For their second album, Jellyfish replaced the departed Jason Falkner with Tim Smith on bass. Jon Brion also came aboard with Lyle Workman to add to lead singer Andy Sturmer's guitar work. With Sturmer and keyboard player Roger Manning in place, however, Jellyfish managed to outdo their impressive debut with 1993's Spilt Milk. Spilt Milk expands on the sound of Bellybutton and is much more a studio creation than its predecessor. Dreamy vocal harmonies, circus-like swirling organ passages, and crunchy guitars are layered in a manner that evokes the best of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. "Hush," the lead track, particularly recalls the Beach Boys with its luscious vocal harmonies, as does the pure pop of "The Ghost at Number One." And, as expected from this cast, the infectious, melt-in-your-ear melodies are accompanied with clever lyrics like those on the raucous "Joining a Fan Club " and the masturbation ode "He's My Best Friend." Spilt Milk is a flawless pop gem from start right through the unbridled optimism of the closing "Brighter Day."
I won't go into detail in extolling its virtues. It's simply one of the greatest albums of all time. Every piece of it fits so well.http://zenandjuice.com/music/jellyfish/http://www.myspace.com/jellyfishband
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Right now... 4:30 can't come soon enough - I am listening to *Jellyfish's Russian Hill* & I just want to be behind the wheel of my car drivin home...Sure, I am trying my best not to go above the speed limit - not for the sake of safety - for the sake of gas... it cost me $50 to fill up late last week & I want to conserve that expensive elixir that makes cars go.But were it not for the cost, wer...
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Nobody's perfect, especially pop stars. A rush of creativity might mean that details get overlooked, and remain uncorrected.Here's a few examples of things gone slightly awry in some of our favourite music. I'm working on a bigger magazine piece along these lines, so if any Mogger has additional suggestions I'd be very interested to hear about them.*DAVID BOWIE : Life On Mars*Turn up the volume...
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Found this live clip of Jellyfish from BBC Later... with Jools Holland 14th May 1993.It got me thinking about musicians who sing and drum at the same time. Anyone out there got any other examples?
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I won't go into detail in extolling its virtues. It's simply one of the greatest albums of all time. Every piece of it fits so well.http://zenandjuice.com/music/jellyfish/http://www.myspace.com/jellyfishband
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| 1 Hush |
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| 2 Joining a Fan Club |
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| 3 Sebrina, Paste and Plato |
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| 4 New Mistake |
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| 5 Glutton of Sympathy |
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| 6 The Ghost at Number One |
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| 7 Bye Bye Bye |
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| 8 All Is Forgiven |
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| 9 Russian Hill |
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| 10 He's My Best Friend |
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| 11 Too Much, Too Little, Too Late |
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| 12 Brighter Day |
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