Plants & Birds & Rocks & Thing

Loud Family | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 1993)
• Original Release Date: January 19, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alias Records
• ASIN: B000001HUQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,164 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. He Do The Police In Different Voices

2. Sword Swallower

3. Aerodeliria

4. Self Righteous Boy Reduced To Tears

5. Jimmy Still Comes Around

6. Take Me Down (Too Halloo)

7. Don't All Thank Me At Once

8. Idiot Son

9. Some Grand Vision Of Motives And Irony

10. Spot The Setup

11. Iverness

12. Rosy Overdrive

13. Slit My Wrists

14. Isaac's Law

15. The Second Grade Applauds

16. Last Honest Face

17. Even You

18. Ballad Of How You Can All Shut Up

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ingenius (I swear i dont make this stuff up), April 21, 2002

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ANN M OCONNOR (West Hartford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plants & Birds & Rocks & Thing (Audio CD)

Ok I suppose I am a bit biased because Zachary Smith is my father. I hope you all know he played lead guitar on this CD. I mean I grew up with this band. I was in the recording studo when probably some of this CD and "the tape of only linda" were recorded. I love this music. It has very interesting lyrics to analyze. Also Scott has an amazing voice. He has such a unique sound. Buy this album whoever hasn't.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pop Masterpiece, October 11, 2001

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William B. Belt (Wynnewood, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plants & Birds & Rocks & Thing (Audio CD)

If you like musical and lyrical complexity along with your hooks, then this is the CD for you. Not everyone loves Scott Miller's work (Loud Family, like Game Theory before them, is 99% his creation), finding it too cerebral/pretentious or dissonant/experimental, but this is his most consistent and accessible work. Aimee Mann puts it in her top 5 all time. If this is your thing, the biggest problem is that it'll ruin you for all others. In my opinion, this is the apex of 20th Century alternative pop.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best eclectic rock masterpieces., August 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Plants & Birds & Rocks & Thing (Audio CD)

Scott Miller is one of my all time favorite lyricists. He pens great songs about nothing, or songs that are thought provoking. All the Game Theory(his previous group) albums are good, and all the Loud Family albums are good, but this one is the best. This album is full of hooks, and choruses, many of which will stay with you. My favorites are: "Jimmy Still Comes Around", "Idiot Son", "Inverness", and "Aerodeliria". This cd manages to be bizarre and yet somehow mainstream at the same time. Keep in mind you get 19 tracks too. A must have for serious pop fans.