The Wedding

Oneida

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 3, 2005)
• Original Release Date: May 3, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jagjaguwar
• ASIN: B0009298Y8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #293,240 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Oneida: Kid Millions, Baby Hanoi Jane, Fat Bobby. Additional personnel: Phil Manley, Adam Davison (guitar); Barry London (sitar); John Marcus, Cornelius Dufallo, Marla Hansen (violin); Leigh Stuart (cello); Emily Manzo (piano); Brian Coughlin (double bass); Brad Truax (bass guitar); Chris Turco (drums); Nicolas Vernhes (percussion). Recording information: Rare Book Room, Brooklyn, New York (2005); Vale Of Tears, Brooklyn, New York. Rough Trade. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Widely varied experimental rock, May 31, 2005

By	Chad Jenkins - See all my reviews

This is the kind of album that's hardest to describe -- it doesn't really fit cleanly into any available genre or comparison. Oneida experiments with a lot of different sounds, but doesn't go overboard and doesn't do 'weird-for-the-sake-of-weird' like some experimental rockers do. Some of their songs such as 'Run Through My Hair' and 'Lavender' are distinctly Velvet Underground influenced, some sound more like electronica, and one sounds like AC/DC. Every style they attempt -- they pull off. But the whole product seems somehow unsatisfying and unmemorable. It seems as if they started with the idea of exploring the range of their sonic palette, and ended up throwing in anything they could find that they thought sounded good. And it does sound good, but the closest it has to standout songs are 'Run Through My Hair' and 'Did I Die', the forementioned AC/DC-esque song. None of the songs particularly stand out, and the album lacks the unity and completeness it would need to really be a 'great' album.

Hopefully in their next release, Oneida will mature as a group and learn as a result of 'The Wedding' what kind of musical style they really want to focus on. Then, they could produce a great album. 'The Wedding' is just good.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sonic assaults, post rock, folk, and pyschadelic rock, May 25, 2005

By	Wickerlove "Wickerlove" (Canada) - See all my reviews

'The Wedding' tries to make sense of several musical styles, falling somewhere in between post-rock and the droning psych-rock of The Bevis Frond or early Mercury Rev, assimilating elements of both the Farfisa organ and orchestral strings. At it's most reflective, this album touches on acoustic folk, strings, mellow organs, and quirky Krautrock experimentation. At it's most intense, the sound is swirly and mystical, sonic guitar assaults, psychadelic period Floyd meets the canned thumping rhythms of Tortoise. The closest description I can come up with (without going into mix and match overkill) is an obscure band called Black Sun Ensemble. If that doesn't work for you, try The Flaming Lips meets Spacemen 3, occasionally dabbling in avant-garde orchestral rock.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Album. Get it on vinyl!, February 7, 2010

By	Heck Douglas "Heck of Douglas" (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wedding (MP3 Download)

Ignore those other reviewer's spotty opinions. This is an all-around INCREDIBLE album!! If you're a fan of atmospheric jammies and relaxing folky space-outs, well light up my friend and start down the river....