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Ladybug Transistor
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: March 23, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Merge Records
  • ASIN: B00000HXDU
  • Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #104,255 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pot sounds, September 4, 2000
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Ok, that heading was just stupid, this is not pot music. This is one of the best records to come out since " The Beach boys love you". It's sooo beautiful and even though you might say this is sixties music, it's a very modern record. It's so uplifting to hear these young people with such a genuine love and respect for music. If Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson ever worked together, this is what may have come out. But if you haven't seen this band live, do so now. They are even better live!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hatful of Pleasantries, November 7, 1999
Gary Olson and cohorts have composed, for this music aficionado's well tuned ear, some of the most lovely melodies and pop tunes to come out since.. well, since Belle & Sebastian. I wish them a long and prosperous career, rife with the lush melodic genius so generously shared with us here. One of the best albums of 1998. Truly a hidden treasure.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars M'm! M'm! Good!, March 10, 1999
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The Albemarle Sound, be it body of water, quality of music or the latest album by the Ladybug Transistor, is a sound that seems at once familiar and yet strange. Why? Well, the Ladybug Transistor goes back to the late '60s to write in the baroque pop style that utilizes arrangements, rhythms and instrumentation that have vanished from the pop music scene, things taken from classical music and even early marching band music (well, that's what I get out of it). In a time when the off-beat is in every single song, when something "slightly funky" has become the boring norm, the Transistor have gone back to that short time in the '60s when songs were really crafted and put together, not just jammed out and recorded for posterity. It may make for an unsettling experience at first, because it certainly doesn't sound like a lot of contemporary popmusic...but it'll be well worth it. Horns ain't for ska and swing and funk anymore (again). There's nothing wrong with going back and picking up on a great thread that stopped prematurely, and the Ladybug Transistor are one of the great bands doing just that with well-orchestrated pop/soft-rock with a touch of pretty psych.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Una obra maestra de chamber pop para el fin de siglo
Si bien hasta ahora mis comentarios habían sido en su mayoría de discos sesenteros y algunos de los 70's, afortunadamente todas las décadas tienen grandes cosas que ofrecer. Read more
Published on February 18, 2004 by jaimeurrutia

5.0 out of 5 stars Some Great Songs
This album is a definite step up from their previous releasees, in terms of production and song-crafting. Read more
Published on October 17, 2002 by Lucius Kwok

3.0 out of 5 stars retrofluff, inc.
there's some great moments on this record ("six times" -- wow!), and the band's refusal to believe that it could be anything but 1966 is admirable. Read more
Published on October 6, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Well, it is just dreamy.
The Albermarle Sound is just another pit stop of sound for the Ladybugs. Although, i think this round is not so moog-ish, and more classical sounding than say Beverly Atonale. Read more
Published on March 21, 1999 by Kevin Alvir(kevhead59@hotmail.com)

5.0 out of 5 stars Like eating radioactive cornflakes thru a straw...
How a band not part of the Elephant 6 contigent can manage to sound more Elephant 6 than the Elephant 6ers is as worthy a mystery to ponder as "How many licks does it take to... Read more
Published on March 19, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this record.
This is one of the best albums i've heard in months. The Albemarle Sound features lush arrangements and beatles-influenced hooks; but there's also a subtle quirkiness that makes... Read more
Published on February 12, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely amazing!!!
Bound to be the best CD of 1999. The Ladybugs compete with the likes of The Beach Boys and The Beatles with this incredible release.
Published on February 11, 1999

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