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Gimme Fiction
Ltd ed.
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Track Listings
| 1 | Beast and Dragon, Adored |
| 2 | Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine |
| 3 | I Turn My Camera on |
| 4 | My Mathematical Mind |
| 5 | Delicate Place |
| 6 | Sister Jack |
| 7 | I Summon You |
| 8 | Infinite Pet |
| 9 | Was It You |
| 10 | They Never Got You |
| 11 | Merchants of Soul |
Editorial Reviews
Spoon make some of the catchiest, most confident rock group around. Their 5th full-length album GIMME FICTION, is nothing short of dizzying soulful masterpiece, easily the most expansive work in their career. A sprawling, exhilarating, filter-free album of keenly focused artistic vision and ambition.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.51 x 5 x 0.35 inches; 2.33 ounces
- Manufacturer : Merge Records
- Item model number : 1999160
- Original Release Date : 2005
- Date First Available : January 28, 2007
- Label : Merge Records
- ASIN : B00082ZRN0
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #148,963 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #3,083 in Indie Rock
- #13,787 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #65,321 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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I'd found a new favorite band, but had no idea what they were doing at the point where I had discovered them. Imagine my excitement when after locating their website I'd found out they were recording a new album. I followed them on their site everyday, eating whatever scraps they threw my way. Demos for new songs. Tracks from older releases. I devoured them like a starving fan. Then in May of 2005, they released `Gimme Fiction'. It was a breath of fresh air. Their sound had evolved from `Kill the Moonlight'. The sound was less minimal and experimental. It was more lush and classic sounding. First track, `The Beast and Dragon, Adored', came on like a 70's-era John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band slow burner. Big, ominous piano chords played over a slick, monolithic drum beat, slow burning it's way into the mind. Singer/guitarist Britt Daniel's vocal coming across like scratched vinyl and a sleepy badger, not quite whispering and not quite shouting the line, "The beast and dragon, adored, you been gone so long, where you been for so long, I went to places unknown". Lyrics not quite making any sense, yet you get the feeling he knows exactly what's going on. Words as mysterious as the slow grooving track itself. The album is full of puzzle box lyrics, minimalist guitar skronk, big drums and slick bass lines. The instrumentation is more straightforward throughout, yet the post punk spirit lives in between the lines.
There's a decidedly funkier vibe, too. Tracks like `I Turn My Camera On', `My Mathematical Mind', `I Summon You' and opener `The Beast and Dragon, Adored' have a groove that wasn't present in previous albums. There's more of a 70's soul vibe and less of the Wire/Gang of Four jaggedness. The songs are allowed to breathe. Dare I say, Britt brought the sexy? Well, he did. He also brought some top notch songcraft. `Sister Jack' should have been a number 1 hit, with it's jangly guitar and sing along chorus. It's a perfect summer car jam. It turns your frown upside down. `I Summon You' is an ominous, mysterious track that becomes deeper and more meaningful with each listen. `They Never Got You' sounds like a b-side from John Lennon's `Walls and Bridges'. Beautiful descending keyboard part in the second half makes you wish the song would go on for another few minutes. `The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine' is a beat up pop song with a narrative about, well someone swordfighting the duke and making love to the queen. Look up the video and it will all make perfect sense.
`Gimme Fiction' solidified my absolute adoration for Spoon. Britt Daniel is a songwriter to be reckoned with. With this album they re-invented themselves without losing any of their integrity and that original fire that inspired them to be musicians in the first place. They inspired me to create with this record. I feel `Gimme Fiction' was a re-starting point for me in my own songwriting and engineering of songs. I truly think I needed this record to push myself forward.
But over all else, this is just a damn great record of the highest order. A classic, warm 70's-inspired record. A basement and bean bag listen. One of the best of the last decade. No joke. Now go listen.
SPOON continue to "change-it-up" each record & each is desirable in its' own right, They all most definitely leave no question that it's SPOON & so, musical ecstasies!
"Spare" seems to me to be what SPOON does best. They draw the most from each note, each chord. While "Kill the Moonlight" is very spare, "They Want My Soul" is beautifully lush. (I haven't collected in order.) Sounds totally opposite, but they've found a way to do both without sounding like completely different bands. That's a unique quality that should be drawn from, since SPOON have this creative originality, thanks to lead vocalist, guitarist, singer-songwriter, Britt Daniel, a musical genius!
On "GIMME FICTION", the sound is cohesive & flows seamlessly. The lyrics are complex, intricate & dark, but,keeping the music more upbeat than dirge-like, it "balances" for really interesting songs. It's music that you can listen to over & over with increasing delight each time and, often, taking something diffferent away (a different perspective) each time you listen, which I find pretty fascinating!!
"GIMME FICTION" did take more than one listen to grow on me, but grow on me it has! I do like the songs on "GIMME FICTION" the most "pop-like" track being "Sister Jack" & particularly love "I Summon You", "The Infinite Pet", and "They Never Got You". "GIMME FICTION" is another superb CD from SPOON!
1. Carryout Kids
2. You Was It
3. I Summon You (Demo)
4. Sister Jack (Piano Demo)
Both of the demos have been available from Spoon's website for some months -- maybe weeks -- before the album's release. And honestly, the album version of "Sister Jack" is going to take me a while to used to, I liked the stripped-down piano demo that much. "Carryout Kids" begins with Britt Daniel singing to a piano that sounds like something that would come off Schroeder's piano (Peanuts). "You Was It" is a crazy fuzzed out trip and worth every bleary second.
The tracks from the album, I think everyone's said all there is to say. I'll just say two thumbs up. Britt Daniels said in an interview last year that this album as "Marvin Gaye meets Wire." I'd say he hit the mark.
This is a good cd. The songs are different which is refreshing from most of the music heard today. If you are seeking something unique to listen too, I recommend Spoon.
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