There's No Sound In Flutes!

Spike Priggen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2006)
• Original Release Date: June 26, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Volare Label
• ASIN: B000GG4RK2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #605,254 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Know Everything

2. Hideaway

3. Little Star

4. Everyone Loves Me But You

5. Disappointing Everyone

6. Something

7. The Only Girl (In the World)

8. 'Til It All Falls Apart

9. I'm So Glad You Broke My Heart

10. R.I.P. Green Eyes

11. What You Want

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Third volume of power-pop anguish stretches a bit musically, August 15, 2006

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There's No Sound In Flutes! (Audio CD)

Priggen's third solo LP continues his catalog of anguished, melancholy power-pop gems. He sings with a voice that's got the sweet sadness of Matthew Sweet, chiming guitars ala Big Star, and wry twists of Cheap Trick, The Cars and others. Trick's Bun E. Carlos even pounds the skins on two of the album's tracks. Those who enjoy Sweet's Girlfriend will find much to enjoy in Priggen's catalog.

The addition of strings on a few tracks is a nice experiment - hanging the productions halfway between the AM pop sides of the early-70s and the guitar-rock of mid-90s college radio. The result supplements the feeling of desperation on songs like "I'm So Glad You Broke My Heart," and provides accompaniment to the giant chiming guitars of the Everly-esque "Disappointing Everyone." Priggen is expert at drawing insecure protagonists who fall apart in the face of their objects of disaffection, and sawing cellos (whether real or synthesized) add an extra dollop of gravity.

Even more interesting are the atmospheric experiments with optigan and mellotron that add a subtly shifting and pulsating backing to tunes like "Til It All Falls Apart." Similarly, the swirling flute sounds and stabs of processed vocals mixed into the electric 12-string guitar pop of "R.I.P. Green Eyes" add a trippy edge in the manner of the Beatles psychedelic-era material. Priggen turns Brian Wilson with "Little Star," combining mellotron, a plucky Carole Kaye styled bass line, and dramatic drum fills.

In the end though, the album's killer track is one of its most straightforward power-pop odes, "The Only Girl (in the World)." This magnificent country-pop profile of the stuck-up girl that you hate, envy and desire is perfectly accompanied by Jon Graboff's twangy guitar playing and airy puffs of Hammond B3. As per Priggen's usual methods, the closing track harbors a few bonuses, including an oft bootlegged tape of Buddy Rich cussing out his band, and two extra songs that didn't quite "fit" on the album. Priggen's put together yet another fine volume of pop song that shouldn't fly below your personal radar! [©2006 hyperbolium dot com]