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a r t i s t : Belle & Sebastian
t i t l e : Dear Catastrophe Waitress
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : Rough Trade
g e n r e : Indie
r l s. d a t e : Nov/2003
t r a c k s : 12
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 67,0 MB
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first of all, props to iTS for the advance.
this is the retail version, with 12 tracks, and at a different
order then the iTS release.
(maybe the nukers will want to nuke me, but what can i do? i
just want to release it the way it's in my hands :> )
when i've listened to this album for the first time i didn't
really like it, but now i'm loving it. that's weird.
AMG Review:
After the near-disaster of forced democracy on Fold Your Hands
Child, You Walk Like a Peasant and the stultifying holding
pattern of the Storytelling soundtrack, where Todd Solondz
brought out their worst tendencies, it seemed that Belle &
Sebastian were disappearing into their own preciousness, but
then something unexpected happened: they returned to form with
2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress. This was unexpected not just
because their last efforts suggested that B&S no longer could
produce a consistently engaging work, but because their savior
came in the guise of Trevor Horn, the man who successfully
helped Yes turn new wave, the man best known for his
synth-heavy productions of ABC and Frankie Goes to Hollywood,
the man who was last heard producing everybody's favorite
Russian teen lesbian duo, Tatu. That diverse resumΘ suggests
that Horn knows how to play to a band's strengths, and he
certainly helps Belle & Sebastian regain their focus and
vision, turning Dear Catastrophe Waitress into one of the
group's best albums. One of the reasons that album works so
well is that the notion that the band has no leader has been
discarded, with Stuart Murdoch thankfully serving as the lead
singer and songwriter throughout the record. Murdoch's songs
are firmly within the patented Belle & Sebastian style, and
while it may be true that he's not stretching himself much as a
writer, that doesn't matter because he sounds assured and
confident, turning out a set of songs that are finely crafted
and tuneful. It's among his catchiest work, if not quite his
cleverest, since the words occasionally offer an overdose of
whimsy that leads to queasiness. And that's where Horn comes in
ù by keeping the focus on the tunes and subtly varying the
production, he's made Dear Catastrophe Waitress the richest
musical offering yet from Belle & Sebastian. If it doesn't
quite have the timeless feel of If You're Feeling Sinister, so
be it, since this is their first record since that defining
album to offer a similarly rich listen, and that's quite a
comeback for a band that only an album ago seemed to peak too
early.
indie sucks! :>
(a hug to my pyt pals, you know who you are.)
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01-step into my office, baby [04:14]
02-dear catastrophe waitress [02:24]
03-if she wants me [05:07]
04-piazza, new york catcher [03:05]
05-asleep on a sunbeam [03:34]
06-i'm a cuckoo [05:20]
07-you don't send me [03:10]
08-wrapped up in books [03:34]
09-lord anthony [04:15]
10-if you find yourself caught in love [04:18]
11-roy walker [02:59]
12-stay loose [06:42]
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48:42 min
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