For a record produced by Guy Picciotto (Fugazi, Rites of Spring), Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons is a surprisingly quiet affair. Rarely do the cuts on Blonde Redhead's 2000 release get much louder than an electric guitar. With their fifth record, Blonde Redhead finally emerges from the shadows of Sonic Youth's post-punk legacy by avoiding the expected detunings, distortions, and shrillness of the genre. The three-piece manages to create a record that is subtle, tuneful, and sublime. On "Loved Despite of Great Faults," instrumentation mainly consists of acoustic guitar, piano, and percussion rather than an assault of power chords, yet the mood of the song is just as effective. While the record may be quieter, it still manages to move in several different directions. "This Is Not" tips its hat to Ric Ocasek with a new wave-inspired piece while the opening cut, "Equally Damaged," and "Ballad of Lemons" suggest an influence from Danny Elfman. Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons may not accurately reflect the full body of Blonde Redhead's work, yet it presents an easy place to start.
I can't believe there is no previous MOG post on Blonde Redhead. The band consists of the Japanese front lady Kazu Makino and the Italian twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace, who met randomly in New York in 1993. The conventional wisdom has it that BR began as yet another Sonic Youth follower (including in the perennial concert favorite, "(I Am Taking Out My Euro Trash) I Still Get Rocks Off" ...
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I can't believe there is no previous MOG post on Blonde Redhead. The band consists of the Japanese front lady Kazu Makino and the Italian twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace, who met randomly in New York in 1993. The conventional wisdom has it that BR began as yet another Sonic Youth follower (including in the perennial concert favorite, "(I Am Taking Out My Euro Trash) I Still Get Rocks Off" ...
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Today is one of those sombre days for me. So it’s all about Blonde Redhead’s 2000 Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons. I know it’s an old album, but honestly, this album was ahead of its time. It blends in with the sounds that independent artists today, in fact sounding more innovative than [...]Related posts:The Samuel Jackson Five - Goodbye Melody Mountain So, The Samuel Jackson Five’s
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Equally Damaged |
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| 2 In Particular |
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| 3 Melody of Certain Three |
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| 4 Hated Because of Great Qualities |
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| 5 Loved Despite of Great Faults |
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| 6 Ballad of Lemons |
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| 7 This Is Not |
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| 8 A Cure |
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| 9 For the Damaged |
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| 10 Mother |
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| 11 [Untitled Track] |
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