- Original Release Date: 22 Feb 2010
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Neon Tetra Records
- Copyright: 2009
- Total Length: 1:36:07
- Genres:
- Format: Explicit Lyrics
- ASIN: B00349PNDI
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 102,263 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By D. Wells
Format:MP3 Download
The second album from the three Scotsmen and their American girl is a dark power pop treasure to be savoured from start to finish.
Martin Metcalfe's rich baritone distinguished Goodbye Mr Mackenzie from the pack, and here he steps forward to share
the spotlight with his significant other, Stacey Chavis, who handled all lead vocals on the band's debut. Her sympathetic backing adds an ethereal and slightly sinister quality to the eco-brooding of From The Treetops and the shimmering hit single waiting to happen, I'm With You. A turbo-charged bass introduction from Fin Wilson, slashing chord hook and straining-at-the-leash guitar solo complete this perfect pop picture.
Metcalfe reciprocates in style on Beautiful Girl, powered by a jaunty strut worthy of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band in their Brechtian pomp.
If Chavis previously seemed slightly intimidated by her bandmates' gnarled past, Call Me is where she claims parity, with a vocal of supreme confidence and control.
Ignore the band's colourful history, because Dark Passenger sketches out a vivid and vital future.
* This article was first published in Scotland on Sunday on 24 January, 2010 by Colin Somerville
Martin Metcalfe's rich baritone distinguished Goodbye Mr Mackenzie from the pack, and here he steps forward to share
the spotlight with his significant other, Stacey Chavis, who handled all lead vocals on the band's debut. Her sympathetic backing adds an ethereal and slightly sinister quality to the eco-brooding of From The Treetops and the shimmering hit single waiting to happen, I'm With You. A turbo-charged bass introduction from Fin Wilson, slashing chord hook and straining-at-the-leash guitar solo complete this perfect pop picture.
Metcalfe reciprocates in style on Beautiful Girl, powered by a jaunty strut worthy of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band in their Brechtian pomp.
If Chavis previously seemed slightly intimidated by her bandmates' gnarled past, Call Me is where she claims parity, with a vocal of supreme confidence and control.
Ignore the band's colourful history, because Dark Passenger sketches out a vivid and vital future.
* This article was first published in Scotland on Sunday on 24 January, 2010 by Colin Somerville
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By M. Stevens
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Surfing the internet the other day, whilst listening to my MP3 player, "The Rattler" by Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie appeared (available on Good Deeds and Dirty Rags). This left me wondering whatever happened to the band after their final offering (The Glory Hole). A few clicks of the mouse, and hey, I had found that most of the Mackenzies are still performing as "Isa and the Filthy Tongues". Another few clicks and it was on its way.
Whereas with the Mackenzies, it was very much Metcalfe's voice, with (in the early days) Shirley Manson on backing vocals, this is very much a "band" offering, with the vocals shared out amongst the Scots and their American colleague. The result is dark, yet compelling; pop yet AOR. Starting with the crawling "Jim's Killer" (a Mackenzie classic) with whispered female vocals over the guitars, this serves as the perfect introduction to this album; a slow builder. The album buiilds and builds, finishing with the epic I'm with You (although the Special Edition, does contain a second disc of extras).
One to savour from the dark corners of pop, which should be filed with the Smiths, Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen as classics of this genre.
Whereas with the Mackenzies, it was very much Metcalfe's voice, with (in the early days) Shirley Manson on backing vocals, this is very much a "band" offering, with the vocals shared out amongst the Scots and their American colleague. The result is dark, yet compelling; pop yet AOR. Starting with the crawling "Jim's Killer" (a Mackenzie classic) with whispered female vocals over the guitars, this serves as the perfect introduction to this album; a slow builder. The album buiilds and builds, finishing with the epic I'm with You (although the Special Edition, does contain a second disc of extras).
One to savour from the dark corners of pop, which should be filed with the Smiths, Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen as classics of this genre.
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