Stands for Decibels [Import]

dB's | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: PID
• ASIN: B000026BMR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,207 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Black and White

2. Dynamite

3. She's Not Worried

4. The Fight

5. Espionage

6. Tearjerkin'

7. Cycles Per Second

8. Bad Reputation

9. Big Brown Eyes

10. I'm in Love

11. Moving in Your Sleep

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Southern Anglophilia, December 2, 2000

By 

"leeleedee" (Lexington, Kentucky

Cincinnati) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stands for Decibels (Audio CD)

This is one of the best power-pop records ever made. I always thought that Americans did it better than the English--that distance, and that realization that the English were imitating Americans to begin with, made the American imitation of the English bands that much more piquant. "Stands for Decibels" was recorded in 1979 and first appeared in 1981. It's mannered music, very self-conscious, and somewhat speedier and more brittle than its obvious model, Big Star. The intricate overlay of guitars, the nimble drumming, the whole way that the dB's build their arrangements, is quite sophisticated. Peter Holsapple's songs tend to be a little less overtly avant-garde than Chris Stamey's, but on this record the combination results in a minor classic.