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great cd
love the music
Submitted by dolfnz012875 (pittston, pa) 
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Derivative, yes! Best thing about it.
So what if it is derivative, that's what makes this CD so great. They take the best of everything in pop's past, mix it together, spin it and write beautiful pop masterpieces. Just get it, start listening to it and you will get earworms (can't get it out of your head). Then get Spilt Milk and things will never be the same. I am still listening to Spilt Milk, Bellybutton and their various demos (2007). After you compare what's groups have come after it, you'll appreciate this more. Check them out on YouTube. Everything holds up live too. You'll see by the reviews that people are starting to figure out how great they were/are. Fans are still fanatical. There are newsgroups devoted to this band that are active today. If you don't like well executed pop, then this CD isn't for you.
Submitted by Carey (San Jose, CA)
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JellyFish - Baby's Coming Back !
With McFly having recently taken the band's 'Baby's Coming Back'to the top of the UK charts there has never been a better time to rediscover Jellyfish's debut album.
Bellybutton is a powerpop lovers dream - in debt to the likes of Wings era McCartney, Squeeze, Badfinger and 10cc. Smart lyrics, great melodies and impressive harmonies - the package was all there from the start but unfortunately the audience wasn't.
'The King is Half Undressed', 'Bedspring Kiss', 'I Wanna Stay Home' and 'Now She Knows Shes Wrong' all drip with trippy lyrics and giant hooks. The aforementioned 'Baby's Comming Back' is a powerpop gem and there really isn't a bad track on the record.
Beatles influences are everywhere. The Feeling and Fountains of Wayne were certainly taking note.
The bands second album 'Spilt Milk' is also worth a listen although it never quite reaches the heights of BellyButton.
Submitted by hippymusicman (Boston, Uk)
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I love this album!
I love every song on this album! Jellyfish is one of my all time favorite bands. I wish they would come out with another album.
Submitted by Kristi (Perryton, TX)
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An Underappreciated Gem
How does a band this quirky come out sounding so fully formed rather than like a bunch of jerks burning up studio time? As comical as some of the instrumentation is (chromatic harmonica, harpsichord a la Partridge Family), there's not an out-of-place note on this entire CD. All of which would mean nothing without these wonderful songs. Musically the reference points might be late 60s/early 70s kitsch, but the songs echo classic Anglo pop such as the Kinks, the Who, and the similarly underappreciated 10cc. What a band, what an album, and what an impossible act to follow.
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