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Life in a Blender
Tell Me I'm Pretty
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Something Must Break
2. Kent
3. Hero Rising from the Sea
4. Mobile Wash Unit
5. Dead Get Down
6. Dolly Down the Hole
7. Sex with Cops
8. Sleep for Years - Life in a Blender, Lerner, Mark
9. Eyes Are Red
10. Paterson Falls
11. Prize at the Bottom
12. Drunks Have All the Answers
13. Party Soon

CD Details

All Artists: Life in a Blender
Title: Tell Me I'm Pretty
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Fang Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 10/1/2002
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 799891101827

Synopsis

Product Description

Tell Me I'm Pretty, the band's fourth album, paints a landscape with strange, sad, and at times funny images. From the opening track, Something Must Break, very reminiscent of Cake, with its la la la's and slinky trumpet to the sad finale, Party Soon, the tunes offer a welcome peek into Don's fascinating off-kilter mind. The album's strongest piece, Dead Get Down, is sure to become a Halloween classic, with its spooky horns, cymbals, and killer percussion. This song sounds like an outtake from a Danny Elfman soundtrack. The song Mobile Wash Unit is featured in the movie Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox.

CD Reviews

A Pleasantly Dark and Strange Surprise...

Jonathan Colcord | Concord, NH United States | 11/18/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I just latched onto this CD as a result of playing a couple tracks on my radio program. I am surprised that more spot reviews have not been written on this group. In fact, a search of the web will find nothing but discounts on household appliances. On the subject of originality- to me there are two gigantic, but pleasing similarities. Vocalist Don Ralph must be holding a very large torch for David Byrne (Talking Heads), and to a lesser degree Fred Schneider (B-52's). Ralph possesses that dark, keening vocal style reminiscent of Byrne, and perhaps even uses a few of the other expected stylistic tricks. Other times, his natural voice comes very close to the plaintive barking of Schneider. A bit darker than much of the Heads or B-52's material, but these factors alone make this band in instant must have for any fan of those seminal 80's groups, The Talking Heads, or the B-52's. Enjoy it."