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Garage-rock? The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ second album demonstrates that if this New York art-school trio were ever anything to do with the stripped-down, lo-fidelity rock ethic, it was strictly by coincidence. Rather, Show Your Bones marks this band out as true 21st Century new-wavers, their sound filled out with gleaming layers of guitar and a dynamic that bucks and coils with devious ambition under vocalist Karen O’s gasped, orgasmic yowl.
True, like Fever To Tell, Shake Your Bones opens with a snarl and an surfeit of fiery rock-out gumption--see single "The Golden Mile" and "Phenomena", Karen chanting "Something like a phenomenon/You’re something like a phenomenon" over crunchy, distorted stomp. But gradually, the album softens to yield emotional secrets. "Cheating Hearts" commences with a triumphant Nick Zinner fanfare apparently cribbed straight from the Sex Pistols’ "Pretty Vacant", but blossoms out into a passionate love song that flits between swooning poignancy and elatory triumph, while the hushed "Warrior" belies Karen and Nick’s genesis as a singer-songwriter duo--at least until it rears into life like a rattlesnake, Karen letting loose gleeful kung-fu chops atop slices of choppy guitar. A second album that, far from feeling difficult, comes across as almost effortless in its excellence. --Louis Pattison
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Karen O is tough and tender. "Men like me" she sings "'cause I'm a warrior". She's right, and the track "Warrior" where she shows her vulnerability, is moving and emotional. It's the best song on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs patchy third cd.
They've always been more intelligent, had more depth and more ideas than The Strokes or The White Stripes. But 'Show Your Bones' starts badly with three plodding, undistinguished tracks. Things pick up with the sexy strut of "Phenomena" which sounds like Led Zeppelin high on oestrogen. Other highlights include the wild rollicking two step of "Mysteries" and the gorgeous distorted guitar pop of "Cheated Hearts", while "Dudley" is the Cocteau Twins gone country and western.
Show Your Bones is not a disaster but it's not a complete triumph either. Has their bright star burnt out? Their next move will be critical. --Nick Reynolds
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
An amazing album, the finest released this year. Generally more polished than "Fever to tell", it's gorgeous rock, far superior to most of the dross on the radio these days. Beautiful, catchy, energetic, loud rock. Play loud.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Anyone expecting, or wanting, a carbon copy of Fever to Tell is going to be a little disappointed in this album. Show Your Bones is the second album from a group that have really grown-up since their debut, and produced a far stronger, more enduring record because of it. This isn't selling out, as I've read somewhere, this is musical development. There's an intelligent restraint to this second effort, which shows O and the gang realise they can have just as much effect, and even more, if they tone some things down and allow themselves a bit more musical range. Fever to Tell was only really a single mode of song-writing, but Show Your Bones is a much broader affair. And because it's a bit more restrained, it actually seems angrier in parts. So far, it's maybe my second-favourite album of the year (Dresden Dolls Yes, Virginia... takes first place).
The first half is, admittedly, better than the second, containing all the absolutely great songs (I'd list them, but I may as well just say, all the first 7. And Honeybear is amazing), but the second is very good too. It may even jsut that I just haven't listened to the second half enough. Since I got this it's been on pretty regularly rotation, though i've listened to the first half more because it absolutely blew me away. Maybe once I've listened to the second as much I'll feel the same about the whole thing.
Show Your Bones rocks. It's musically great, vocally inspiring, the guitar-work is more careful, studied, and brilliant. Definitely buy it.
The first half is, admittedly, better than the second, containing all the absolutely great songs (I'd list them, but I may as well just say, all the first 7. And Honeybear is amazing), but the second is very good too. It may even jsut that I just haven't listened to the second half enough. Since I got this it's been on pretty regularly rotation, though i've listened to the first half more because it absolutely blew me away. Maybe once I've listened to the second as much I'll feel the same about the whole thing.
Show Your Bones rocks. It's musically great, vocally inspiring, the guitar-work is more careful, studied, and brilliant. Definitely buy it.
24 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love love love this album, but if you are looking for a follow up to Fever to Tell, then look elsewhere. This album is produced magnificantly (crystal clear) which is quite differnt then their previous album. Drums are insanely strong and, as always, Karen O kicks it with intense vocals. Overall, a great album, jsut not as wild and off the wall as Fever to Tell. I don't even think I hear Karen O scream once!
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the 'ridiculously easy' second album
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are one of the very, very few current bands I would place 'up there', in the high echelons of great music, and this is definitely my favourite of their albums so... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by Mr. Te Stringer
YYY's at there best
This is definitely my favorite of all the Yeah Yeah Yeah's work.
Slightly different from there previous stuff, but just as good - if not better. Read more
Slightly different from there previous stuff, but just as good - if not better. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2009 by Evie Tuesday
A refreshing change
Since the 90's finished it is rare to find an album that you can listen to from start to finish and the whole thing was good. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2009 by Adbot
An adventurous delight
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs keep pushing themselves further with their second album. Whereas most bands would take the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' mantra to producing their... Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by Jas
Epic album
It is a fantastic second album from the trio from the states. Show Your Bones headed by Gold Lion is a cracker of an album, different to the new It's Blitz but if fans like the... Read more
Published on 3 April 2009 by M. Smith
Amazing!!!
This was the first album I bought by the "Yeah Yeah Yeahs". It is a great album with a difined mixture between the tracks. Some are full of energy and others are very emotional. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2008 by Mr. Marc Macinnes
Horribly disappointing second album
OK, so I'll get dozens of people clicking the "unhelpful vote" button, but hear me out!
I loved this band when they started out. Read more
I loved this band when they started out. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2007 by Lance Dior
Growing Old Gracefully
"Fever to Tell" was a raw, rowdy, and rambunctious album that demanded your attention. It was an album of manical drumming, booming reverb, and lead vocals that shrieked and... Read more
Published on 16 July 2007 by Jim Dubh
Surprisingly good, but a little samey
I bought this album as part of a new-year resolution to try random stuff that I normally wouldn't. Punk is not my 'thing', and it's been quite a while since I last listened to... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2007 by M. Wilcox
at last - something to get excited about
altohugh im only 25 i seem to have got myself into time warp where i only like stuff from the lat 80's or early 90's - i find my self raving onto all my kooks, arctic, walkmen,... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2006 by D. Thompson
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