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Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate (Artist) Format: Audio CD
4.1 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
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Audio CD, November 7, 1995
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Track Listings

1 Friday
2 Theo B
3 Red Elephant
4 5/4
5 Waffle
6 8
7 Iscarabaid
8 J'Nuh
9 Rodeo Jones

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 3.88 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sub Pop
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Sub Pop
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000035HB
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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  • R. Robinson
    5.0 out of 5 stars what can I really say about this album?
    Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2007
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    Perhaps the only 'emo' band worth a damn. Serious (rock) musicianship meets lyrical poetry with a voice that can send chills even to the heavens. This coming from 'back in the day' one of the last rock bands that enjoyed making music and taking their instruments seriously...
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  • Steven Grogan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Only one real drawback
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2002
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    The album is so short! Other than that, I think it's up to SDRE's usual standards. One thing that separates this album from others is the way Jeremy Enigck did the lyrics and vocals. From what I understand, he wrote very few bona fide words for this album. The band played through the tunes and he would kind of mumble/sing (a la Michael Stipe) however the music made him feel. Quite an interesting way of going about things.
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  • Sylo
    3.0 out of 5 stars I never thanked Sunny Day for this
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2002
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    3 1/2
    First thing that comes to mind is, why the pink cover art? Why the lack of title? Where are the lyrics? Why the small white print? Well this record represents SDRE at a time where they wanted to break up, dissapear, and move on. The pink cover was chosen because frankly, they didn't care enough to put one together. THey just wanted to complete their contract with subpop and move on with their lives. Jeremy returned to his faith as a Christian, and the others went on to the Foo Fighters for more main stream success. Its a chaotic representation of their emotions and sheer disinterest in the band at this point. Obviously all this went away when they regrouped for their last two records, but broke up again. What was going on when Jeremy wrote these lyrics? What is he singing about? Why the strange guitar riffs and off beat singing?
    Despite all these negative aspects, SDRE, without knowing it, ended up releases a very powerful and musically relevant Record the year this was released. You can almost feel the tension between the band members as they play at times contradicting eachother but coming together for original melodies and song arrangements. For lack of a better title it was named LP2 because it was the 2nd LP release by SDRE. If this had been their last record it would have been a bittersweet ending, and now that they are broken up again, we can return to this record and understand that SDRE is a very complex band with complex members, so talented, they couldn't stand eachother in the end.
    Enjoy this psychodelic trip inside the Mind of Jeremy Enigk and Co. It will be worth every penny.
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  • It's A Shame
    5.0 out of 5 stars Raw feelings put into beautiful music.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2005
    Over the past years, Sunny Day Real Estate has found themselves being labeled as emo legends. With the release of Diary, and all the success behind it, it would seem nearly impossible to follow up with something that was even close as successful as Diary. Diary, filled with a lot of beauty and emotional, would be hard to successfully surpass it's meaning and sheer magnificence. Did Lp2 ever succeed this? No, but I don't think that was ever Sunny Day Real Estate's intent. I think what they just wanted to do (and what they were best at) was make an album that was filled with what they were feeling. I don't think they were worried about it having the same sound or feeling as Diary, as Lp2 does have somewhat of a different sound to it. With this in mind though, do not look for Diary. Lp2 is a different album, but still keeps the beauty that Sunny Day Real Estate is known for, and they end up showing a little more to go with it.

    Throughout Lp2, you will notice some major changes. Maybe just in the guitar sounds, maybe somewhere else. Lp2 is definitely a more raw sounding album (compared to Diary). It has a lot more up tempo parts, and more technical song structures. The guitars are often playing fast and heavy. The clean parts, as they were on Diary, are still magnificant though. They still posses a heartfelt sound, that really makes you feel the song. Much more dirty sounding guitars gives this album an extra kick to it. The often punky sounding guitars really sends Sunny Day Real Estate into a traditional emo sound, and it really adds quite a lot the songs. Singer Jeremy Engik still sings his heart out, but even more off key on this album. To me though, the more off key he sounds, the more passionate it sounds. Sunny Day Real Estate are all about putting their feelings down in music, and both Jeremy and the band succeed beyond this, making a very inspirational and classic sound to go along with it.

    I imagine it was hard for Sunny Day Real Estate. Although Diary was more pop friendly, Lp2 was definitely more emotional and sometimes, it seems like the guys had put more worked into this then they had on Diary. That is a completely random predicament, but it does seem somewhat rational. Some of the tracks, such as the song 8 and Rodeo Jones step into completely unknown territory, but ends up sounding more passionate and emotional then anything they had ever done. With these two heavy hitters on the album, it was destined to be a classic. Songs like Friday and 5/4 sound like they could have been on Diary, but they were cut off because they didn't fit the album well enough. Jeremy really sings beautifully on these two songs, while the band play their trademark gorgeous melodies over it. As for the lyrics, they make a whole lot less sense then they did on Diary. You can tell that the band was going more for a technical and metaphoric feeling on this album. It comes off strongly though, and really emphasizes Lp2's rawness and passion. With this album displaying a two face like character of heavy hitting and softness, it equals an amazing and meaningful album, which will not be easily forgotten, even when compared to the almost flawless Diary.

    Lp2 was the last emo like album that Sunny Day Real Estate had created, and also the last album bassist Nate Mendel was on. It is a popular opinion that Sunny Day had decreased in what they were once known for, emotion, as the albums continued. This can be argued, but there is one thing known for sure, and that thing is Lp2 is a solid, beautiful and amazing album. From start to finish, you find some of the most creative and hard hitting songs, yet keeping up with the tradition of matching feelings with music. Of course, it is only natural for this album to be compared to Diary. Also with that, it is very hard to choose which is better, but in my opinion, it can't be chosen. Lp2 has it's charm, it's elements that make it a very stand out record. It might not be as memorable as Diary, but it is surely nothing to forget, and it is obvious to see why this album is usually put up there with the best of the best in the emo genre. Passion can be shown in many ways, and Lp2 shows it in every way.
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  • T G R Osgood
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2015
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    very good
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