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Cursive's Domestica

Dan | Canada | 05/28/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I got this cd a couple weeks ago and I love it. I think i'll start with a track listing since amazon doesn't give one.1.The Casualty
2.The Martyr
3.Shallow Means, Deep Ends
4.Making Friends and Acquintances
5.A Red So Deep
6.The Lament of Pretty Baby
7.A game of who needs the Most
8.The Radiator Hums
9.I Lost the Will to FightOkay, now my thoughts. I love Cursive and I love this album. The reason I give it 4 stars is for its length and a few below-average tracks. Although most people claimed 'The Radiator Hums' to be their favorite track, I found it to be one of the low points of the album. Another weak track that threw me off was 'A Red so Deep'.
Now onto the good side of the album. I can't stop listening to the first track and the last track, they are amazing. Some more favorites of mine are The Martyr, Making Friends and....., and the Lament of Pretty Baby.Lastly, whats everyone problem with 'Shallow Means, Deep Ends', sure its a little different then the rest of the album, but its still a good song."

Very Adult CD, Very Great Music

Chris Wren | 05/05/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I really am amazed. I never give anything five stars. I actually hadn't heard this band before they played the song 'The Martyr' on the local college station here wras.org. When I heard it, I was interested but I didn't really know just how into this album I would get.Basically this album has it all. 1. It tackles a very mature and intelligent subject; the devolution of the relationship of a seemingly intelligent couple, from the first realization of unhappiness, through the searing pain of jealousy, and anxiety, to the childish willful baiting and taunting of each other, and finally to resignation and defeat. Difficult stuff, but real, and lyrically portrayed honestly. You don't get intelligent lyrics like this on a pop album.2. Amazing music. Very heavy, and loud, but not without purpose. I would say a tiny bit like Metallica maybe . . .but not. In the way that the Cowboy Junkies are like stylized country, then this would be stylized metal I guess - you got to hear it. 3. Purpose. This is an album, like how people used to make albums. You're rewarded for listening to the entire thing in order and one song leads to the next. Its really a remarkable accomplishment, I give it my highest rating, its especially relevant to anyone who has been divorced or gone through an aweful breakup which is like what . . . nearly all of us."

One of the best CDs of 2000

Chris Wren | Chicago, Illinois | 06/09/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I, unfortunately, got into the Cursive obsession later into my life, missing the debut of this CD. Speaking as a recent fan of the band, it's safe to say that in the two years since the release of the album, it still sounds more complex, more forward, than most releases in the past two years. Cursive uses obscure and extremely ragged song-writing techniques: Less reliance on chord structures and typical I-IV-V songwriting that dominates rock and more reliance on the "odd note". The melody is very rarely carried by the guitars or the bass, but mostly by Tim Kasher. All the instruments basically support his vocals.To go song by song in this album would do an injustice to it. If anything, "Domestica" is a concept album about a marriage/relationship gone wrong, but not told in a crying, "pity-me" voice that dominates emo. Instead, the album conveys all the emotions of how one's life gets sent into a downward spiral of depression. What makes the album especially interesting is certain motifs that run through all the songs: in the later tracks, such as "The Radiator Hums," you will hear bits and pieces of the earlier tracks. These tiny snippets of the other songs are both tasteful and haunting, disarming and allarming the listener and allowing the listener to truly experience what is happening, emotionally.Chalk this one up as a stellar album, do yourself a favor and get it, no matter what anyone tells you. While it may be initally too abrasive and a bit too difficult to swallow, once your ears get used to the Cursive sound, their music is all-encompassing."