Sad Clown Bad Fall 10 (Dig) [EP]

Atmosphere | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Rhymesayers
• ASIN: B000X9VTK8
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,460 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Peyote

2. Party Over Here

3. Makes the Sun Come Out

4. The Rooster

5. Lyndale Avenue User's Manual

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Success is a cruel mistress, December 7, 2007

By 

Russell Dicker (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Sad Clown Bad Fall 10 (Dig) (Audio CD)

So what are we to make of Sad Clown, Bad Fall, Volume 10?

Consumed in a vacuum you have a nice little 5-track EP with a couple solid song, a couple that miss the mark, and nothing mind blowing. For most artists this would be a solid effort, but therein lies the rub; we're not talking about 'most artists'. Slug and Ant have continually raised the bar not only with their full length efforts but with their EPs. Where Sad Clown Bad Summer Number 9 would be aptly described as a five punch knockout, Bad Fall 10 only really qualifies as some good body work.

Most of the tracks feature the deeply personal story telling that we've come to expect from Atmosphere, but there are few lines that are either drop dead funny or mind bendingly clever. 'Party Over Here' could have been a great track, but a cheesy chorus and too many breakdowns in the middle of the song make it impossible to get into the flow. 'Peyote' is the only track on the album where Ant and Slug seem to be firing on all cylinders, but even that never reaches the level of greatness that we saw multiple times on Atmosphere's last EP.

In the end we're given an EP well worth owning, and maybe we should simply be thankful for that. But that's not really how we feel is it? The one that you love always hurts you the most and success can be a cruel mistress.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I miss Summer, December 26, 2007

By 

Alan Pounds "Minnesota Hip-Hop Fiend" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Sad Clown Bad Fall 10 (Dig) (Audio CD)

After Slug & Ant's gorgeous, near-classic "Sad Clown Bad Summer" EP, the duo quickly turns out "Sad Clown Bad Fall" as the second installment out of a 4-season series of EP releases. The "Summer" EP was a lot of fun. It was warm and inviting - classic Atmosphere. It should come as no surprise that for the "Fall" installment, that their vibe has changed. Notably, it is more guitar based; featuring guitar & bass on nearly every track. Also, the synth doesn't get ignored either.

The EP kicks off with "Peyote" - an excellent number with a tight beat, clever wordplay and nice use of live guitar, bass & synth. However, the chorus is a bit lackluster. "Party Over Here" is a nice joint...a little peppier tune with a house party vibe. Unfortunately, the gimmicky call-and-response chorus become redundant. "Makes The Sun Come Out" is probably the most forgettable tune on the CD, despite some decent lyrics from Slug. "The Rooster" has a nice atmosphere to it (no pun intended). Slug's lyrics are nice here. "Lyndale Avenue User's Manual" is my favorite joint here. Nate Collis serves up some tasty guitar licks here, and the vibe is strong.

Overall, I'm simply not feeling this like their "Summer" EP. Although there are a couple decent tunes here, most are easily forgotten. Unfortunately, they have turned in a typical set of tunes that holds strong to the typical definition of an EP - decent tracks that don't hold up as strong as their album cuts do.

4.0 out of 5 stars Is It A Bad Fall?, February 2, 2008

By 

Levi (Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sad Clown Bad Fall 10 (Dig) (Audio CD)

Slug and Ant follow up their amazingly smooth "Sad Clown Bad Summer" with the coming of "Bad Fall". Can it keep up the solid performance?

The first track, "Peyote", grabs you with a slick guitar riff frosted over a thick beat that pulls you through the whole song. Slug's familiar storytelling is back and better then ever throughout most of the EP. The next track, "Party Over Here", starts out promising with another light hearted guitar riff but the song never actually gets going. Throughout the whole track it seems like the intro should end any minute, but it never does. It teeters, but never actually goes into the deep end. A decent effort at an upbeat party song, but it falls short. The next track, "Makes the Sun Come Out", sparks curiosity as it starts out with a rubberband like synth. The song never picks up pace and feels like the EP popped a Riddelen and lulled itself to sleep. The next track, "The Rooster", starts with another guitar riff, this one more mellow and flowing, and a no-bones-about-it beat that makes you want to close your eyes and mouth along. The final track, "Lyndale Avenue User's Manual", is an extremely catchy and mellow song that leaves you wanting more.

Bad Fall misses the mark set by Bad Summer, But leaves you with an excellent taste in you're mouth.