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The fourth full-length album by Omaha-based indie band Cursive--the second after their 2000 reformation following an extended breakup--THE UGLY ORGAN continues with both the dark lyrical themes and more acoustic sound of its immediate predecessor, DOMESTICA. Where that album was explicitly about Cursive frontman Tim Kasher's apparently emotionally devastating divorce, THE UGLY ORGAN is both more general in its themes and more misanthropic in its attitude. Music business aggravations permeate "Butcher the Song" and "Art Is Hard," while more personal demons haunt "A Gentleman Caller" and "Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand." After the general undercurrent of negativity, however, the 10-minute closing epic, "Staying Alive" (not the Bee Gees favorite, naturally), ends the album on a far more hopeful although still stormy note. On that song, as throughout, Cursive's newest member, cellist Gretta Cohn, is the band's secret weapon, with her lyrical, emotionally resonant melodies providing flashes of sunshine in the album's otherwise pitch-black arrangements.

Recorded at Presto Studios, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Cursive: Tim Kasher (vocals, guitar, organ); Ted Stevens (guitar, background vocals); Greta Cohn (cello); Matt Magnin (bass); Clint Schnase (drums, percussion).

Personnel: Tim Kasher (vocals, guitar, organ); Ted Stevens (vocals, guitar); A.J. Mogis, Alex McManus, Robert Hawkins, Sara Wilson, Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst, Clark Baechle, Todd Fink (vocals); Mike Mogis (guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, bells); Gretta Cohn (cello).

Recording information: Presto!, Lincoln, NE.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contians both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Magnet (4/03, p.86) - "...An album on which Kasher makes his strongest musical statement....THE UGLY ORGAN is the best punk record you'll hear all year, articulate and amped all the same..."
CMJ (03/17/03, p.6) - "...The disc gushes like a passionate opera, fleshed out by jarring strings, guitar-punk sexuality and a nearly exhaustive poetic fervor..."
Mojo (Publisher) (4/03, p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Cursive employ musical inventiveness and a healthy dose of self-awareness to set themselves apart....It's worth taking time to make Cursive's pain your own guilty pleasure..."
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List Price $11.98 (You save $2.19)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Punk CDs, Enhanced CD, Rock
Label Saddle Creek
Orig Year 2003
All Time Sales Rank   12393  
CD Universe Part number 5617767
Catalog number 51
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 04, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Mike Mogis; Tim Kasher
Engineer A.J. Mogis; Mike Mogis
Personnel Mike Mogis - guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, bells
Sara Wilson
Conor Oberst
Clark Baechle
Alex McManus
Jenny Lewis
Ted Stevens - guitar, background vocals
Todd Fink - vocals
Tim Kasher - vocals, guitar, organ
A.J. Mogis
Gretta Cohn - cello
Clint Schnase - drums, percussion
Matt Magnin - bass
Robert Hawkins
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Ugly Organist, The
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Art Is Hard$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Recluse, The
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Herald! Frankenstein
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Butcher the Song$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Driftwood: A Fairy Tale
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Gentleman Caller, A
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Harold Weathervein
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Bloody Murderer
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Sierra
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Staying Alive

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Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

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5 stars rad !
This is such an amazing album. The cello is beyond awe-inspiring it seriously sends shivers down my spine when I listen to this album. Kasher has an amazing voice, and is a really good song writer. The Ugly Organ definatly falls under the top ten best albums ever made.
Submitted by Jen (Vansterdam, BC, Canada)
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5 stars Beautiful
Amazing! I have listened to it almost every day for the last two weeks. I love the continuity from one song to another. Great for fans of all types of music.
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3 stars great punk record
experimental structure is all over the place here. lots of loud noise, cool rythms and harmonies, screaming spitting vocals. cursive abandons traditional structure completely, and its friggin great. a passionate masterpeice from an evolving indie band. its their best piece.... and i love it... i think i've listened to it over 40 times since i got it for christmas.... its killer.
Submitted by Argyle (Nashville)
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4 stars one great indie album
This album is good. I've never been into indie for the most part, but this album really has a nice flow to it, and the cello compliments the guitar nicely. If you're only a fan of top 40, MTV bands, then you probably won't like this record, but if you want something refreshingly different, then buy this album. My favorites are "Art is Hard, Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand, and Butcher the Song".
Submitted by Nick (reviewer from Kansas)
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5 stars Fall in love to fail to increase cd sales!
You might need 2 listens, you might need 17 till you realise what a masterpiece this is. Tim's crowning voice will leave you unlocking your own faults and guilts.The guitars work so smooth over the cello. They've run ambient and ugly music at the same time and it's produced rocks/art/post-emo/alternatives most powerful, raw but sweet music, go collect
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