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MAZZY STAR Among My Swan (Deleted 1996 UK 12-track CD album including Disappear & Flowers In December picture sleeve CDEST2288)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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OK, guitar-based ballads-don't you just hate the connotations? There are so few artists who make this stuff without making the listener yawn, they should be set in stone for the world to see. And so are Mazzy Star with "Among My Swan", their best release to date. Truly one of the most touching and emotional albums of the musically prolific 90's. This is no stretch. So unique, so mellow and dark at one, this is one of the best albums for autumn/winter I know ( along with Lamb's debute, Nick Cave's "Boatman Call" and "Turn Loose The Swans" by My Dying Bride). Whether you're listening to it on your way to work at 7 AM or in your room with a bottle of Baileys, November night, raining outside, phone's off the hook...well you know the setting, this is an unforgettable experience. Tracks like "Cry Cry", "Take Everything", "Happy" and "I've Been Let Down" can be either the most uplifting or the most depressing songs in the world, depending on your mood at the moment. "All Your Sisters" is probably the spookiest number ever done by a soft rock act. "Disappear" and "Umbilical", with their guitar-driven dark psychedelia could make the late Syd Barett himself wipe a bitter tear. The bottomline: if you still don't own it, get it whatever the cost is. You're missing a world within itself.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I find it hard to believe that it was January 1999 when i first bought this CD. I was on a Sunday's website and many people recommended this band. It proved to be the best album I had bought for many years. The first track 'disappear' is in my one of the best songs of all time clearly - the haunting, smokey exotic vocals are unworldly and the wonderful guitar playing by David Roback is sensational. flowers in december was a beautiful single and cry, cry has a very laid-back feel with slide guitars and effects-pedal aplenty. 'Take Everything' is a brilliant track with an amazing slide-solo and has a countrified/ bluesy feel to it. Contrasted to their earlier work this album is less experimental - this is a good thing. A few later tracks such as umbilical I find hard to listen to, but Happy is almost grungey but melodic too and this adds another string to this albums large bow! The last track look on down from the bridge is haunting but a wonderfully beautiful track. Hope sandoval is probably the wrolds greatest unknown singer. Judging by her solo efforts, this may not be the case for very much longer! A brilliant must-buy album.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I'd never even heard of Mazzy Star before I caught the 'Flowers In December' music video on MTV. I thought nothing much of the song until a full three days later when I realised it was all I was thinking about, secretly humming it in the back of my brain. So I bought the album and was surprised by the subtle brilliance of it.
Singer Hope Sandoval has one of the most gothic and beautiful voices in modern music and this is what makes the album so great. The music itself is laid back and mostly provides a backdrop for Sandoval and her haunting lyrics.
This isn't hard rock but you get the sense that if Mazzy Star ever made such an album it would be pretty damn good. Roseblood is a good example of this with its raucous guitar turned right down to minimum volume and the song's overall desire to shout in the form of whispering.
Perfect for depressed teenagers or anyone who likes down songs that somehow make you feel good about yourself. Highlights on the album are Flowers in December, Take Everything, Rhymes of An Hour (wasted in a naff movie, Stealing Beauty in 1995) and Roseblood. A movie critic once called a film he saw 'quietly explosive'. That, I think, is the perfect description for this little album.
Singer Hope Sandoval has one of the most gothic and beautiful voices in modern music and this is what makes the album so great. The music itself is laid back and mostly provides a backdrop for Sandoval and her haunting lyrics.
This isn't hard rock but you get the sense that if Mazzy Star ever made such an album it would be pretty damn good. Roseblood is a good example of this with its raucous guitar turned right down to minimum volume and the song's overall desire to shout in the form of whispering.
Perfect for depressed teenagers or anyone who likes down songs that somehow make you feel good about yourself. Highlights on the album are Flowers in December, Take Everything, Rhymes of An Hour (wasted in a naff movie, Stealing Beauty in 1995) and Roseblood. A movie critic once called a film he saw 'quietly explosive'. That, I think, is the perfect description for this little album.
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How on earth did I miss this ?
Got my elder son to obtain this after hearing Gideon Coe play the achingly beautiful "flowers in december" ironically at Xmas 2012. Read more
Published 4 months ago by chris c
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a moody offering
Now here is something that is not afraid to be different. Restrained electric guitars, a dark and moody voice, and lovely musical arrangements take you someplace, somewhere quiet... Read more
Published 8 months ago by dan
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Distorted, dreamy, trance music
Fantastic - kind of a mix of Cocteau Twins, Lori Carson, Mogwai & I don't know what. Distorted guitars, dreamy vocals, thickly layered music - takes you to another, more relaxed,... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sirolway
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Among My Swan.
Never heard of Mazzy Star until I watched the film Down In The Valley, and heard the track 'Happy' in the scene where the couple hit the town, anyway that song caught my ear and I... Read more
Published 10 months ago by T. Cunningham
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Effortlessly Inspirational Soundpieces
Mazzy Star layer each song's ingredients beautifully, topping each one off with Hope's sultry vocals. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2010 by fruitybeetle
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inteligent, soft relaxation with a touch of weird
the music - a captivating and relaxing blend of weird and interesting
the voice - an elegant and enchanting whisper
the album - an interesting, reassuring and stunning... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2001 by "yellow_mongoose"
5.0 out of 5 stars
I truly love this album. hauntingly beautiful
Rarely is there an album that can make you feel such a mix of emotions just by listening to it. I purchased the album quite a few years ago, and I still listen to it on a regular... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2000
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