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The American Adventure [Content/Copy-Protected CD]

Electric Soft Parade | Format: Audio CD

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Audio CD (13 Oct 2003)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Content/Copy-Protected CD
Label: Arista
ASIN: B0000CFXNX
Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 58,518 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2. Bruxellisation 3:28 �0.89

3. Lights Out 2:40 �0.89

4. Wrongest Thing In Town 5:13 �0.89

5. Lose Yr Frown 2:55 �0.89

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7. Chaos 4:43 �0.89

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9. Existing 3:27 �0.89

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The Electric Soft Parade's second album The American Adventure--the follow-up to the Mercury Prize-nominated Holes in the Wall--is an in-depth study into the widescreen possibilities of indie rock. The Brighton brothers' noses for a pop hook remain undiminished, branding the woozy slide guitar swagger of "Things I've Done Before" and brooding rumble "Lights Out" as instant anthems. But for the most part, The American Adventure's hummable melodies are soft and bleary and buried in swathes of atmospheric bric-a-brac. The title track is a vast and desolate soundscape of eerie echoes, unnerving bleeps, deranged strings and circular vocals, punctuated by pockets of the dreamiest of tunes, while "Chaos" and "Existing" are feather-light lullabies floating on twinkling xylophones, harps and an unspoken menace. Even the likes of "Wrongest Thing in Town" and "Lose YR Frown", which start as sweet and simple country plodders, mutate into vast and crashing expanses of dogged drums, accordions and all manner of analogue organs and noises to mesmerise and disturb. An indie-pop sequel with big ambitions, The American Adventure strives for the magnificent and finds it at every turn. --Dan Gennoe

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ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE The American Adventure (Deleted 2003 UK 9-track CD featuring the second album from the Brighton psych-pop duo. Includes the singles Things Ive Done and Lose Yr Frown. Complete with picture sleeve lyric booklet)

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5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful, 10 Mar 2004

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I dont know what these people giving 1 star are on aboot. Maybe because I heard this one before holes in the wall, but I personally think this the the best album i've heard all year. I liked them so much, that I went to see them live, and they were godamm ace! How can lose yr frown not win you over? it's gorgeous! with the organ bit in the background..oooh! Lights out not grab you? I cannot see how you fail to fall head over heels for this album. its just so familiar, but different...yeah Rock On ESP

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5.0 out of 5 stars Give it time !, 1 Nov 2003

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I recently purchased this album and was eager to listen to it but when i first listened to it i must admit i felt a little short changed because the first impression i received was one of an album with little or no real tunes like 'Holes in the Wall' had given. But, on subsequent listens i have found this to be a towering success of a record and very rarely leaves my CD player, so congratulations to the White Brothers they have once again delivered a fine album.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Still waters run deep, 20 Oct 2003

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I became a fan of The Electric Soft Parades first album Holes In The Wall after I saw them live last year. The new album The American Adventure however, is a huge leap forward. The White brothers have managed to hold on to their gift for melody while adding huge emotional depth. The new album is a bit less poppy than the last but with songs like The Wrongest Thing In Town and Lights Out, I think it's a price worth paying.

The title track is ESP's answer to Bohemian Rhapsody and at first I hated it ,but it's grown on me to become probably my favourite track. The overall mood of the album is gloomy but I can think of no better soundtrack to these gloomy Autumn evenings.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Better the second time round?
I have got to say that Holes in the wall is one of my all time favourite records. When I first heard it I was in a car with a friend and after just a couple of songs decided that... Read more

Published on 17 July 2006 by M. J. Stinchcombe

4.0 out of 5 stars If all you have is biscuits.........
........then you get tired of biscuits. If you want an album with musical scope and direction, get the american adventure. Read more

Published on 30 Mar 2006 by Uncle G

4.0 out of 5 stars good stuff!!
I personally prefer this album to the first, its got some cracking tunes on it just as the first has. Read more

Published on 26 July 2004 by mick

2.0 out of 5 stars Change, but no change!
Opinion seems split on ESP. You only have to look at the diversity of reviews on Amazon to see that. Read more

Published on 27 Jan 2004 by Darryl Still

1.0 out of 5 stars Is this album a joke?
If you liked "Holes in the wall" then... you are in for a big disappointment here. 9 tracks, 36 minutes and when it finishes you just think "is that it?". Is this a joke? Read more

Published on 22 Jan 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time, shame!
After one of the best debut albums of 2001 I thought I had another favorite uk band to add to the collection. Read more

Published on 14 Dec 2003 by P

2.0 out of 5 stars esp lose themselves on their american adventure
Second album syndrome - you can't beat it can you?? If ESP had merely produced a continuum of their first long player, they would doubtlessly have been pilloried by some for a... Read more

Published on 18 Nov 2003 by Mr. I. F. Mcnamara

3.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, a lackluster sequel to "Holes in the Wall"
Ever since I heard “Holes in the Wall” I was truly spellbound by Alex and Tom White’s sheer pop genius. Read more

Published on 14 Nov 2003 by Sebas

5.0 out of 5 stars Take a break and listen to it again - It gets better
I am happy I didn't write a review after the first couple of listens. It was really hard to figure out what was missing on American Adventure... Read more

Published on 9 Nov 2003 by MEWZIK

4.0 out of 5 stars Quite The Adventure
A few years ago, a record like this would have never appeared in my collection but like most people i matured (to some degree)and instead of listening to plain old heavy metal... Read more

Published on 8 Nov 2003

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