23-04-2012, 12:58
online listen
needed some shrooms for this one
a lot of playing with the vocals
must be trading them off
some Iggy sounding, some not
1.3 from me and a converted 2.4 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Slide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMt4qznYwi4
releaed Apr 24th, 2012
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Bio - from allmusic
Often compared to the druggy psychedelic pop of the Velvet Underground, the Dandy Warhols do possess more than just
a passing resemblance to Lou Reed and company at times, but elements of such modern rockers as Love and Rockets and
Ride can be detected in their sound as well. Formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994, the Dandy Warhols consist of
members Courtney Taylor (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboards), Peter Holmstrom (guitar), and Eric Hedford
(drums), who signed on with the independent label Tim/Kerr shortly after their formation. In 1995 came the release
of the quartet's debut release, Dandy's Rule OK?, and while other rock bands may be a bit hesitant to spell out
their influences, the Dandy Warhols decided to openly advertise it, as the album contained such song titles as "Lou
Weed" and "Ride."
Capitol Records signed the group the same year, but the Dandys' new label rejected a second album they submitted
(claiming it didn't have any "hits"). Disappointed but undeterred, the group reunited once more with the producer
of their debut album, Tony Lash, and came up with Dandy Warhols Come Down, issued in 1997. While the album didn't
exactly establish the group as a household name, it did prove to be an underground fave (especially in Europe,
where the group became the toast of the critics and enjoyed more substantial commercial success), while the single
"Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" received some attention, for which a promo video was filmed by renowned
celebrity photographer David LaChapelle. At the height of the band's popularity, Hedford left the band to take up
DJing in Portland, and Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer stepped in to play drums. In 2000, the band issued its third
full-length overall, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. "Bohemian Like You" was a hit at college radio. Two summers
later, founding member Peter Holmstrom married his longtime girlfriend and took her maiden name of Loew. Taylor
also got a name change when he opted to go by Courtney Taylor-Taylor after an interviewer misinterpreted the
pronunciation.
Within months, Taylor-Taylor, Loew, McCabe, and DeBoer were back in the studio for a fourth album. Welcome to the
Monkey House (2003), a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s book of short stories, featured collaborations with Nile
Rodgers, Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes, and Evan Dando. The Dandy Warhols were also personally asked by David Bowie to
be the opening act for his fall 2003 A Reality tour. Though the band was relatively quiet during 2004, it remained
prominent thanks to the fascinating documentary Dig!, which chronicled the love-hate relationship between the Dandy
Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. The group returned with new music in 2005, when Odditorium or Warlords of
Mars arrived that fall. In 2008, the Dandy Warhols released their sixth album, ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols..., in
both digital and physical formats on their own Beat the World label; the album also featured collaborations with
Mark Knopfler and the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell. The Dandy's followed up with their ninth album, This Machine,
in 2012.
Album Review - from allmusic
The Dandy Warhols' searching, contemplative songs have always been a tantalizing yin to the band's brash, sarcastic
yang, but it wasn't until This Machine that they devoted most of an album to their thoughtful side. Judging from
how well these songs work, it was long overdue; like Earth to the Dandy Warhols, this is one of the band's most
consistent sets yet. While This Machine isn't as ballad-heavy or acoustic as its still-life cover -- which nods to
Bob Dylan's famous "This Machine Kills Fascists"-emblazoned guitar -- suggests, it certainly is ruminative. Failure
and loss loom in nearly every corner, even (perhaps especially) on the most upbeat moments. "I used to be a little
snot," Courtney Taylor snarls on the Iggy Pop-esque "Enjoy Yourself," which is extra-snide even by the Dandies'
standards, but the target of all its vitriol and past glories is in the mirror. "SETI vs. the Wow! Signal" catalogs
humanity's shortcomings over driving rock, and the unexpected and unexpectedly successful cover of Tennessee Ernie
Ford's "16 Tons," complete with mordant saxophone and jingling coins, adds another dimension to the sadder-but-
wiser feel here. When the band does dive deep into melancholia, the results are even more powerful, particularly on
"The Autumn Carnival"'s gorgeous whispers, "Well They're Gone"'s ghostly dub (which restates the case that Taylor
may very well be America's answer to Damon Albarn), and the closing lament "Slide." However, the band also makes
room for redemption and acceptance, most strikingly on "I Am Free," where Taylor sings, "And when they say
payback's a bitch/It's a bitch you've got to make your peace with." It's the closest the band has come yet to
something genuinely uplifting and irony-free -- no small feat for these tongue-in-cheek provocateurs, but This
Machine suggests that the Dandy Warhols are actually improving with age, which is an even bigger accomplishment.
