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pyt Presents:
Artist: Paula Kelley
Album: The Trouble With Success
or How You Fit into the World
Record Label: Kimchee
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Street Date: 00/00/2003
Ripped Date: 10/08/2003
Genre: Indie
Year: 2003
Ripper: str
Source: Compact Disc
Encoder: EAC/Lame
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Release Information
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Paula Kelley has had her share of playing in reputable indie
bands. She combined punk and shoegazing with the Drop
Nineteens, rocked out with Jack Drag in Hot Rod, and went in
a purely pop direction with Boy Wonder. She went solo and
received some critical acclaim for her 2001 debut
Nothing/Everything, but it could be seen that all those
years with all those projects really led up to The Trouble
with Successà Because itÆs on this album of grandiose pop
that Kelley has fully matured and created her nearly perfect
pop masterpiece.
At the center of The Trouble with Successà of course is
Kelley, with her playfully cute vocals and her light pop
sensibility. On her own, she would make a fun album, one in
which even the darker tone of her lyrics will have you
singing along with a goofy smile. But here she is joined by
38 musicians throughout the course of the album, including,
at times, a full orchestra. There are so many strings, keys,
horns, and assorted instrumentation here that it would blow
a lesser arrangement out of the water. But even with all
those elements, itÆs Kelley herself who shines, and she
keeps her feet firmly planted in pop song territory despite
the loftiness of her compositions.
The light and playfully bounce ôA New Timeö would be catchy
enough with its light beat and swiftly strummed acoustic
guitars, but itÆs the strings and rich backing vocals that
build the song into something much more complex yet no less
enjoyable. Kelley feels perfectly at home following up the
softer, ballad-like ôCould There Be Another Worldö with the
subtly funky groove of the 70s pop styled ôThe Girlfriend.ö
You can hear a definite sense of the rock background on ôMy
finest Hour,ö which still adds in some nice horns and jangly
guitars to spice things up. ôFriday Cameö is a nice, softer
pop song, and KelleyÆs voice sounds even sweeter when
accompanied by the piano and electric guitar.
The albumÆs most striking moment is surely ôIÆd Fall in Love
with Anyone,ö the track on which Kelley is joined by a full
orchestra: horns, strings, and all. They provide the perfect
accompaniment for the songÆs basic core of KelleyÆs sweet
voice singing rather bitter lyrics and her soft piano. And
the horns on ôWhere Do You Goö are just brilliant, evoking
great, soaring images by the songÆs beautiful ending. The
only moments that donÆt work as well for me are KelleyÆs
quieter songs, the kind of dreamy ballads like ôHow Many
Timesö that are sweet and a nice break but, to me, feel like
just a delay until the next pop song.
Anyone who followed Paula KelleyÆs career û and I have to
admit to touching only on Drop Nineteens and Boy Wonder
before now û has the chance to watch a gifted musician
mature and hone her skills. On this release, she has come to
age and created one of those rare albums that can simply be
defined pop in the purest sense of the word. Like the best
albums, it defies pigeonholing and placement in a certain
era. She should be applauded for this album.
-adequacy.net
Enjoy!
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Track Listing:
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No. Time Track Title
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01 0:33 My Finest Hour (enter)
02 3:47 A New Time
03 4:20 Could There Be Another World
04 4:28 The Girlfriend
05 4:27 How Many Times
06 3:55 My Finest Hour
07 3:57 The Rest of You
08 6:28 I'd Fall In Love with Anyone
09 4:48 Night Racer
10 3:42 September Eyes
11 3:25 Friday Came
12 4:49 Were Do You Go
13 1:24 My Finest Hour (exit)
CD Time: 0hr50min .. Total Size: 68MB
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