Puzzles Like You (Dig)

Mojave 3 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 4ad / Ada
• ASIN: B000F9RHVQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,216 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Truck Driving Man

2. Puzzles Like You

3. Breaking The Ice

4. Running With Your Eyes Closed

5. Most Days

6. Big Star Baby

7. Ghost Ship Waiting

8. Kill The Lights

9. You Said It Before

10. To Hold Your Tiny Toes

11. Just A Boy

12. The Mutineer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neil Halstead = Great Songwriter, June 22, 2006

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Tankery "Tankery" (New Orleans) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Puzzles Like You (Dig) (Audio CD)

This should be on many people's "best of" this year. It's illustrative of just how far Mr. Halstead has come from his teenage years with Slowdive and now with this complete album by one of the more important bands out there.

There's echoes of dream pop here but also early REM and psychedelia, all wrapped into quality songs that we now expect from this band and even more importantly from Neil. My favorites are Running with Your Eyes Closed and the elegant mid tempo Big Star Baby, but nothing weak top to bottom here.

Perhaps a bit less moody than earlier albums, more up tempo and rootsy, but I believe the best they've done.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mojave 3 Delivers Again!, July 29, 2006

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Go Steelers! "sigemund" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Puzzles Like You (Dig) (Audio CD)

I rarely write reviews, but I just have to say something about this fantastic album. I've been a Mojave 3 fan for about eight months now, having discovered Slowdive a few months before. I've become enamored with this band -- their music is so beautiful and soulful. I was a bit worried about this album, since I had read that it would be more fast-paced, less mellow than their past albums. But wow, after my first listen-through, it completely put me at ease, and I've been listening to it non-stop ever since.

Of course, it is a more up-tempo album than "Out of Tune", or "Excuses for Travellers". The first song, "Truck Driving Man" really gets things going, and you know you'll be in for an interesting ride. The album maintains a fairly even pace, with several more traditional Mojave 3 songs strewn throughout. It all flows very well. Neil's songwriting is as good as ever, and while Rachel doesn't headline any tracks, her backing vocals add that extra element that really makes Mojave 3 special.

IMO, the material on this album can easily stand toe-to-toe with anything the band has ever done. I haven't decided yet, but I think this just may be my favorite Mojave 3 album so far. It really feels like a natural progression of their music, and you're left with this desire to hear them play on and on. I really just can't believe how good it is -- so often, when bands try something new, they end up irritating their fans with the new direction, and putting out music that isn't really up to par with their previous material. Little wonder that the folks who transitioned from the psychadelic Slowdive to Mojave 3's rolling melodies could pull off this new endeavor so well, and deliver some of their best music ever.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall, Thumbs Up, December 22, 2006

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Von Scotty (Central PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Puzzles Like You (Dig) (Audio CD)

I was a Slowdive fan before Mojave 3. It took some time for me to enjoy every Mojave 3 record after the release of "Ask Me Tomorrow." It took me quite a few listenings until I really connected with the music.

This record is no exception.

Let it play for a while and you will hear this really is a good record. Thats why I always buy a new Mojave 3 album when it comes out. I know that eventually I will really like it.

*sidenote* Track 12 is of utmost quality. It think track 12 should appeal to many of the Slowdive and "Ask Me Tomorrow" fans. Drop the 15 bucks and buy this record.