Your Favorite Music [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued]

Clem Snide | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued
• Label: Spin Art
• ASIN: B00005AG3F
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,240 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget Beck's "Sea Change" -- this is the real thing, January 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Favorite Music (Audio CD)

This is great stuff, folks. Lilting, sweet melodies. Painstakingly gorgeous, simple but surprising arrangements. Sharply etched, distinctive songs. Smart lyrics that, like the best, steer clear of the maudlin or predictable, embrace the absurd or surreal with heart and resonance (think Dylan's "Desolation Row"), and leaven the warmly emotional tone of the songs with wit and grit. Tone- and arrangement-wise, it's not unlike Beck's over-praised "Sea Change", but where that one veers into lugubrious, self-pitying monotony, this one just sparkles with intelligence, craft and heart, not to mention a tongue that one suspects -- but couldn't quite say for sure -- is lodged just slightly in cheek. A delightful record.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this record was worth the wait, May 2, 2000

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Sandy Jones (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Favorite Music (Audio CD)

I first heard this band a few years ago and was blown away by their innovative musical arrangements and compelling lyrics. I listened to their first record, "you Were A Diamond" no less than a million times and therefore was anxiously awaiting a new release. "Your Favorite Music" is a stellar follow up. The songs are simultaneously melancholy and hopeful. The title track is lush and swelling, while songs like "Exercise" are almost giddy. Cellist Jason Glasser does some amazing things on this record, and Eef Barzelay's voice is downright delicious. "Bread" might be the song I love the most, simply because it is straight up beautiful. Their cover of "Donna" usurps the original, if thats possible. Buy this record.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars avant pop not alt.country, June 6, 2000

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ash donelly (new york, ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Favorite Music (Audio CD)

YFM falls into many categories - most noteably the avant pop world. Don't let the country twang fool you, there's more than beats the ear to this band. Beautiful, quirky and thoroughly refreshing lyrics - laced with subtle melodies and samples make this a great summer "open the screen door honey, let's sit out on the porch" type record. i saw 'em live - and they can rock too! check out the richie valens cover of "donna" and their "excercise" and "your favorite music." quite dynamic. i just wish they'd record the version of Sonic Youth's "schizophrenia" they do. wow.