Week Eighteen.............Woods......................At Echo Lake

[gryphon]

This time its a link

http://flmsdown.net/music/265237-woods-a...-2010.html

Go to the above page . Go to the bottom and you will find three possible downloads

choose the middle one " Turbobit " and hopefully it will give you a free download of a RAR file




I look forward to the reviews

[gryphon]

Woods ……………………..At Echo Lake

I liked the look of the album cover ..........to me it looked like something that “The Cure” might have used in their heyday...........................................


Track One: Blood Dries Darker Its Indie time with this band and that is what you get for the first track, echoed vocals and a nice melody give one a friendly introduction to the album. An effects guitar solo adds the cherry to the top of the cake.


Track Two: Pick Up There is a raw unspoilt sound to this band which pervades this bands material which makes them quite addictive…..I have to admit to liking the sound a lot. The production here is clever and simple …………..to yield a near demo sound quality.


Track Three: Sufferiing Season…Light and wake is how I would describe this one……………..feels as if the flower children were consulted about the feel and texture…………….optimistic and delicate!!!!


Track Four :Time Fading Lines Late sixties psychpop must have figured in this band’s homework schedules and boy did they study it well. Chug-a-long guitar with wistful lyrics make you want to sit back smile and hope for more.


Track Five From The Horn When this started , I could not help thin king of Anarchy in the UK, don’t know why maybe the riff is similar . There is something of a punkish overtone to this band at times.


Track Six Death Rattles Back to a more gentle sound and a simple electric guitar approach.


Track Seven Mornin’ Time Interesting and pleasant, light and dreamy ! There is a Couteau Twins feel Enough said !


Track Eight I was Gone Simple and affective sound , nice song! Love the primitive feel!


Track Nine Get Back A Beatles cover ? No ! Another cute and simple tune , in true Indie fashion. A track that haunts you and after a time it plays in your brain for hours after.


Track Ten Deep I love this bands unproduced sound, they capture what must be an “as written approach” without the need to make things anymore complex.


Track Eleven Til The Sun Rips Sadly the last track ad I wanted more ! A good end track: sounds like they are sitting by a fading camp fire, singing the last song before turning in for the night!

I guess once a hippy always a hippy but, here in 2010 it is still pleasing to know that here others who still think like that and believe I n the simpler naive things of life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This band’s strength is its sound ;and it’s variety of sounds and the memory that if you can’t say it in three minutes then it’s probably not worth saying!

[gryphon]

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[Music Head]

Wow!
Now that was a slow download.
I know, I know, it's free so shut up.
One way to get you to sign up for their stupid turbo-access I guess.
Not me you bastards.

[Music Head]

1) Blood Dries Darker - 1.5 - ok except for the distorted vocals
2) Pick Up - 1.5 - too many weird noises in here, or is that my head
3) Suffering Season - 1.5 - not sure what they sing into these days. nobody sounds like that.
4) Time Fading Lines - 1.0 - whatever it is, same thing that stupid Owl City does
5) From The Horn - 1.0 - instrumental. didn't help. psychedelic though
6) Death Rattles - 1.5 - I do like the jangly guitars
7) Mornin' Time - 1.5 - guitar work is only thing holding any interest
8) I Was Gone - 1.0 - understood a few words, because they were I Was Gone
9) Get Back - 1.5 - whew! I was afraid it was gonna be that one
10) Deep - 1.0 - what the hell was that?
11) Til The Sun Rips - 1.5 - liked those chime thingys

Glad that's over. The download took longer than listening to the whole album, which didn't help the mood. But I don't think it would have mattered if it would have only taken 1 minute. Nothing on here I liked, with Blood Dries Darker being the best and Deep absolutely sucking the big one.

[gryphon]

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