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 Post subject: My Room Noises ReviewPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:27 am 
The standout tracks onRoom Noises are two older songs, Marvelous Things (a top ten entry on my Best of 2004 list) and Telescope Eyes (the new single). Telescope Eyes is the song that lured me into the band. There is something endearing about hearing a girl sing, "Please don't make me cry" over and over again. Marvelous Things on the other hand is a slow moving epic that highlights the drummer and the group's major strength, the harmonies between the two lead singers. Of for the newer songs, the closer, Trolley Wood, is the best. Granted I've been a big fan of songs with hand claps ever since Jack and Diane. But Trolley Wood is the type of song that is so good you can envision a video while listening to it. For me, it's the band strolling along in a park while they pass by various people having a picnic, sitting on a park bench, and flying a kite. Another new song of note is Golly Sandra which has a psychedelic country feel to it and would sound too out of place in a country-western bar. If I were to have one complaint of Room Noises is the sequencing. I'm not a big fan of albums that start out right away with singing. I think it's better to start things off with something soft and build up anticipation for the lyrics. Brightly Wound or One Day I Slowly Floated Away would have been better choices to start the album off. Another thing about Eisley is that you have to commit to the lyric that can be borderline pretentious sometimes. And the lyrics can be lightweight at times. Instead of seeing a "Bullet with Butterfly Wings," they see a "bat with butterfly wings." With that said, I expect big things from Eisley in the future. _________________ check out my blog - http://scooterksu.blogspot.com/ |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:40 am
i think there's a sticky for this, no?  anyways, cool.
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Joined: 27 Jan 2005 | Posts: 816 | Location: Davidson, NC
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