All Artists: Outsmarting Simon Title: Stand Up Straight Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Triple Crown Release Date: 4/12/2005 Genres: Pop, Rock Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 646920305728 |
Outsmarting Simon Stand Up Straight Genres: Pop, Rock
Atmospheric indie rock a la The Appleseed Cast. Soaring crescendos rise and dissipate into soothing, spacey lulls. Introspective lyrics call for repeated listens so as to fully appreciate all the album has to offer. | |
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Album Description Atmospheric indie rock a la The Appleseed Cast. Soaring crescendos rise and dissipate into soothing, spacey lulls. Introspective lyrics call for repeated listens so as to fully appreciate all the album has to offer. |
CD ReviewsMore Punch, Less Poetry J. Heiser | Vancouver, BC | 05/09/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "I came upon "Silent, Sober and Sound" completely by accident, and it was one of the best purchases I've ever made. I instanly fell in love with the album's spacey lulls and soaring crescendos, and the way the two were so seamlessly blended together. When I saw that Outsmarting Simon had a new album on the way, I nearly pissed my pants in excitement. But, I've had the disc for a week now, and I have to say...where Silent, Sober and Sound was INCREDIBLE, Stand Up Straight is merely GOOD. It seems like the band has gone for a more aggressive sound this time, which the disc's title hints at. The seamless weaving together of soft and load vocals and instrumentation, the introspective tangents throughout songs has been replaces by a soung that is much more aggressive and deliberate in it's delivery. Stand Up Straight just doesn't have the same haunting beauty as Silent, Sober and Sound. Still, the disc does have memorable moments, and "good" from this band is better than the best work of many other "emo" bands."
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