Track Listing
1. Sad Vacation
2. The Autumn Carnival
3. Enjoy Yourself
4. Alternative Power to the People
5. Well They're Gone
6. Rest Your Head
7. 16 Tons
8. I Am Free
9. SETI vs the Wow Signal
10. Don't Shoot She Cried
11. Slide
needed some shrooms for this one
a lot of playing with the vocals
must be trading them off
some Iggy sounding, some not
1.3 from me and a converted 2.4 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Slide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMt4qznYwi4
releaed Apr 24th, 2012
Bio - from allmusic
Often compared to the druggy psychedelic pop of the Velvet Underground, the Dandy Warhols do possess more than just
a passing resemblance to Lou Reed and company at times, but elements of such modern rockers as Love and Rockets and
Ride can be detected in their sound as well. Formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994, the Dandy Warhols consist of
members Courtney Taylor (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboards), Peter Holmstrom (guitar), and Eric Hedford
(drums), who signed on with the independent label Tim/Kerr shortly after their formation. In 1995 came the release
of the quartet's debut release, Dandy's Rule OK?, and while other rock bands may be a bit hesitant to spell out
their influences, the Dandy Warhols decided to openly advertise it, as the album contained such song titles as "Lou
Weed" and "Ride."
Capitol Records signed the group the same year, but the Dandys' new label rejected a second album they submitted
(claiming it didn't have any "hits"). Disappointed but undeterred, the group reunited once more with the producer
of their debut album, Tony Lash, and came up with Dandy Warhols Come Down, issued in 1997. While the album didn't
exactly establish the group as a household name, it did prove to be an underground fave (especially in Europe,
where the group became the toast of the critics and enjoyed more substantial commercial success), while the single
"Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" received some attention, for which a promo video was filmed by renowned
celebrity photographer David LaChapelle. At the height of the band's popularity, Hedford left the band to take up
DJing in Portland, and Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer stepped in to play drums. In 2000, the band issued its third
full-length overall, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. "Bohemian Like You" was a hit at college radio. Two summers
later, founding member Peter Holmstrom married his longtime girlfriend and took her maiden name of Loew. Taylor
also got a name change when he opted to go by Courtney Taylor-Taylor after an interviewer misinterpreted the
pronunciation.
Within months, Taylor-Taylor, Loew, McCabe, and DeBoer were back in the studio for a fourth album. Welcome to the
Monkey House (2003), a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s book of short stories, featured collaborations with Nile
Rodgers, Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes, and Evan Dando. The Dandy Warhols were also personally asked by David Bowie to
be the opening act for his fall 2003 A Reality tour. Though the band was relatively quiet during 2004, it remained
prominent thanks to the fascinating documentary Dig!, which chronicled the love-hate relationship between the Dandy
Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. The group returned with new music in 2005, when Odditorium or Warlords of
Mars arrived that fall. In 2008, the Dandy Warhols released their sixth album, ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols..., in
both digital and physical formats on their own Beat the World label; the album also featured collaborations with
Mark Knopfler and the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell. The Dandy's followed up with their ninth album, This Machine,
in 2012.
Album Review - from allmusic
The Dandy Warhols' searching, contemplative songs have always been a tantalizing yin to the band's brash, sarcastic
yang, but it wasn't until This Machine that they devoted most of an album to their thoughtful side. Judging from
how well these songs work, it was long overdue; like Earth to the Dandy Warhols, this is one of the band's most
consistent sets yet. While This Machine isn't as ballad-heavy or acoustic as its still-life cover -- which nods to
Bob Dylan's famous "This Machine Kills Fascists"-emblazoned guitar -- suggests, it certainly is ruminative. Failure
and loss loom in nearly every corner, even (perhaps especially) on the most upbeat moments. "I used to be a little
snot," Courtney Taylor snarls on the Iggy Pop-esque "Enjoy Yourself," which is extra-snide even by the Dandies'
standards, but the target of all its vitriol and past glories is in the mirror. "SETI vs. the Wow! Signal" catalogs
humanity's shortcomings over driving rock, and the unexpected and unexpectedly successful cover of Tennessee Ernie
Ford's "16 Tons," complete with mordant saxophone and jingling coins, adds another dimension to the sadder-but-
wiser feel here. When the band does dive deep into melancholia, the results are even more powerful, particularly on
"The Autumn Carnival"'s gorgeous whispers, "Well They're Gone"'s ghostly dub (which restates the case that Taylor
may very well be America's answer to Damon Albarn), and the closing lament "Slide." However, the band also makes
room for redemption and acceptance, most strikingly on "I Am Free," where Taylor sings, "And when they say
payback's a bitch/It's a bitch you've got to make your peace with." It's the closest the band has come yet to
something genuinely uplifting and irony-free -- no small feat for these tongue-in-cheek provocateurs, but This
Machine suggests that the Dandy Warhols are actually improving with age, which is an even bigger accomplishment.
Track Listing
1. Sad Vacation
2. The Autumn Carnival
3. Enjoy Yourself
4. Alternative Power to the People
5. Well They're Gone
6. Rest Your Head
7. 16 Tons
8. I Am Free
9. SETI vs the Wow Signal
10. Don't Shoot She Cried
11. Slide
