Dios

Dios

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 2004)
• Original Release Date: April 6, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vagrant Startime
• ASIN: B0001HAI1I
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #159,789 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Stellar Debut, August 7, 2004

By	A. Bubul (PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dios embraces everything that is right about music, and for that, I am ever so grateful to these sweet, young, rocking dudes. I don't know how I found this album, most likely through divine intervention, but it's now firmly rooted in my heart, and has been flowing gracefully through my ears for months. From the relentless melancholia of the opening track Nobody's Perfect to the raining, tear-stained coda All My Life, this recording is overflowing with ensorcelling melodies, whimsical lyrics, youthful buoyancy, and, as the third song spells out, a ponderous feeling of uncertainty that we can all empathize with.
A number of reviewers have made comparisons to Radiohead, Wilco and Grandaddy, but the only influences that I see manifested readily in Dios are those of the great, sunny Beach Boys (the flourishing refrain of You Still Believe In Me from Pet Sounds is incorporated into Fifty Cents) a dash of Elliot Smith (the beginning of Just Another Girl sounds like a bonus track from Either/Or) and Neil Young (they play a faithful, endearing cover of Birds and deftly utilize Old Man era licks on You Got Me All Wrong). Aside from the hefty, though not overbearing derivation from the aforementioned musicians, Dios also musters up a healthy number of entirely original gems that possess and express the raw emotion of growing up at its most poignant. The gliding, jaunty Starting Five, the wistful, dolorous All Said and Done and the beautiful, candid ballad Meeting People are all authentic and absolutely outstanding songs. With Dios' debut album, they creatively run the gamut of emotions, and do so with the grace and dexterity of a band who has been playing together for forty years. They have something very special, and I highly recommend that you hear it for yourself.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unkinky and rich, May 30, 2004

By	nini (NY) - See all my reviews

One of the singles of this album "Starting five" was at its best, refreshing, adoringly romantic, and easily enjoyable, without coming across cheap. For those people who are tired of music going on right now like Rapture or The Thrills, you can find yourslef putting down a deep breathe on this one, knowing you're not crazy for not liking the other dreary, high pitched voice new music.
You get the feeling that Dios lets their instruments and melodies take off when they play, they also add a more than little amount of psychedelic sound scapes, which is all the more entrancing when its backed up by somber verses and the balanced intensities of the guitar in their songs.
They're not in the class of Flaming Lips or Wilco, but its a specialty to still be in their adolescent stage, because there's no pressure coming from their own "style"---you can tell they enjoy themselves.
Call this review overrating but there's no doubt this band is charmed. They may not seem very adult, but it feels nice when one remembers their tunes before bed. There's not a lot of sincere debuts these days.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful music, May 31, 2004

By	Joan Dubinsky (sarasota, fl) - See all my reviews

this is the kind of music that a trendy scene kid, a soccer mom, or even a music critic with very particular musical tastes could all enjoy. dios is a great band; and as wonderful as they are live, their cd will not disapoint those who just came home from the beulah concert and were equally impressed by dios and decided to purchase their cd. this is a cd that you will be proud to have in your cd collection not because NME called dios one of the top ten best new bands (which they in fact did), but because you just cant get enough of it yourself.

don't pass this cd up!