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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I thought it would have been pretty hard to follow up on the excellent "friends of mine"... but Adam Green does it again with Gemstones with his trademark of catchy songs and outrageously funny think- twice lyrics.
No more strings arrangements which were on every track of Friends of Mine.. I thought as well it would have been bad news again, but the Gnomes ( the band ) are great; I love the sound of the Wulitzer organ, the music which I find slightly more upbeat definitely compliments his great deep voice.
Definitely (one of) the best songwriter at the momment; the kind of love it or loathe it.. since I read so many different reviews.
So that cannot be a bad thing in today's bland world.
No more strings arrangements which were on every track of Friends of Mine.. I thought as well it would have been bad news again, but the Gnomes ( the band ) are great; I love the sound of the Wulitzer organ, the music which I find slightly more upbeat definitely compliments his great deep voice.
Definitely (one of) the best songwriter at the momment; the kind of love it or loathe it.. since I read so many different reviews.
So that cannot be a bad thing in today's bland world.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
as one half of the moldy peaches, adam green is often associated with their lo-fi, infantile 'anti-folk'. don't be put off, he has, over the last couple of years, become the best songwriter in the world. gone are the string arrangements from the brilliant 'friends of mine', replaced instead by groovy organ sounds. what remains is the fact that the 15 songs here are, without exception, superb. most of them are around 2 minutes long, so it's hard to get tired of them. the lyrics are very very funny and just a little bit strange, and adams voice is quite impressive. it's hard to pick a favourite, but 'gemstones', 'bible club' and 'who's your boyfriend' are especially good. this is classic songwriting with beautiful melodies and a hint of silliness, and i cannot praise it enough.
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Very good album from Adam Green, if you are familiar with his work then this is one to add to the collection. I don't think it is as good as 'Friends of Mine' (his best album IMO) but it has been on heavy repeat on my stereo.
If you don't know Adam Green then he is a very interesting modern songwriter. His lyrics are bizarre and often meaningless but the delivery makes them sound like vital information or insightful views on the world. The fact that he can make such nonsensical words seem so powerful but still sound detached and disinterested shows a considerable wit and humour in his work.
Musically, this album features a mariachi style backing band and lots of unusual time-changes, a mixture of seemingly sombre and touching songs like 'Who's Your Boyfriend' and some sing-a-long classics like title track 'Gemstones'.
As I said before I think this is Green's second best album behind 'Friends of Mine' but if you like intelligent and witty music then this is well worth a listen.
If you don't know Adam Green then he is a very interesting modern songwriter. His lyrics are bizarre and often meaningless but the delivery makes them sound like vital information or insightful views on the world. The fact that he can make such nonsensical words seem so powerful but still sound detached and disinterested shows a considerable wit and humour in his work.
Musically, this album features a mariachi style backing band and lots of unusual time-changes, a mixture of seemingly sombre and touching songs like 'Who's Your Boyfriend' and some sing-a-long classics like title track 'Gemstones'.
As I said before I think this is Green's second best album behind 'Friends of Mine' but if you like intelligent and witty music then this is well worth a listen.
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