Wreck at Pillar Point

Saturnine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• Label: Dirt Records
• ASIN: B0000059OL
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #636,124 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Time, The Best

2. Ground Truth

3. Your Maps

4. Summer Was A Waste

5. Mike's Co.

6. Broken

7. Slightly Less Than Even

8. Reeling

9. Tell The Lies Later

10. Had Enough

11. Maverick's

12. Give Me Reasons

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Gloom Rock Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, June 23, 2001

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Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wreck at Pillar Point (Audio CD)

Never has the cover of a rock album more perfectly depicted the sounds featured on the inside. The picture shows the countryside on a rainy late fall afternoon, the type of which would perfectly suit your mood if you've just lost the love of your life or if you despair of ever finding one. "Wreck at Pillar Point" establishes its gloomy mood right away and doesn't let up for the length of its dozen tracks. Lead singer Matt Gallaway's voice is the perfect accompaniment for the songs with its pleading wistfulness. And the songwriting is absolutely first rate. The best cuts are "Summer was a Waste" (which evokes R.E.M.'s "Camera"), "Slightly Less Than Even," "Tell Me Lies Later," "Had Enough" and "Mavericks," though picking the best is difficult when the whole album maintains a uniform excellence. Despite the downcast mood, it maintains a high level of rock energy throughout. If you're feeling low, or you love hearing what feeling low sounds like, this is your album.

5.0 out of 5 stars Dream-rock band co mes into its own., March 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wreck at Pillar Point (Audio CD)

I've seen this band play live, and they melt the walls! This album signals a shift from their Galaxy 500 roots, and really establishes their own dream-rock sound of contemplative melancholia. But don't let the name fool you. Playful riffs interspersed throughout the songs help bring up the mood, while the strong lyrics from indie-legend Matt Gallaway have a mesmerizing quality. This is my favorite music to drive to because the songs are relentless and keep pushing you forward.

3.0 out of 5 stars First full-length album by the band shows promise, February 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wreck at Pillar Point (Audio CD)

Like the name of this band, this album is melancholy and sullen. The outstanding track is "Your Maps." The band recalls the spirit of REM, the Cure, and the Smiths and fuses those 80s sounds with introspective lyrics displaying a pessimism that is shared by any other caring human.