Garage Mahal [IMPORT]

Taxiride

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2002)
• Original Release Date: October 1, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea Japan
• ASIN: B000066O9T
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #581,551 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Japanese edition of the Aussie soft-rock revivalist's 2002 and sophomore album with two Japanese only bonus tracks 'World's Away' & 'Happy'.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You think they've changed, but they're the same..., August 7, 2002

By A Customer

Garage Mahal is brilliant. It not only shows off Taxiride's lyrical ability, but also their musical talent as well. There are guitar riffs that will tear you up inside from their emotion, and drum beats that will have you tapping your foot along.

The album opens with Afterglow - could be likened to a 72 Hour Daze 'part deux'. It's full of desperation and emotional angst, which makes it a fantastic song to open the album with and if ever released as a single, will rocket up the charts. How I Got This Way, which is the soon-to-be-released second single off of Garage Mahal, and is a somewhat brave choice for a single, but still good nonetheless. Creepin' Up Slowly - the first single off the album - has instrumentals in it that will just make you want to get up and dance.

Other memorable songs on the album include Saffron, which was somewhat of a between-track for Taxiride, as it was performed at gigs and concerts everywhere years before the release of Garage Mahal. True fans will consider it rather old, but it has been somewhat remixed to give it a kick. It's a song about Indian cross-dressers, but don't let that sway your opinion - it's lyrically pumped!

Skin is the slow depressing song on Garage Mahal, which was co-written by former Taxiride band member Dan Hall. This one is an easy-to-relate to song, that will make you just want to run away from all the troubles in your life.

Now - the downsides to the overall album - the fact that Saffron was censored (which I'm sure is for the Japanese market more than the rest of the world) is rather disappointing, especially after hearing it sung raw and live so many times at gigs. Forest For The Trees takes a little bit of listening to, to follow what it's about and is better sung live.

If you like Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dolls or even the likes of Train, then you're going to love Taxiride.

5.0 out of 5 stars American Release Badly Awaited, October 27, 2003

By	susumu-5 (Japan) - See all my reviews

Taxiride is one of the finest current rock bands from Down Under that will attract attention of 80's rock fans as well as modern pop rock fans. Their second album released in 2002 is another rock classic. Their debut album in 1999 produced four international hits such as GET SET, CAN YOU FEEL, EVERYWHERE YOU GO, and NOTHING IN THIS WORLD. This follow up, however, is more crunching rock close to Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls and Vertical Horizon. Also this has a number of excellent songs that cannot be missed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still EmergingStill Brilliant, February 7, 2003

By	"steve-sanders" (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

TaxiRide has yet to earn its due. Garage Mahal flows seamlessly from one sound to another. It is an album that in some sense defies categorization--with each track the band seems to be searching for a new sound to call their own. The end result is a CD that is as entertaining as it is eclectic. One listen and I promise you won't be sorry!