| | Couch Figure 5 CD Couch Discography of CDs
 (1 Customer Review)
Based on Figur 5, not much changed in Couch's world since their previous album, Profane, was released five years prior, except their address. Switching from Kitty Yo (and Matador in the U.S.) to Morr Music, the group offers more of the hypnotically pretty, moody post-rock that they began making in the early '90s. Fortunately, though, Figur 5 is a more focused album than the somewhat disappointing Profane was; concentrating on soft-but-crunchy beats, simultaneously sunny and bittersweet melodies, and subtly processed guitars and keyboards, the album shows that Couch still creates some of the loveliest -- and warmest -- atmospheric music around. Early in the album, "Zwei Strifen im Blan," "Alles Sagt Ja," and "Blinde Zeichen" -- which features playfully twangy processed guitars that sound a little bit like a rubber band being plucked -- blend together to create a suite-like reverie, while "Gegen Alles Bereit" and "Position: Wieder Eins" use live drums and overdriven guitars for a more immediate rock feel. "Groáe Verzögerung," meanwhile, has some of the bright, poppy feel that made the band stand out from their aloof-sounding peers, and "Lässt Nicht Nach"'s soaring guitars give Figur 5 a rousing finish. Though it isn't as ambitious as Couch's 1999 album Fantasy, Figur 5 is consistently enjoyable and a welcome return. ~ Heather Phares
Personnel: Stefanie Böhm (keyboards); Thomas Geltinger (drums).
Audio Mixer: Mario Thaler.
Couch Figure 5 Songs | 1. | Gegen Alles Bereit |
| 2. | Zwei Streifen im Blau |
| 3. | Alles Sagt Ja |
| 4. | Blinde Zeichen |
| 5. | Position: Wieder Eins |
| 6. | Groae Verzogerung |
| 7. | Manchmal Immer Wieder |
| 8. | Einhangen und Positiver |
| 9. | Lasst Nicht Nach |
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Purchase Figure 5 CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Mono You Are There CD (2006)
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| | John Mayer Battle Studies CD (2009)
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| | Tom Petty Live Anthology CDs (2009)
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It's a commonly held opinion among fans and band alike that Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' lone live album, 1986's Pack Up the Plantation, didn't quite capture the group at its peak, so there has been a long-standing need for another live set, which 2009's Live Anthology finally provides. Like its closest cousin, Bruce Springsteen's Live 1975-1985, Live Anthology almost overcompensates for the long wait by offering almost too much music, cherrypicking highlights from 1978 to 2007. In its simplest incarnation, Live Anthology is a super-affordable, four-disc box set running 48 tracks, which is eight cuts longer than Springsteen's box, plenty long enough for most fans, but in its deluxe version, available only through Best Buy, there's an additional ...
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| | Jim Cullum Battle Of The Bands: San Antonio vs. New Orleans CD (1994)
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the Jim Cullum Jazz Band w. New Orleans' Banu Gibson and the Hot Jazz, William Warfield, and Savion Glover
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| | Lisa Loeb Way It Really Is CD (2004)
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The fluke smash hit of Lisa Loeb's debut single, "Stay (I Missed You)," in 1994 was a blessing since it gave her a career, but a curse since it defined her career. For many, she was just a one-hit wonder, and it took her a long time to shake that stigma as she kept cutting records and cultivating a cult audience. She lost her major-label deal in the process, but majors weren't suited for her anyway since it forced her to work on a scale that was too large for the modest music she made. In 2004, a decade after "Stay," she had signed to Rounder's Zoe subsidiary, a better fit for her warm, low-key folk-pop and ballads, as The Way It Really Is, her first album for the label, proves. Quite simply, it's the best, most cohesive record she's made, a clean, crisp collection of well-crafted, gentle tunes that slowly, surely work into the subconscious. Loeb co-produced the album with her husband Dweezil Zappa, and they never overdress the songs, nor do they rely on Spartan, all-acoustic arrangements; they let the music breathe, sometimes adding layers of guitars and keyboards, sometimes keeping it to just her and another instrument or two. The Way It Really Is is still a quiet, modest album, ...
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An early review of the album:\"Thursday, September 11, 2008CD review byDC LarsonPlay>\"s/t\" (drb)Discs like this recall rock\'n\'roll\'s purest promise, andwhy we first fell for the outrageous music. From defiancerises optimism. It showers listeners with exuberant lilts,cascading choruses, rainbow-streaming voices, and stunningsix-string pyrotechnics. Play cites the Who, Cheap Trick,and the Velvets. And if ...
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