AWOLNATION - Megalithic Symphony LP Cover Art

AWOLNATION - Megalithic Symphony Vinyl LP Record


Our Price: $21.69 For Sale Backordered since 1/18/2013 Available from Amazon for $20.42

Megalithic Symphony music CDs Other Versions

$10.49

$9.99

Megalithic Symphony songs Product Information

Megalithic Symphony album Product Description

Megalithic Symphony album by AWOLNATION was released Dec 06, 2011 on the Red Bull label. Following his group sojourns with major-label projects Home Town Hero (on Maverick) and Under the Influence of Giants (on Island), Aaron Bruno resurfaces as a one-man band (albeit with a lot of help, including longtime partner Drew Stewart) under the name AWOLNATION on Megalithic Symphony. A megalith is a large stone, so a megalithic symphony would seem to be an ambitious suite of rock music, and the album fits its title if one interprets the ambition as an unfettered eclecticism and sense of whimsy, as tethered to constant dance beats. Megalithic Symphony CD music Bruno seems to have built his tracks up from the percussion patterns, and once he got the beats he liked, he was willing to put whatever came to hand or mind on top. That includes poppy melodies supporting nonsense lyrics sung in falsetto or a gritty tenor, with plenty of goofy electronic sounds in between. Megalithic Symphony music CDs The "anything goes" quality takes in an odd spoken word track ("Some Sort of Creature") and tracks that recall everything from Prince to Men Without Hats. (Remember "The Safety Dance"?) It all comes together on the 15-minute closer, "Knights of Shame," which begins with Bruno imploring, "Dance, baby, like the world is ending," continues through various sections including a rap by Cameron Duddy, and ends, after a minute or so of silence, with a hidden track that finds Bruno strumming his acoustic guitar and croaking, "It's been a long time waiting for you." What does it all mean? Who knows? But Megalithic Symphony engages the ear from moment to moment and allows Aaron Bruno to try out a variety of ideas, many of them half-baked, but all of them entertaining. ~ William Ruhlmann Q (Magazine) (p. 95) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "There are nods to early Beck, with some strains of Prince lurking, too... "

Megalithic Symphony music CDs Customer Reviews

Average Rating:

	(4)		(0)
Helpful?

Megalithic Symphony is just what I needed.
Megalithic Symphony songs I pre-ordered this cd after hearing one of their songs for the first time. Well actually, I checked out a couple of the other songs before purchasing, just to make sure I was right about the awesomeness of the music. It seemed like a long time waiting for my cd to come due to the anticipation. Anyways, this album is great. It kind of mixes a couple of genres together and works amazingly. I was a bit upset to find that MF wasn't on the album, but that's okay. I can't explain how this music makes me feel. It gives me so much energy and I love Aaron Bruno's voice. This cd is a definite buy.
By jemdanko (Thunder Bay, ON, Canada)
This review is for a different format.

	(1)		(0)
Helpful?

awesome
I love all the songs on this album,the way that they mix rock and alternative is awesome. to bad my mom wont let me get it.
By evan (chicago, il, usa)
This review is for a different format.

	(1)		(1)
Helpful?

AWOLNATION
This cd is amazing! I cannot stop listening to it and I have been telling everyone about them.
By epecudean (Palmyra, WI, USA)
This review is for a different format.

	(0)		(1)
Helpful?

Good cd to buy
Real good cd. Recommened it to my frienda they also liked it.
By Dannymartinez5858 (Inglewood,CA)
This review is for a different format.

Have you heard this album?

Megalithic Symphony songs Product Details

Label	Red Bull
Orig Year	2011
CD Universe Part number	8636394
Catalog number	1134
Discs	1
Release Date	Dec 06, 2011
Studio/Live	Studio
Shipping Units	3
Track Listing	1 - Megalithic Symphony 2 - Some Sort of Creature 3 - Soul Wars 4 - People 5 - Jump On My Shoulders 6 - Burn It Down 7 - Guilty Filthy Soul 8 - Kill Your Heroes 9 - My Nightmare's Dream 10 - Sail 11 - Wake Up 12 - Not Your Fault 13 - All I Need 14 - Knights of Shame