Son of Evil Reindeer

Reindeer Section

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 2002)
• Original Release Date: August 13, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Play It Again Sam
• ASIN: B00006BTA7
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,151 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
For their follow-up to their 2001 debut, Y'All Get Scared Now, the original cast of 15--including Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat and members of Astrid, Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai, and Mull Historical Society--have been joined by a deluge of new recruits headed by Idlewild's Roddy Woomble and Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake, swelling their number to a staggering 27. It seems every Glaswegian with a guitar has signed up to join honorary Scot and Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody's lo-fi folk answer to the Traveling Wilburys. The fact that Son of Evil Reindeer is infinitely more coherent and intimate than its predecessor is astounding, and Lightbody himself deserves most of the credit. Aside from Moffat's brilliantly woozy "Whodunit?" the tender words and music are all Lightbody's, and it's the Snow Patrol singer's quietly aching voice that adds melancholy to acoustic ambles "Budapest" and "Your Sweet Voice," and feeling to the country-rock grind of "You Are My Joy." With the co-op's more avant-garde noise factors reined in, the other 26 contributors are seemingly confined to minor cameos, but when the results are as touching as this, it hardly seems to matter. --Dan Gennoe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plainly Beautiful, Simply Addictive, December 26, 2002

By	Laura M. Witkowski "emitecaps" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first Reindeer Section album came out just last year, and although I loved it, I was not expecting a follow up - especially one so soon and so good. Let me explain. The Reindeer Section is the brain child of Gary Lightbody of the band Snow Patrol, and the line up for their first album, Y'all Get Scared Now, Ya Hear, consisted of 15 people, all of which also had their own bands. This makes for a great idea and a possible one-off, but to follow it up one year later with a cast that has grown to 27?! Who knew that egos, schedules and creative differences could stay under control enough to allow this group to record an album that surpasses their first in greatness? Well, they did and we are lucky for it. Despite the plethora of different musicians and singers from track to track, Son Of... flows beautifully and contains quiet and beautiful melodies that will stay with you and beg you to listen again and again.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow. fabulous., September 24, 2002

By	Scott Balikian (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just picked this disc up last night. Wow. I find it amazing that not only has Gary Lightbody managed to put together a collection of well written songs, but that he has managed to coordinate 27 fellow glaswegian scenesters to play them.

Folks, this is an incredible disc by any account. I haven't been able to stop listening to it. I force myself off of it from time to time only to find myself longing to hear it again. This is similar to how I felt when I listened to the previous Coldplay disc. The songs seem to pull you along a meandering path of thought and provocation. It makes me want to go hug every single one of the members of this reindeer section.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow - great, February 6, 2004

By A Customer

I knew belle and sebastian, snow patrol, astrid, idlewild... well all of them - but couldn't conceive how they, as such a large group, could've made something so simple and yet so affecting. I'll be here when you wake and your sweet voice stand out for their melancholic brilliance while strike me down and you are my joy are just great and well... i could mention pretty much every song on the album and still not do it justice. An excellent album if you are looking for something intimate and thoughtful, don't expect hideously upbeat and chirpy music because this rarely borders above mildly cheery, but this is an excellent,yet under-appreciated album