Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine, The Postal Service | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 21, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sub Pop Records
• ASIN: B00007L7ET
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,379 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

THE POSTAL SERVICE Such Great Heights (2003 UK issue 4-track CD single from The Postal Service [Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie & Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel/Figurine] includes Theres Never Enough Time featuring Jenny Lewis on backing vocalsplusversions of We Will Be Silhouettes by The Shins and Such Great Heights by Iron and Wine picture sleeve SPCD608)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The kind of mail you'd like to recieve, January 24, 2003

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joel martin (willowdale, ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Such Great Heights (Audio CD)

What can you say about this release, other than espouse and praise the songwriting gifts of Death Cab for Cutie's frontman and singer, Ben Gibbard. A seeming departure from the aytpical indie rock stylings of his more recognized band, The Postal Service isnt that much of a musical leap and seems like a natural progession for Ben, whose experimentation with lo-fi and synths can be seen in many All-Time Quaterback and early DCFC songs. With the help of Jimmy Tamborello of Figurine, The Postal Service create songs reminiscent of early 80's heros New Order, and the Human League, except of course, argueably better. Highlights of this Cd Single are the reworkings by fellow seattle scensters The Shins and the heartwrenchingly tender remake by iron and wine, stripped bare and acoustic Ben's words take on a whole new meaning in the voice of Sam Beam, the force behind the one man, Iron and Wine. This, and the full length release is a must have for any fan of either group, and will surely make many best of lists for '03

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Such Great Singles, November 12, 2005

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Mitch Myers "Mitch" (South Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Such Great Heights (Audio CD)

The Postal Service is one very unique band, and now, you can hear them from a different perspective. 2 originals and 2 more originals covered by Iron and Wine and the Shins. These songs are great, very exceptional.

Such Great Heights was a very poppy upbeat from their album "Give Up", and it's a great song. The drums are active, there is a lot of panning-involved riffs, and some good vocals.

There's Never Enough Time is a simple Electronica song. The simplicity is actually great in this song. Everything is real clear, and the "tss tss tah tss" drums sound awesome. I love the arrangement of this song, and the keyboard riff is soo good.

We Will Become Silhouettes by the Shins is a very nice song. Instead of busy keyboard riffs with saws and snare drums, there's a lot of realism acoustic guitars. They didn't make an exact replica measure for measure and they change some of the melodies (but keep the mood the same). Both the Postal Service's version and the Shins' version are good in their own ways.

Finally, Iron and Wine's cover of Such Great Heights. If you like acoustic guitar work, you'll apperciate this song. It's folky and a very different perspective on this song. Because of the slow tempo, the verses seem a little long, but that's the only flaw I see in this song.

Basically, if you like the Postal Service, this single will be worth it to you. It's only a few bucks to find out anyways.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Covers!, January 21, 2005

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Drewbob (Anywhere you want to be) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Such Great Heights (Audio CD)

The Shins and Iron and Wine are two bands that are blowing up right now because of the Garden State Soundtrack and for good reason. The Shins produce very catchy, up-tempo, happy songs while Iron and Wine sing a lot of soft ballads and love songs. It's very interesting to hear their renditions of Postal Service songs which are great in their own right. Ben Gibbard is one of the best song writers of his time and it shows in the lyrics of both of these songs.