Pelo

The Aluminum Group | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 31, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hefty Records
• ASIN: B00005171Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,949 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Part disappointed - Part delighted, January 11, 2001

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Senor Schadenfreude (The Badlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pelo (Audio CD)

I am the world's biggest "Aluminum Group" fan. So, the first time through this CD I must say that I was upset. With a few notable exceptions I didn't recognize it as an "Aluminum Group" release. Since then, "Pelo" has grown on me. Yet, I still yearn for the delicious Navin harmonies. No offense to the various collaborators but nobody can outdo the Navin brothers together. I appreciate new directions that's why I give this album 5 stars. Still, I long for the days when the arrangements were simple and the voices lush.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tremendously disappointing, November 1, 2000

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RF (Brooklyn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pelo (Audio CD)

I would give Pedals, Plano, and Wonder Boy + at least five stars. This album, on the other hand, was quite a let-down. Almost half the tracks are instrumentals, and boring if not downright dreary ones, which remind me of Fawn-era Sea & Cake or Sam Prekop on a very uninspired day. There is nothing here of the poppy beauty of "Chocolates," "A Boy in Love," "Impress Me," or the experimentalism of "Rrose Selavy's Valise." The instrumentation has gone almost completely electronic, from the drums to the keyboards, and while the shift to mostly electronica worked for Tortoise and Stereolab (oh, did it ever), here it sounds like the Navins are just jumping on the Chicago sound bandwagon. In doing so they have sacrificed what made them a fantastic band, with a fantastic, unique sound. I am all for a band's development and modification of their sound over time, and was delighted with the differences between Plano and Pedals, but, with the possible exception of "Pussycat," and "Satellite" (fine songs that prevented me from giving this album 1 star) the direction this band is going is... aargh! Nicht gut! Do yourself a favor and order Plano, Pedals, and Wonder Boy + immediately; hold off on this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My first listen to Alumnium Group, February 4, 2003

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Travis M. Owens (Syracuse, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pelo (Audio CD)

I picked up this baby in a used record store and gave it a listen and I enjoyed it. Although I think it's a little spare on the lyrics, which is often fine since the songs are really chilled out and soothing. I've been told older Alumnium sounds different but I have little interest in a deviation from this style and would recomment this album to anybody that wants something to chill too.