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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful!,
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This review is from: The Sleeper & A Product Of The Ego Drain (Audio CD)
I only discovered The Leisure Society on Saturday - two days ago. A chance mention of them in a monthly music magazine led me to looking them up on the wonderful Spotify. Within minutes of listening to this album for the first time I had decided it was to be firmly entrenched in my favourite top-ten albums of all time.
It's difficult to describe the sound of The Leisure Society, but it's certainly more West Coast than West Midlands. I can hear Beach Boys, I can hear Big Star, I can hear Buffalo Springfield, and maybe a little Crosby Stills & Nash, but I'm being unfair...they sound exactly like the Leisure Society. This CD comes with a bonus CD of b-sides and demos. Standouts are the wonderful single version of "Save It For Someone..." and their unique version of "Cars". The melodies are as beautiful as the lyrics are wonderful. This truly is a revelation. Highly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wake Up To The Sleeper,
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This review is from: The Sleeper & A Product Of The Ego Drain (Audio CD)
Brainchild of singer/songwriter and guitarist Neil Hemming
and multi-instrumentasist Christian Hardy, The Leisure Society would appear to have been compared with more than a handful of American bands who share a common thread in incorporating complex vocal harmonies in their compositions. Just like a Cox's Orange Pippin, however, I cannot but help feel that this fine ensemble is English to the core. The combined release of new collection 'The Sleeper' with EP 'A Product Of The Ego Drain' is cause for celebration. This collection of 19 songs (including a curiously addictive cover of Gary Numan's 'Cars') is a finely constructed tapestry of musical treasures. 'The Last Of The Melting Snow', with its limpid string arrangement and haunting pedal-steel guitar, is easily one of the lovliest songs I have heard this year. 'The Darkest Place I Know' is a jewelled musical-box of a composition. Childhood fears and grown-up hopes. Delightfully ambiguous and utterly magical. The six minutes of 'A Matter Of Time', a masterly piece of writing, passes in the blink of an eye. The lyrically erudite narrative shows considerable insight into love and loss. The upbeat ending is nicely at odds with its laconic theme. 'Love's Enormous Wings' is just plain charming. From the EP, the single version of 'Save It For Someone Who Cares' is a cracking tune. Timelessly uplifting. The little instrumental 'The Wayfarer' is another wistful and endearing highlight. Mr Numan could not have envisaged such a whimsically wayward interpretation of his 1979 No 1 hit 'Cars' ! The string-saturated arrangement is a complete hoot! A richly rewarding debut. Highly Recommended.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Album of the Year 2009,
This review is from: The Sleeper & A Product Of The Ego Drain (Audio CD)
You may have missed the first "homemade" release of Sleeper, don't miss this excellent reinvention with the addition of a glorious bonus album containing the brilliant reworking of the single "Save it For Someone Who Cares" and some other songs that have become favourites live....like Gary Numan's "Cars"!!
The original album still gives pleasure every time I hear it, glorious tunes and wonderful arrangements. BEWARE you will fall in love with these songs!! And let's hope this time that the Ivor Novello nominated "Last of the Melting Snow" will storm the Christmas charts 2009. BUY IT!
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