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Track Listings
| 1. What the Boy Said |
| 2. The Runaround |
| 3. Very Stereo |
| 4. Underwater |
| 5. Autumn All The Time |
| 6. The Bodice of a Young French Girl |
| 7. Hecate |
| 8. The Harvestman |
| 9. Jesus Is His Name |
| 10. My Heart Lately |
| 11. Will |
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Sugarplastic is easily one of America's finest pop bands. I hardly know where to begin with the praise: the lyrics are thought-provoking, hilarious, surreal; the melodies are almost insanely catchy--listen to a Sugarplastic song once, and it's in your mind forever; the quality of the musicianship is staggering. Numerous instruments are layered into the mix and songs often change into delightful, unexpected forms as they proceed. The band usually takes three or four years between albums, but the wait is always worth it. "Will" is fantastic and gets better with every listen. The folks at Geffen Records must have cabbages growing in their heads to have let this band slip through their fingers.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By bobaloo
Format:Audio CD
this, the sugarplastic's fifth CD (i think?), is rife with terrific melodies, sharp riffs, curious words--it's sweetly
melodious, angular, strangely experimental and delightfully
dreamy as well. "the runaround" rocks like a "nicer" sonic youth; "what the boy said" could be an outtake from XTC's
"the big express" (that is a good thing!) and "hecate" is utterly transcendental, mesmerizing, beautiful, enchanting, wowing. it is a total crime this band is not more well known: they are probably sick to death of hearing that. buy this
and put it on before you go to sleep--it'll be a benediction to your dreams. what an astounding accomplishment. i live for this kinda pop.
melodious, angular, strangely experimental and delightfully
dreamy as well. "the runaround" rocks like a "nicer" sonic youth; "what the boy said" could be an outtake from XTC's
"the big express" (that is a good thing!) and "hecate" is utterly transcendental, mesmerizing, beautiful, enchanting, wowing. it is a total crime this band is not more well known: they are probably sick to death of hearing that. buy this
and put it on before you go to sleep--it'll be a benediction to your dreams. what an astounding accomplishment. i live for this kinda pop.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you're reading this, you're likely one of four people:
1) Sugarplastic fanatic monitoring all comments about all Sugarplastic albums.
2) Curious newcomer
3) Owner of other Sugarplastic albums but not this one
4) member of Sugarplastic.
Hey group 4: make some new music and/or come over to my house in silverlake and let's listen to my satellite radio and discuss the death of various things.
Group 3: buy this record immediately, you won't be disappointed. In fact, this may be their most ambitious and strange full-length record. The various experiments contained herein rarely miss the mark. Pepper in some Kevin Ayers and Ween to what you're used to and let your brain simmer. Not much driving rock like you might find on "Bang" or "Radio Jejune" but a great compliment to same. It's almost in keeping with the box of colored vinyl I have from the Sugarplastic's early days, when they were even stranger.
Group 2: Sugarplastic plays pop music that seems to have its roots in the Beatles, Beach Boys ("Smile" era, especially) and XTC. One can hear traces of the above and early Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, the Shins and many others, but they've really forged a sound all their own. They signed a record deal with Geffen and put out "Bang, The Earth Is Round", which of course flopped, not because it wasn't good, but, well, that's open for discussion. Lots of good artists were put through the major label meat grinder in the '90s. Geffen did the same thing to a fine San Francisco band called the Mommyheads (all groups might want to try tracking down "Bingham's Hole" by them, by the way). All the other Sugarplastic albums are on indie labels. ANY of them are a good starting place, although I might suggest starting with "Radio Jejune". If you like what you hear, pick up the others.
[Group 1: do you wish there were more of us? It's a strange phenomenon when a band has a "cult" following. The cult often wants the band to be more widely known and successful but knows that if that happens then it's no longer a cult. Who, for instance, doesn't feel quite the same way about the Shins now that their new record is plastered everywhere? You can't help it. Anyway.]
1) Sugarplastic fanatic monitoring all comments about all Sugarplastic albums.
2) Curious newcomer
3) Owner of other Sugarplastic albums but not this one
4) member of Sugarplastic.
Hey group 4: make some new music and/or come over to my house in silverlake and let's listen to my satellite radio and discuss the death of various things.
Group 3: buy this record immediately, you won't be disappointed. In fact, this may be their most ambitious and strange full-length record. The various experiments contained herein rarely miss the mark. Pepper in some Kevin Ayers and Ween to what you're used to and let your brain simmer. Not much driving rock like you might find on "Bang" or "Radio Jejune" but a great compliment to same. It's almost in keeping with the box of colored vinyl I have from the Sugarplastic's early days, when they were even stranger.
Group 2: Sugarplastic plays pop music that seems to have its roots in the Beatles, Beach Boys ("Smile" era, especially) and XTC. One can hear traces of the above and early Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, the Shins and many others, but they've really forged a sound all their own. They signed a record deal with Geffen and put out "Bang, The Earth Is Round", which of course flopped, not because it wasn't good, but, well, that's open for discussion. Lots of good artists were put through the major label meat grinder in the '90s. Geffen did the same thing to a fine San Francisco band called the Mommyheads (all groups might want to try tracking down "Bingham's Hole" by them, by the way). All the other Sugarplastic albums are on indie labels. ANY of them are a good starting place, although I might suggest starting with "Radio Jejune". If you like what you hear, pick up the others.
[Group 1: do you wish there were more of us? It's a strange phenomenon when a band has a "cult" following. The cult often wants the band to be more widely known and successful but knows that if that happens then it's no longer a cult. Who, for instance, doesn't feel quite the same way about the Shins now that their new record is plastered everywhere? You can't help it. Anyway.]
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant but No Fun
I love everything the 'plastic have done, but usually their songs sound like the lost soundtrack to a Sid and Marty Kroft series - pop-saturated and exuberant. Read more
Published on May 11, 2009 by Daniel
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quirky? Definitely. Their Best? Maybe.
The Sugarplastic are one of those supertalented bands that never get the credit due them. Each recording is a mini-masterpiece. Read more
Published on December 17, 2005 by DW
5.0 out of 5 stars
ACTUALLY.............
What the two previous reviewers wrote eloquently sums up the way I feel about this band and this album. All the superlatives are appropriate. Read more
Published on November 21, 2005 by Former Record Store Employee
