going somewhere and I was kept on the edge of my seat to the very last note that was played. These guys know music, in and out, and I just prey that everyone is blessed with listening to this masterpiece !