Senor Boombox

Disco Biscuits | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Megaforce
• ASIN: B00006J3TN
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,045 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, all around, October 11, 2002

By 

Peter Valeo (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Senor Boombox (Audio CD)

In my eyes The Disco Biscuits stand out as a fiercely talented oasis of originality in a genre where innovation is too often second-string to derivation. Technically, not only does each member stand out as a unique and exemplary player of his respective instrument but together they form one of the tightest and most tuned-in ensembles in the jam band scene (or any scene, for that matter), to boot. They can play off each other like nobody's business, and they do - at great length, to great musical success. What's more, they know the things that make a song work on a record as well as it does when they play it live (though obviously, a live show wins out to recorded music any day of the week), which is something that I wish more groups of their ilk could claim.

That being said, their latest offering is a testament to the ingenuity, creative potential and genuine musical diversity that the guys in the band seem to exude. The record is a study in juxtaposition: the first track, Hope, hovers somewhere between a melodic, soft-spoken ode and a crunchy pop tune (staying genuinely Bisco the whole time) and then gives way to Float Like a Butterfly, which is techno so genuine I can taste the X. Floodlights churns out an ominously heavy groove and then almost awkwardly (but not at all inappropriately) cuts into the bouncing and bubbly opening melody of Jigsaw Earth, a song whose midsection makes a bizarrely in-character foray into what could pass for circus music before finally returning to its original theme.

Though each song (excluding the ambient tracks) works well enough as its own piece of music, there is a certain vague but definitely noticeable cohesiveness to the record that makes listening to it all the richer an experience.

It's a departure, of sorts, from earlier Bisco, but at the same time it remains strangely familiar and completely enjoyable. Where earlier in their career they might conceivably have been dismissed by the skeptical as just another group trying to ride the coattails of the Phish-moe.-SCI jam phenom, at this stage of the game few should question the lasting originality, inventiveness and overall musical talent of these guys. Any so-called jam band that can present an organically produced electronica/techno-infused sound to diehard jam fans without alienating them is a group that is without a doubt a winner in my book, and this recording features the boys at the tops of their games on all counts.

Granted if you're not a fan of the music, you're not gonna like it, simple as that. But if you have any appreciation for innovation and originality in today's music scene, the Disco Biscuits are most surely a band to check out, and this album would make a fine cornerstone to any burgeoning DB library. (Then again, so would any of the other albums... But still. Stop reading and just buy the disc already.)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Biscuits are simply tearin up the jam scene..., September 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Senor Boombox (Audio CD)

[Wow] This cd must prove to all of the disbelievers that this band is where its at in the jam circuit right now. This cd takes the electronic-pulse pounding-breakbeat style of "They Missed the Perfume" and put it on songs that they have been playing live for awhile...well know songs! Ive scene over 20 shows and these guys live...well there is nothing to compare them too...they lay down the sickest groove and has anyone seen Barber??!!?? He plays the guitar not with the intention to please but with the intent to make u dislocate ur knees from dancing so hard. And for any Bisco phan...Jigsaw recorded all polished and hyped up with effects is alone worth the price..not to mention Hope, Triumph, The Tunnel and FLOES!!!!!!!!! ...everyone should hear this cd...and love the biscuits...they are unreal...

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a classic! An epic masterpiece!, September 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Senor Boombox (Audio CD)

The Disco Biscuits have finally reached a level where all of their influences are at their prime. It's all here: rock, electronic, ambient and pop, all rolled into a grand statement. I was blown away at how the album starts with "Hope" and then the song comes back at the end of the album to make a complete statement. Wow! The Biscuits are innovators and are pushing rock into places never seen. Standout tracks are "Jigsaw Earth," "Float Like A Butterfly," and "Floes." There is also a cool 10 minute + ambient track that seems to be hidden on track 13. Check it out. This band will be doing stadiums sooner than you think.