It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through

Jeffrey Lewis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rough Trade Us
• ASIN: B0007MSU2Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #874,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Back When I Was 4

2. Alphabet

3. No LSD Tonight

4. Don't Let the Record Label Take You out to Lunch

5. Gold

6. Texas

7. Sea Song

8. Arrow

9. Zaster

10. If You Shoot the Head You Kill the Ghoul

11. I Saw a Hippie Girl on 8th Ave.

12. Graveyard

13. You Don't Have to Be a Scientist to Do Experiments on Your Own Heart

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeffrey Lewis- It's the Ones Who've Cracked..., October 25, 2003

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idleone "idlekaty" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through (Audio CD)

I have to give it 5 stars because I am un Grande fan de Jeffrey Lewis! This is his second and most recent album to date.
Well I think if you liked the stuff on his first album then you should definately buy this, although I think this is more calm than his first, as there are less loud songs (er obviously). I guess the quieter ones include Alphabet (calm and reflectful), Gold (brilliant), Sea Song (a sort of second album equivilant to "SpringTime", and "You Don't Have to Be a Scientist to Do Experiments on Your Own Heart" (yeah, thoughtful). They're all quite catchy, my favourite is probably Gold, which is a lovely example of his characteristically specific(yet different)lyrics.
I think Graveyard is probably the coolest track on the album, it is just great, and If You Shoot the Head You Kill the Ghoul is a really fun take on zombies attacking the earth (in the style of black-and-white horror movies). "No LSD Tonight" is excellant in his attempt to correct people on the (incorrect) belief that he likes doing acid (after his first album's title song was about a certain experience with the drug).
If you like stuff that's a original and a bit quirky then I think you will enjoy this, and his first album. The lyrics are really the main focus I think, but the tunes are catchy and supportive and it all works very well together. This album sounds less like home-edited, but there is no loss of character or feel to his live style.
Very very great.
He is Great!

Woo Jeff Lewis!

4.0 out of 5 stars It's the One Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through, January 23, 2011

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Spider Monkey (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines (Audio CD)

`It's the Ones Who've Cracked That The Light Shines Through' is an exceptional album from Jeffrey Lewis that offers up unique song writing and original lyrics. This is most definitely lo-fi in every best sense of the word and gives us an album with wit and charm and yet with raw, pared back production. I first heard Jeffrey Lewis on a radio show talking about his comic books and the music was almost incidental and then when I heard him play at the end of the show I just knew I had to track some his music down and I am glad I did. This has a small comic strip inside the case as well so you get the best of both worlds! If you know and like The Mouldy Peaches then you will have a fair idea of what this will be like as they are very similar and just as quirky. I love `If You Shot The Ghoul In The Head' about killing zombies and `You Don't Have To Be A Scientist To Do Experiments On Your Own Heart' has great lyrics to end the album on perfectly. I especially love the line `My halo's got a hole in it so it don't keep me dry, but it's ok cuz my brain is my hearts umbrella', genius. If you like original music with a slightly kooky, off beat nature then this will be right up your street and this is one of those albums that keeps getting better the more you listen to it. Well worth a try.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Yes., December 29, 2007

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Jules (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through (Audio CD)

First things first: Jeff Lewis's music is most enjoyable when he is performing live. For better or worse, there aren't any acoustic frills on this album that you couldn't hear coming from the stage.

With that in mind, this is a great album-- characteristically low-key, with some innovative guitar work and clever, honest and distinct lyrics. I hate to use this term, but it's antifolk at its best. I wish there were more references to NYC in here, but it gets 5 stars anyway, because the obsession with good music about New York from New Yorkers is mine alone.

Still, you can buy 40 minutes of this (the equivalent of an amazing open mic performance), or go to his shows and show Jeffrey Lewis & company some in-person love. (No apologies to Amazon: this album will be cheaper right from Jeff, too..)