Morning Stanzas

Benzos | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 17, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stinky
• ASIN: B0009AHCQQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,272 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars refreshingly great!, June 6, 2005

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Ultimate Robocop "iz Radd @ Lyfe" (Poughkeepsie, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morning Stanzas (Audio CD)

i know i made this band sound like a soft drink in the title but i really can't stress enough how much i like this! having worn out all my radiohead and jeff buckley records, it was nice to find a band like this (on myspace of all places!) when the band randomly added me, i was all like "oh boy, here we go" but i got hooked on the two songs on the site ("glass souls" in particular) and i pretty much had to get the record! glad i did too! it was a pain to find but it was worth it! lots of really cool arrangements and some of the best drumming i've heard in a while. the whole thing has an ambient kid a texture meets jazzy/drum n bass type rhythms. i recommend it to people into well-constructed pop that isn't completely formula.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Morning Stanzas Ever, May 30, 2005

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amnesia - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morning Stanzas (Audio CD)

I got the song Glass Souls off of the abercrombie and fitch website and i thought it was amazing, so of course i had to buy the cd. I absolutely loved the rest of the songs, except all the king's men. Some of the best are Elia, Ideal Magnets, and The Blue Around You. The lyrics are beautifully different and the music is impossible to stop listening to. I recommend this CD to everyone who is tired of listening to all the millions of "alt/indie" bands that sound exactly the same.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intricate, beautiful, May 23, 2005

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Taleatia Vincent-Clark - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morning Stanzas (Audio CD)

I first saw Benzos when they opened for Blonde Redhead (judging from the rest of the reviews of this album, that seems to be a common tale). I was really taken with them and immidiately went looking for recordings. Unfortunately I had to wait until last week for this one to come out! However, it totally meets the standard set by their excellent live show.

"Morning Stanzas" is a pretty, complex indie album. The arrangements of guitar, bass, drums, vocals and programmed elements all blend together for something that sounds mellow at first listen, but has a kind of subtle intensity the more you listen to it. The vocals are soft and breathy a lot of the time, a style which I really enjoy. The guitars are really melodic and the guitar playing is unique, especially compared to most of the bands playing music like this. The rhythm section is very tight and their parts get almost mathy at points.

Overall I love this album. A must for fans of Blonde Redhead, Radiohead, The Postal Service, My Bloody Valentine, etc.