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BEACHWOOD SPARKS

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3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
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Founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in 1988, Sub Pop Records is a medium-sized independent record label based in Seattle, WA. With early releases by Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and TAD, the label is often associated with something called “the grunge movement.” Exploitation of this association has frequently proven financially fruitful.

At Sub Pop Records, it is our intent to market and sell the recorded music (and related merchandise) of artists whose music some shifting definition of “we” really and truly love. We mean to represent these artists as faithfully and diligently as possible and hold out hope that this is enough for us to remain solvent in the face of the well-documented collapse of the music industry at large. We also enjoy laughter, good times and the company of friends.

Track Listings

1 Desert Skies
2 Ballad Of Never Rider
3 Silver Morning After
4 Singing Butterfly
5 Sister Rose
6 This Is What It Feels Like
7 Canyon Ride
8 The Reminder
9 The Calming Seas
10 New County
11 Something I Don't Recognize
12 Old Sea Miner
13 See, Oh Three
14 Sleeping Butterfly

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 4.92 x 0.43 inches; 3.32 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sub Pop
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2000
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Sub Pop
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00004R638
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

Customer reviews

3.4 out of 5 stars
3.4 out of 5
22 global ratings

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Richard Klein
4.0 out of 5 stars beachwood sparks
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2013
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this is a great cd. sounds like the birds meet pink floyd. also very relaxing which is needed in this crazy world
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David Reilly
1.0 out of 5 stars no, they just suck. beware!
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2000
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limp, lame, really awful. this band is to burritos, byrds etc, what oasis is to the beatles, if that. some half-baked musical quotes add up to less than nothing. and somebody, please, throw a packing blanket over the drummer. bad amateurs all around. and who wrote those reviews? i want my money back because i wouldn't even GIVE this cd to anyone.
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Donald Negri
4.0 out of 5 stars How did they fly under the radar?
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2011
All three LPs (one an EP) are outstanding. It really come across as a fusion of neo-psychedelic electronics and urban country rock (with an emphasis on the former).

For the period, their sound is quite unique and it almost a precursor to the more extensive neo-psychedelic bands that have come out of Australia in recent years.

OK, the vocalist isn't the best, but the harmonies mask most of the shortcomings. And vocal prowess isn't a key point of the genre in any case (nor has it ever been the halllmark of prog-psychedelic
music, witness Pink Floyd).

Adjectives such as dreamy and cosmic do come to mind, but this is also a band rooted in the Graham Parson's school of country.

In any case, these albums are worth owning, and it really doesn't matter which one you start with.
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Fernando Monteiro
4.0 out of 5 stars Time Capsule
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2002
I don't know about you people out there, but I'm a 60's a 70's music freak. I just can't help it. Being so, I went through hell during the 80's and most 90's. I call them the lost decades as far pop music (I hate to use this term) is concerned. Of course both decades have their moments, after all we're talking about 20 whole years. But really, not much was done. So, when you see a band with such a poetic name and with such a good taste for music doing a work of their own, this is something to celebrate. Their influences are, what I called, the triple "B": Beatles, Byrds and Beach Boys. And to make things even better, they add a good portion of the great Gram Parsons to the top of it. Could we ask for more? I tell you, these guys are good, either playing or doing (who could imagine nowadays)a four part harmony vocals. This has been quite a challenge since The Byrds and, mainly, The Beach Boys and CSN&Y delivered their stuff over thirty years ago."Farmer" Dave Scher plays a smooth lap steel all through the album and Brent Rademaker plays very melodic bass lines in the Paul McCartney style. On occasions, the album starts to get too mellow, I'd say, but this is one thing that doesn't compromise the work as a whole. Will they be a big thing? No one could tell for sure, after all, it's only their first album (the second (Once We Were Trees) came up last year. Let's keep an eye on these guys. The songs they made and the way they sing them means a lot to many music fans who miss the natural flavor and the simplicity of songs and are just sick ant tired of the Gallagher brothers. If you are a 60's music freak, this is what you must get.
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Mitchell Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2007
Beachwood Sparks debut album is a joy to behold, after so much depression in the Alt Country scene despite the sometimes moniker "No Depression" its an absolute pleasure to listen to sunny, positive songs like the ones on this great album. Absolutely no question that they sound like Byrds circa Ballad of Easy Rider, (one mans view)with nods to early Jackson Browne, but the key thing is that they have not repeated mistakes of the past, no self indulgence, just simple songs played and sung beautifully, although they do get kinda experimental early on with keyboards but from mid album its all pedal steel ala Sneaky Pete Kleinow. For my money "Canyon Ride" is worth the price of the album alone. Given the sorta beachy, hippie, country rock vibe its like these guys are Timothy B Schmidts illegitimate love children, with maybe the lead singer sired by Crosby or McGuinn. "The Calming Seas", is brilliant and "Something I don't recognise" is classic 60's psychedelia with almost Monkee sounds to it. Crosby & Nash would approve especially with the Whale calls on track 12, Old Sea Miner

I could go on all night just buy the thing. Five Stars Yeh
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Chris Carter
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful cosmic 21st century country pop
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2004
Well, you've heard The Byrds, I take it. Well, so have these guys, and I feel pretty certain that if the Byrds had NOT happened, neither would Beachwood Sparks, which is why I gave this 4 stars, not 5 (not highly original). But just listen to this album (If you don't own it, then listen to the samples) and tell me it is not shining, melodic, heartfelt stuff! The songs are consistently great - not a clunker that I can spot - and the actual sound of the recording is orgasmic. Great harmonies, clean, shiny guitars; just a great vibe all the way through. "See, Oh Three" (whatever the hell that means) is my favorite song @ the moment, followed closely by "Something I Don't Recognize", which I recognize as being heaven-sent jangle. Love it, love it! Of course I am a huge fan of The Byrds as well, which helps. This is a beautiful album, and their second one really pales in comparison, I think - the songs are not as strong. Press play and let it shine!
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