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Track Listings
| 1. Overglazed |
| 2. Bang On |
| 3. Night of Joy |
| 4. We're Gonna Rise |
| 5. German Studies |
| 6. Spark |
| 7. Istanbul |
| 8. Walk It Off |
| 9. Regalame Esta Noche |
| 10. Here No More |
| 11. No Way |
| 12. It's the Love |
| 13. Mountain Battles |
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It's still a raw, sparse, lo-fi sound, with the band restraining the monster sound you know they could make if they chose to. Instead they've attempted something far more interesting.
Opener Overglazed has a stripped-back joyous feel to it, with barely any lyrics. It grabs you by the throat. Following track Bang On changes direction completely with a thumping drum line and defiant lyrics: ''I love no one/and no one loves me''. Right from the start Mountain Battles defies attempts to put it in a box.
The lazy charm of We're Gonna Rise is followed by a harmony-laden treat in the form of German Studies, which combines brain-hooking riffs with lyrics entirely in German. Not content with tackling one foreign language, Kelley takes over lead vocals on Spanish song Reglalame Esta Noche, creating a little slice of loveliness.
Country tones then get a look in on Here No More, but then the sound switches to buzzing, old-school guitars and minimalist vocals on No Way, and then segues to the punk-ish It's The Love. Somehow, seemingly in defiance of logic, it all fits together. Just don't question how.
The whole album is like a pared-down slap round the side of the face, defiantly avoiding being over-produced or effects-laden. Such sparseness makes for attention-grabbing, but despite the plethora of styles, on some tracks you just need a little more sonic depth. You can't help wondering what kind of blistering gems this lot could have produced if they really let rip in the studio. --Helen Groom
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The sound works for me,
By Nige N "tranquilityboy" (Norfolk, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mountain Battles (Audio CD)
Contrary to Rezzaks review - I think the sound of this album COMPLETELY works and is not the first time they have recorded this way - Listen to their finest work on POD!!!
In fact it is quite refreshing not to hear an overproduced sound nowadays. i'm only on my second listen but it's probably their finest and most surprising work to date
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A little disappointing,
By Isaac Ashe "echoisaacashe.blogspot.com" (Loughborough, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mountain Battles (Audio CD)
Despite a promising start, Mountain Battles never recreates the form shown on Last Splash or in the band members's other projects The Pixies and Throwing Muses.
Not that The Breeders are ready to be put out to grass just yet - tracks like Bang On, Istanbul and No Way demonstrate that there's plenty of worth in Mountain Battles, and followers of The Breeders will be satisfied at what is an increasingly rare outing for the group. There's just too many disappointments in between holding the album back for the casual listener. Review taken from my blog at echoisaacashe.blogspot.com.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Refraze, et al.,
By Rooksby (United KIngdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mountain Battles (Audio CD)
I wish folk would stop droning on about The Last Splash. The Breeders have made 4 albums &, on reflection, it's The Last Splash that's the aberration. Commercial, compromised, a handful of great tracks surrounded by a bunch of mediocre ones. Their 2 LPs since, Mountain Battles & Title TK, hark back to the muddier basement atmospheres of Pod, their 1990 debut, & both find Kim & Kelley single-mindedly forging their own opaque path. Of the 2, Title TK is the most accessible (by a whisker), but Mountain Battles definitely shouldn't be ignored - it's a smouldering, shadowy collection of songs that evades obvious tangibility. The entire LP seems audibly smeared somehow, & is curiously, tantilisingly indecipherable, even down to the noncommittal title. So many (unanswered) questions. Personally, I love it (& them).
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