Peste [Import, Limited Edition]

A3 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition
• Label: One Little Indian
• ASIN: B00004ZB0Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,899 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Too Sick To Pray

2. Mansion On The Hill

3. Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlife

4. Walking In My Sleep

5. Wade Into The Water

6. Hotel California

7. Cocaine (Killed My Community)

8. The Thrills Have Gone

9. 2129

10. Strange

11. Sinking...

12. Woke Up This Morning

Editorial Reviews

2000 album release for alternative electronica act. Produced by Steve 'Dubb' Jones (Chemical Brothers). They currently have a high profile thanks to the track 'Woke Up Yhis Morning' recorded for the hit HBO show 'The Sopranos' and touring with Primal Scream. Limited edition UK version features one exclusive bonus track, 'Woke Up This Morning'. 12 tracks in all. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Darker and more serious than Exile, November 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: La Peste (Audio CD)

If you have the first album, then La Peste may take a little adjusting. The blues/country balance has shifted bluesward, resulting in a much darker sound. Even when they are joking around, the humor is darker than the first album. The songs all seem to tickle something sad in the subconscious. There's despair and anger behind much of the lyrics. The second thought that went through my mind as I listened for the first time was, "Who died?"

The first, thought was, "This is better than the first album."

And, after a few days, I definitely still feel that way. The first album was great despite the gimmicky feel, but on this disc, you'll find a lot less of the Reverend Love preaching and much more serious musicianship. A3 has re-engineered the path from blues to modern music and merged the two without the baggage in between. The result is a completely new sound that feels like it should have been there all along.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How the light gets in, July 14, 2005

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F. S. Dowler "Musical Storyteller" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Peste (Audio CD)

It must be hard to figure out whether or not you really want to buy this album. There are no 30 second clips here, no overarching hit songs. The mood of "La Peste" is definitely darker, as some have pointed out, but I think "poignant" is a more apt adjective. There is yearning, longing, and sorrow with a tinge of hope creeping through every now and then. I think of Leonard Cohen's song, "Anthem", when Cohen sings, "There are cracks, cracks in everything/ That's how the light gets in."

Favorite tracks: "Too Sick to Pray," "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlife," and "Wade into the Water." The stand-out track on this album (the way "Woke Up This Morning" was the standout track on "Exile in Coldharbour Lane") would have to be "Mansion on the Hill."

If you have access to iTunes, you will be able to hear the clips there. For some reason, the cover of "Hotel California" is not available through iTunes, so if you realize that you must add "La Peste" to your music collection, buy the physical album.

I just received A3's new album, "Outlaw." It is available in the UK but not yet here in the States. I am enjoying it quite a bit, especially the songs "Honey in the Rock" (many of the words taken directly from the "O Brother Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, in a rather humorous way), "Hello... I'm Johnny Cash," and "Keep Your Shades On!"

Yes, I'm a fan.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They've toned it down a bit...., October 27, 2000

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Adam C. Weaver "somacub" (Macon, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Peste (Audio CD)

Yeah, it's not as weird as Exile....yeah, it's a bit more beat-heavy....yeah, it's probably gonna get a lot more club play...but it's still pretty odd. The first time I heard Exile, I didn't know if I should be overjoyed or scared - the words "lovin men, lovin women, lovin ALL of God's creatures" still make me giggle like a schoolgirl, and feel a bit wigged at the same time.

I suppose after having a hit with Woke Up This Morning, it was to be expected that La Peste would be more along those lines, and it definitely is. Peace In The Valley has turned into a dark dance cover of Hotel California. Woke Up This Morning is the awfully catchy Too Sick To Pray. Not that A3 has repeated themselves. The song structures, spoken word bits and all, still feel familar...but this album is a heck of a lot easier to dance to. The main difference is in the tone, and how it's achieved - on Exile, they seemed to rely mostly on the spoken parts, in all their quasi-religious-cult glory. On this one, that same mood is brought on by the music itself...the tracks are much more layered, and far darker in tone.

All in all, highly recommended. There's nobody out there like A3 right now, so just buy the cd and let it grow on you...then start converting the neighbors.