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Songs from the Year of Our Demise

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Audioslave Jon Auer Format: Audio CD
4.6 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Six Feet Under
2 Bottom of the Bottle
3 The Likes of You
4 Four Letter Word
5 Angelita
6 You Used to Drive Me Around
7 Song Noir
8 Daytime Lullaby
9 Josephine
10 Cemetery Song
11 My Sweet Unknown
12 Adios
13 Sundown
14 Wicked World
15 The Year of Our Demise

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Product details

  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 5 inches; 8 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Pattern 25 Records
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2006
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 3, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Pattern 25 Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000F4RHHU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Top reviews from the United States

  • Philip D. Parshall
    5.0 out of 5 stars Jon Delivers!!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2006
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    This album was definitely worth the wait! It delivers! All the magic and creativity he brings to the Posies plus more! As a Posies fan who values the rare melodic sensitivities and the use of harmonies to communicate an often dark message, I am not in the least disappointed here. It never ceases to amaze me how a group like the Ps (and in this case Jon) can have the distorted guitar energy while at the same time singing a beautiful tune in choral like harmony. Obviously, If you love the Posies you'll love this album.

    All the songs are great, especially 'Six Feet Under' and the solo accoustic tracks, 'Cemetery Song' and 'Wicked World'(which have the magic of Jon's songs on Dear 23). But for me, 'Josephine' was worth the price of the CD. Everything I love about Jon's music is captured in this one song: a catchy tune with a liberal painting of droning and layered guitars and the pure signature voice and the usual harmonies. Buy this CD!
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  • D. R. Trujillo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice music
    Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2006
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    This is great when you are looking for some nice music to listen to. Jon Auer has a great voice. I first heard him on an Elvis Costello cover compilation CD where he does "Beyond Belief" - which is a absolutely excellent! After that, I had to buy Songs from the Year of Our Demise, and, you know what, I like it.
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  • Marc Andelane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Auer confirms his ability
    Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2007
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    I have always believed Jon Auer to be the more talented of the Posie's duo, and with this release he has certainly confirmed his greater ability. The album is a slow burner, which gradually slips into your psyche. There is nothing new, or experimental about this album, just beautifully crafted songs that, like a fine wine, get better with every hearing.
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  • Bach the Rock
    4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, but wanting more
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2006
    Actually I would give it a 4 3/4 stars. Musically beautiful, lyrically touching. My only criticism, many songs seemed too short. I was yearning for more of a melody, or a chorus. Many of the songs are so engaging, and grab you, like the double base outro in Angelita, the beautiful single chorus in Daytime Lullaby, the guitar leads in Josephine. Little touches that have you going back to hear it again. You can hear that there was allot attention to detail given here. I want more!
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  • Kenny
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018
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    love it.
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  • J. Davis
    5.0 out of 5 stars a masterpiece of pop songcraft
    Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2006
    Jon Auer's first full-length solo album was a long time coming. It is obviously a pet project, a concept album throughout, packed with good songwriting.

    Like Lucinda Williams did with "Car Wheels," Auer spent years polishing this one to perfection, while impatient fans began to doubt it would ever be finished. Fortunately the result is not over-tweaked.

    This disc equals the Posies two five-star albums (Dear 23 and Frosting) in terms of sheer quality, but the solo album is different, serving up a variety of tempos and arrangements that add up to a masterpiece of pop songcraft.

    Auer's talents as singer, songwriter and producer are showcased here. If anything seems missing, it is his fiery guitar licks, which normally provide the power in the Posies pop.

    The acoustic material works very well, and some of the sparest arrangements, "Wicked World" and "Song Noir," are among the best. Auer's new wife (Michelle Price of the Dear John Letters) shares songwriting credits on "Song Noir."

    The song "Adios" starts with muffled piano chords that conjure up the atmosphere of a long-lost John Lennon track. "Funeral Song" sure sounds like it's about a death in the family, but in the end it seems to be another expression of grief at the Demise of a domestic partnership. It doesn't really matter - heartbreak and death always inspire great art.

    The first 45 seconds of the stunning opener, "Six Feet Under," convinced me this album was worth the wait. At the line "love is blind to those who see" Auer's voice not only reaches effortless highs, but still has that certain indescribable richness in tone that prompted critics to compare the early Posies to the Hollies.

    "Likes of You" sounds like it might work well as a Posies tune, with its quiet verse and expansive chorus. Its image of weeds growing in an untended yard recalls one of the best early Posies tunes, "Everyone Moves Away."

    The theme of that earlier tune pervades this album. Kids grow up, parents grow old and die, spouses part, loss of love is inevitable, but Auer's voice delivers all this heartfelt sadness with a soothing beauty.
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  • Suzy Mills
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sooooo worth the wait
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2006
    This album deserves your 100% undivided attention. If you don't give it that, shame on you. It is intensely personal and heartfelt. It travels from the darkness of despair to the giddy joy that just being alive on a sunny day can bring. It will take you along for the ride if you let it.

    At times it lures you into quiet corners, whispers amazing secrets in your ear and bursts into life like those speeded up flowers opening on nature programmes (The Likes of You). Some moments leave you squirming with delight as the rush travels up your spine in anticipation of the next note. There were times when the vocals were so delicate and fragile that I found myself holding my breath, as if breathing out would somehow spoil the sound.

    I'm particularly amazed and impressed with the fantastic use of keyboards and percussion throughout this album. It is a multi layered piece of work with so much depth you can swim in it. The guitars are gorgeous, so perfectly recorded. The vocals are so honest, you can close your eyes and on songs like Cemetary Song and The Year of our Demise, Jon could be right there in the room with you.

    Songs like Sundown, My Sweet Unknown and Josephine you ride like a wave, others wash over you and get absorbed like an emotional sponge.

    The drumming throughout is understated, just enough, perfectly complimentary to the music. I think Darius Minwalla shines on this album. The first thing I noticed on My Sweet Unknown was Darius' unmistakeable drumming.

    Each time I listen to this album it leaves me wanting to hear it again. It's one of those albums that you wish would never end.
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  • G. Gardner
    4.0 out of 5 stars Super album, sadly
    Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2016
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    One of the premier pop/rock song-writers of our times... and a stunning voice! Super album, sadly, possibly bound for obscurity because so few younger people nowadays care about great music such as this, and so few older people bother to seek it out or even know it exists... I do my best to give it exposure to as many as possible, and by giving Jon Auer a lot of radio airplay.
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