Your Body Above Me

Black Lab

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000003TCF
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,105 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Black Lab is a sharp young San Francisco trio whose full-bodied sound suggests an understated alliance of the Wallflowers, U2 and Sonic Youth. "Wash It Away" and the heartsick "Time Ago" are two particularly solid rock songs. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, Raw, EmotionaL.. Spectacular, April 15, 1999

By A Customer

it's not often you get the pleasure of experiencing a band like Black Lab. After hearing "Tell Me What To Say" from the CAN'T HARDLY WAIT sdtrk, i purchased this album with hopes of finding an enhanced addition to the kind of great music they contributed to that sdtrk. "Wash It Away" is one of the best damn rockers i have ever heard. As well, hard hitting tunes like "X-Ray" and "Can't Stop The Rain" keep the album on a path that does not get overshadowed by incredible ballad-like songs that are present here. "Time Ago" is melodic, deep, and emotional, and although it stands as a great love song, it's presence could be forgotten when compared to "Gates of the Country", a beautiful song with incredible arrangements, tear-jerking lyrics, and a mood of sadness too stunning to resist. Perhaps two of the best songs you will find here are "Anything", a mid-tempo rocker with an instantly addicting opening harmony that builds into a spectacular chorus, and my personal favourite cut, "Ten Million Years", a song about undying, everlasting love with smooth vocals and amazing rhythms which create the foundations for one of the most beautiful choruses you will ever lay ears on. The vocals are quite reminiscent of Bono's pre-"Pop" days, and the album itself boasts a newfound freshness that is no where else to be found anywhere on radio or MTV. If you love straight-forward, original clear-cut rock'n roll, indulge yourself by getting your hands on "Your Body Above Me".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top 10... Ok, Top 5, June 27, 2005

By	Jack Bell - See all my reviews

Maybe one of my top seven or eight albums ever. I love it and try to share it with everyone because the band got so ripped off in the 1990s they deserve success. Every song is magic and stands up to an entire day in my cd player.

I also just got my copy of their new album See the sun and it's just as amazing. Ive been listening to it for three days straight and already ordered more. You can only get it at their website -- www.blacklabworld.com.

Not sure what else to say other than you should get this album...
JB.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Like a fire burning out of the fireplace", February 3, 2004

By	mwreview "mwreview" (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This CD is one of my favorites of the 1990s. It is almost perfect. I first heard this band when "Wash it Away" was being played over and over on the radio. It took some time before I found out the name of the band who made this incredible song and rushed out to buy the CD. The whole album is amazing from the powerful guitar riffs to the emotionally-driven vocals. "X-Ray" is another one of my favorites; it just kicks as does "Can't Keep the Rain." "Anything" is brilliant (excellent backing vocals) and "Ten Million Years" is a beautiful power ballad. But every song here is 5 star all the way! I cannot write well enough to do this album justice. Just buy it! (Note: the CD booklet includes lyrics and dark photos of each band member).