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Grandaddy
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A Pretty Mess by this One Band
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Concrete Dunes
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Just Like the Fambly Cat
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The Sophtware Slump
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Sumday
It takes a brave man to go with the neckbeard.
It doesn't keep lead singer, Jason Lytle, from singing about
technological alienation and revving up the swirling bleeps
and bloops that accompany Grandaddy's post-rock esthetic.
Thematically, Grandaddy's stuff tends to mimic the emptiness
and detachment of humans in an industrial world idea that
Radiohead has made so popular.
Unlike their Brit peers, Grandaddy adds a tinge of American
redneck (remember the neckbeard) into their otherwise modern
sound. Ironically, there are instances on the album when the
band sounds as if has been sapped of its human emotion, as
Lytle and company meander through a haze of mid-tempo dream-pop.
They break free at times, changing tempos, and talking about
things humans experience (beer, cigarettes, love). Unlike
their last effort, The Sophtware Slump, this album
is very melody-oriented, with almost every song actually structured
around verses. I'm sure that pisses off some die-hard Grandaddy
purists, but I find the whole experience of the album very
satisfying. Hey, they're the American Radiohead, after all! |
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