Beat Happening
You Turn Me On
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| 1 Tiger Trap | ![]() |
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| 2 Noise | ![]() |
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| 3 Pinebox Derby | ![]() |
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| 4 Teenage Caveman | ![]() |
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| 5 Sleepy Head | ![]() |
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| 6 You Turn Me On | ![]() |
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| 7 Godsend | ![]() |
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| 8 Hey Day | ![]() |
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| 9 Bury The Hammer | ![]() |
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MOG Editorial Review
On their last studio full-length, Beat Happening, known for their D.I.Y. aesthetics and disregard of the mainstream, did something to challenge even their die-hard fans. They recorded songs clocking in well over their usual three-minute mark, yet maintained their adolescent air, as shown on the sing-song dejection of “Teenage Caveman.” The centerpiece, though, lies in the epic “Godsend,” which finds Heather Lewis at her best, as an appropriate amount of drone meets sweetly sung harmonies. She also strikes a perfect balance to Calvin Johnson’s baritone cynicism that greets listeners in the album opener “Tiger Trap.” Fittingly, Beat Happening ended their career with an album that made the most of their sparse arrangements.
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AMG Review of You Turn Me On
Jason Ankeny
All Music GuideBeat Happening's final LP is also their best: concluding the emotional and musical progression begun with the minimalist innocence of their earliest work, You Turn Me On is a mature record of tremendous breadth and complexity. Where once the trio's songs were brief and bouncy, the nine tracks here are epic (several top out at over six minutes) and ambitious; produced in part by ex-Young Marble Giant Stuart Moxham (an obvious influence), the record's full, deep sound belies its bare-bones performances -- "Teenage Caveman" sports booming, primal drums perfectly suited to its title, while the propulsive "Noise" manufactures the illusion of a bassline where none ever existed. The most democratic record in an output founded on egalitarian ideals, You Turn Me On offers Heather Lewis' strongest songs ever -- her hypnotic nine-minute "Godsend" is the LP's heart and soul -- and she and Calvin Johnson even trade verses on the closing "Bury the Hammer." As for Calvin himself, his solo contributions are exceptional -- the spartan opener "Tiger Trap" is an evocative heartbreaker, and the title track is a fire-breathing corker. A masterpiece.







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