If It Weren't for Venetian Blinds It Would Be Curtains for Us All

Piebald | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Big Wheel Recreation
• ASIN: B00000JY6T
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,483 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bonus Track 1 - Stab To Kill, Vol.1: The Stab And Kill Compilation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars When Life Hands You Lemons, You Post Them Online, December 3, 2000

By 

Matthew Clark (Miami, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If It Weren't for Venetian Blinds It Would Be Curtains for Us All (Audio CD)

...underground and independent music is becoming much more accessible, and opening thousands and millions of new ears to sounds they might have missed. One of these gems is the band Piebald. Piebald's most recent full-length release is the album you're reading the review of, "If It Weren't For Venetian Blinds, It'd Be Curtains For Us All". The title pretty much sums up the band; clever, funny, and just a little dark. With a lyrical style similar to the musings of They Might Be Giants and low-fi guitars dodging in and out of break-heavy drums, they quite simply tear it up. Live they will make you a believer. This album is a pretty good way to get into this now-defunct band. Songs like "If Marcus Garvey Dies, then Marcus Garvey Lives" and "We Believe in Karma" they'll get yourself singing along. Music is going to change very much in the future, what with the advent of new technology for recording and storage, and the fantastic "Venetian Blinds" album will sit in the archive, knowing its greatness, and knowing it may have changed the face of music. But who am I to say? Piebald and I are mustard and mayonnaise...we'll ketchup with you later.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The rest is no Grace Kelly With Wings, April 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: If It Weren't for Venetian Blinds It Would Be Curtains for Us All (Audio CD)

If you have heard Grace Kelly With Wings and liked it then buy this. These guys rock hard. But I must say I was taken back when I heard all the songs that came after Grace Kelly.... The rest is nothing I would call emo by even a long shot. That song has a lot of emotion, but the rest has more resemblence to something like Digger. It rocks, has funny lyrics, and has a great variety. But, if you're looking for more things along the lines of Grace Kelly... then beware, the rest is no Grace Kelly With Wings.

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps coming back, October 7, 2004

By 

Josh Hall "the connoisseur" (Greenville,NC USofA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If It Weren't for Venetian Blinds It Would Be Curtains for Us All (Audio CD)

I first heard Piebald on a rollerblading video called apprehensions- during Mike Elias's section. The song was 'grace kelly w/wings' and I immediately had to have the cd with that song. So I had my local cd store order for me: 'Barely Legal/All Ages' and as you may or may not know, this only has the live version of 'Grace Kelly' which in my opinion was not nearly as good as the studio version. Well, having just dropped $20 on an album I decided I would check out what else they had to offer, and boy ws I amazed!!! The first disc 'Barely Legal' is freakin' awesome!
Anyway I liked them so much that I decided I would venture out and purchase some more of their work. The first cd I stumbled across was 'Venetian Blinds' which just so happened to have the studio version of 'Grace Kelly' on it. I was so excited to find that one song that I ended up neglecting the rest of the album until I had had enough of 'Grace Kelly.'
Well, after this I put it back on my shelf never bothering to listen to any other songs. Then out of nowhere- just the other day one of my new friends asked if I liked Piebald to which I replied 'oh yeah'. He played a few song he had just recorded off the internet that I had never heard before. This had me wondering if any of those songs came from 'Venetian Blinds' so I went home that night and popped in the cd. This cd rocks! None of the songs Jodi played were on this album but dissappointed I was not. I couldn't believe that I never bothered to listen to the rest of the album. I hate that amazon doesnt give a track listing because I would recommend a few songs to listen to, but some good numbers are 1,6,10,11,12,13. Those are just a few I have been playing lately. Don't get me wrong, the whole album rocks. Well in conclusion it seems like all of my favorite cds just keep coming back on me- I play a few favortes, put it on the shelf and then break it out a few weeks or even months later only to find that some other songs are my new favorites. This whole cd is now one of my favorites of all time. If you haven't heard it, try it and I guarauntee that you will like it. This cd has led me to the purchase of every other studio Piebald album.