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Rating: Dull day at work and a cold to remember. To kill this time, I start surfing the Internet, which if someone had told me about it a few months ago, I would have killed myself. The cruise topic: MUSIC. Boredom and banality, until I stumble upon this site, where anyone can write (a mix of strength and flaw on whose outcome I am still undecided). I read and my hands start to itch. I admit to the musical intransigence that characterizes me, but some people here exaggerate, teachers of lessons held from self-assembled pulpits after a Saturday spent at IKEA. Then I look for a review of an album and can't find it. Solution? A bit of history.
Born in 1992 in California from the genius of Robert Schneider, the father of Elephant 6, which includes Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel (well done Zigghio!), the Apples are the 'lighter' and 'more playful' part of the company. The 'friends' we would like on stage for the birthday party. In 1997 the masterpiece is released. Abandoning the experiments of the first album ("Fun Trick Noisemaker"), here the Grail is manifest: melody at all costs! Sweet and less raw sound than the debut, without ever too much honey. Whether in this quest they go from the catchy chorus ("Seems So"), to the Beach Boys style vocal harmonies of "Pet Sounds", from a refined pop with Beatles splashes ("About Your Fame") to unrestrained use of acoustic and improvised instruments (ukulele and chimes of all kinds), without missing psychedelic splashes like Byrds and garage pop guitar riffs ("We'll Come To Be") doesn't matter, if the result is this.
Everything is in the cauldron of "Tone Soul Evolution": country ("Tin Pan Alley"), British beat style '60, surf, folk, bubblegum ("What's The #") and a bit of Bacharach. And all reworked with skill and originality rare for the genre.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Seems So (03:20)
when i called last night i wasn't high
no, i had not been drinking
when i saw a sight i can't deny
now made me do some thinking.
imagine my surprise:
ooh i nearly dozed off on my pillow.
had to rub my eyes:
ooh i saw the whole thing from my window
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know if it's true.
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know what to do.
when somebody sees to sky open wide
and rides the solar system,
if he saw themoonlight pass him by
what would you think about him?
imagine my surprise:
all my life i've been so ordinary.
had to rub my eyes:
ooh my mind was just a little blurry.
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know if it's true.
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know what to do.
was it something in the sky,
or something in my eyes?
now, i don't know.
something that i've seen,
or was it a dream?
man, i don't know.
when i tell the world my trouble plight
now, do you think they'll listen?
or is this the kind of tripe people like
to put on television?
imagine my surprise:
all my life i look out of my window.
had to rub my eyes:
ooh i saw the whole thing from my pillow.
oh doctor, it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know if it's true.
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know what to do.
02 What's the #? (02:58)
I've seen you before, how many more?
What's the number? Tell me the score.
I'll see you again, I don't know when.
What's it matter? You know we'll be friends.
Go to town, people run around
but the don't know nothing.
Go to town, they look you up and down
but the don't know nothing
about you or me.
I see you around, up and down town.
What's your name, now? I'll write it down.
I'll see you next time, drop you a line.
What's your number? Lend me a dime.
Go to town, people run around
but the don't know nothing.
Go to town, they look you up and down
but the don't know nothing
about being free.
I'm different from you (it's all right, it's all right!)
You're different from me (it's all right, it's all right!)
10 Tin Pan Alley (02:19)
I made up a new little song,
if I had a nickel for every one...
Then I'd be making a living
instead of sitting here whistling now
I'd be making a living
just like a tin pan alley musician.
I'd come up with ten tunes a day,
keep them ever-coming for but a modest wage...
Then I'd be making a living
instead of sitting here whistling now
I'd be making a living
just like a tin pan alley musician.
If they'd listen to me whistlin;
they would whistle along...
...Then I'd be making a living
just like those old tin pan alley musicians.
If they'd listen to me whistlin'
I won't be sittin' here long...
11 You Said That Last Night (02:33)
Writing on the wall
I wanna say, but I can't say it
you said it's my fault
but today's another day and...
You said that last night
do you feel like that today?
You said it's all right
do you feel like that today?
Hurts my peace of mind
when we say the things we say
it makes me feel unkind
but yesterday's another day and...
You said that last night
do you feel like that today?
You said it's all right
do you feel like that today?
What's the meaning of right or wrong?
Makes no sense when we get along.
What's the meaning of wrong or right?
We've got our worries, we get uptight...
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