Sophtware Slump [Limited Edition with Bonus CD]

sophtware slump [limited edition with bonus cd]

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot

2. Hewlett's Daughter

3. Jed the Humanoid

4. The Crystal Lake

5. Chartsengrafs

6. Underneath the Weeping Willow

7. Broken Household Appliance National Forest

8. Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)

9. E. Knievel Interlude (The Perils of Keeping It Real)

10. Miner at the Dial-A-View

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. First Movement/Message Fade

2. Our Dying Brains

3. What Can't Be Erased

4. Wives of Farmers

5. Street Bunny

6. XD-Data-II

Disc: 1
1. He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot
2. Hewlett's Daughter
3. Jed the Humanoid
4. The Crystal Lake
5. Chartsengrafs
6. Underneath the Weeping Willow
7. Broken Household Appliance National Forest
8. Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
9. E. Knievel Interlude (The Perils of Keeping It Real)
10. Miner at the Dial-A-View
See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. First Movement/Message Fade
2. Our Dying Brains
3. What Can't Be Erased
4. Wives of Farmers
5. Street Bunny
6. XD-Data-II

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
By pledging allegiance to old-time country music, 1960s power pop, and cheesy '70s electronic music, Grandaddy create an unlikely amalgam that, when it works, recalls the poppier elements of the Flaming Lips ("The Crystal Lake"). At other times ("He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot"), you might hear the rustic charm of Palace shot through with a dose of Kraftwerk. Much like, say, Mark Linkous (who helms Sparklehorse), Grandaddy mastermind Jason Lytle camps out in a remote part of the world (Modesto, California, in his case) and then transmits his off-kilter observations with a minimum of fuss. He can be poignant (the piano ballad "Underneath the Weeping Willow") or too clever for his own good ("Broken Household Appliance National Forest," a love song to technology's grimier half). But then just as Grandaddy mix disparate musical influences, they also jam together in-jokes on top of pathos. This limited-edition version of the album is fleshed out with a second six-track disc. --Rob O'Connor

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Sophtware Slump [Limited Edition with Bonus CD]

Average customer rating:

Paranoid Android Meet Yoshima
Review BONUS
rocka rolla
Wonderfully surreal
Dense, Beautiful and Original

Sophtware Slump [Limited Edition with Bonus CD]
Grandaddy
Manufacturer: V2
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005KC8Z
Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot
Hewlett's Daughter
Jed the Humanoid
The Crystal Lake
Chartsengrafs
Underneath the Weeping Willow
Broken Household Appliance National Forest
Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
E. Knievel Interlude (The Perils of Keeping It Real)
Miner at the Dial-A-View
So You'll Aim Toward the Sky

Tracks:

First Movement/Message Fade
Our Dying Brains
What Can't Be Erased
Wives of Farmers
Street Bunny
XD-Data-II

Amazon.com

By pledging allegiance to old-time country music, 1960s power pop, and cheesy '70s electronic music, Grandaddy create an unlikely amalgam that, when it works, recalls the poppier elements of the Flaming Lips ("The Crystal Lake"). At other times ("He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot"), you might hear the rustic charm of Palace shot through with a dose of Kraftwerk. Much like, say, Mark Linkous (who helms Sparklehorse), Grandaddy mastermind Jason Lytle camps out in a remote part of the world (Modesto, California, in his case) and then transmits his off-kilter observations with a minimum of fuss. He can be poignant (the piano ballad "Underneath the Weeping Willow") or too clever for his own good ("Broken Household Appliance National Forest," a love song to technology's grimier half). But then just as Grandaddy mix disparate musical influences, they also jam together in-jokes on top of pathos. This limited-edition version of the album is fleshed out with a second six-track disc. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

Paranoid Android Meet Yoshima.......2003-04-03

If Yoshima stops battling robots long enough to notice the paranoid android sitting in a cage like a pig on antibiotics, Jed would be the fitter happier result of this union. While this album does have instrumental melodies reminiscent of Radiohead's OK Computer and vocals eerily similar to Flaming Lips' Coyne, it is an altogether distinct and exceptional work.

The concept, while done many times before, does not become jaded in Grandaddy's hands. Jed is a Robot. The center of attention when created, but now above the "ice shelves and glaciers...treating water and waste at night" thinking about Hewlett's daughter. He has been forgotten. Left alone. Alienated.

The CD is "peaked" intermittently with faster, more upbeat tracks like Hewlett's Daughter, Crystal Lake and Broken Household Appliance National Forest. The mood changes nicely throughout. The drum roll on Hewlett's daughter, at first listen seems intrusive but works it's way to being an integral part of the song - giving it its character.

In all, the album is a superb piece combining melancholic melodies, upbeat ryhthms and poignant tragic comic lyrics. The Software Slump has the makings of a neat rock opera if given proper treatment.

Review BONUS.......2002-12-11

This version of Software Slump comes with The Frosty Plate EP bonus disc, which I bought the second time I purchased the Slump album because I wanted to share the love. Basically this EP is truly worth shelling out the extra cash for this album, one of my favorite songs- Our Dying Brains (available as free download on Amazon[.com] as I have seen) is found here and definitely worth it alone. The other songs are on or off, but good nonetheless. Don't miss out on the EP if you get this album!!

rocka rolla.......2002-06-06

You thought Gary Condit was the silliest thing from Modesto Cali? Naw. Grandaddy will take you to the MGM Grand and throw you off the patio, man. Imagine if Mercury Rev put away the bow saw and bought a cheap Casio keyboard. That's Grandaddy!!!! Rocak Rolla.

Wonderfully surreal.......2001-10-13

This CD is beautiful. Even my 8 year old son enjoys "The Crystal Lake". Jed the Humanoid is a very moving song, even though it's about (of all things) a robot. I like the link to the second song about Jed's poems. Great , just great. I had a chance to see Grandaddy here in Atlanta and I was unable to make it to the show. I hope they can make it back to the Atlanta area soon.

Dense, Beautiful and Original.......2001-08-16

Grandaddy is very hard to describe. Take the rich instrumentation and production of Radiohead and add a healthy but subtle dose of humor ala the defunct Lincoln or They Might Be Giants. This is roughly a concept album, but each track stands alone as a great song. There is a nice balance of dark and light songs. You owe it to yourself to at least listen to the clips. As a disclaimer, I'm a musician, and this may be one of those "musician's albums" that only we understand. :-)

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