Tower in the Fountain of Sparks

tower in the fountain of sparks

Track Listings
1. Burns Carpenter, Man of Science
2. Total Exposure
3. Subatomic Rain
4. One More
5. Mission Experiences
6. Cost of Shipping Cattle
7. Circle of Trim
8. War and Wedding
9. Stifled Man Casino
10. Up the Nails
11. Tomorrow You May Rise
12. Feathering Clueless (The Exotic Freebird)
13. Mansfield on the Sky
14. White Car Creek
15. Remain Lodging (At Airport 5)

Tower in the Fountain of Sparks,Airport 5,Recordhead Records,Indie Rock,Lo-Fi,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Tower in the Fountain of Sparks
Tower in the Fountain of Sparks
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Nice memories
  • bob and tobin
  • Pollard needs to show some restraint
  • Bob & Toby are my guys...
  • A fine return to form....
 Tower in the Fountain of Sparks
Airport 5
Manufacturer: Recordhead Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005M963
Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

  1. Burns Carpenter, Man of Science
  2. Total Exposure
  3. Subatomic Rain
  4. One More
  5. Mission Experiences
  6. Cost of Shipping Cattle
  7. Circle of Trim
  8. War and Wedding
  9. Stifled Man Casino
  10. Up the Nails
  11. Tomorrow You May Rise
  12. Feathering Clueless (The Exotic Freebird)
  13. Mansfield on the Sky
  14. White Car Creek
  15. Remain Lodging (At Airport 5)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Nice memories.......2006-10-27

This is a fine album that ocassionally reminds us of the magic between Bob and Tobin that has sorely been missed in GbV for some time.

Highlights: "Burns Carpenter," "Total Exposure" (one of Bob and Tobin's best songs, period), "Stifled Man Casino" and "Feathering Clueless."

4 out of 5 stars bob and tobin.......2006-07-23

how can it go wrong? the greatness achieved during their first collaboration (all the classic era GbV and the incredible twisted tonic and chasers) is strangely missing. in its stead one gets an entirely enjoyable and bland album. this is a three star record. however, the very presence of stifled man casino earns it an extra one!

2 out of 5 stars Pollard needs to show some restraint.......2003-04-26

I am sorry. I am a big GBV fan, and a big Pollard fan, but he is losing his mind. No one on earth, ever, could expect to write half the number of songs he's publishing these days and have the majority of them be interesting tunes. This album is so non-memorable it's almost unbelievable that it comes from the (former?) master of the indie pop hook, Bob Pollard, and Tobin Sprout, a catcy tunesmith himself. I have listened to it five or six times since (gasp) purchasing it for full retail price, and I find it less interesting and more irritating very time. There are plenty of great GBV albums out there, as well as good Pollard side project albums. I am not, I might add, being an "old-GBV" purist, it's just simply that this album pretty much blows.

Do see GBV live if you get the chance, though. They rock. Bring earplugs.

4 out of 5 stars Bob & Toby are my guys..........2001-10-20

And they don't let me down on this effort. Sprout lays down the instrumental tracks and Pollard contributes vocals and lyrics, with the exception of one exclusively Sprout track. The whole album jangles and buzzes and drones beautifully with Sprout's guitars, synths, and drums. Pollard's peerless melodic sense shines throughout and his trademark lyrical weirdness is as compelling and enigmatic as ever. This album has been in, on, or around my stereo for weeks. "Stifled Man Casino" is a crunchy guitar-pop gem guaranteed to make you get out your air guitar and nail those power chords, and "Tomorrow You May Rise" is a haunting anthem to human perseverance: "Stand up crying, don't bend/You are not lost in the present/Tomorrow you may rise..." The album's sound is remarkably crisp and clear for a relatively low-budget production and the cover art is monochromatically dark and cool (a photo of two guys at some kind of switchboard...Sprout and Pollard at the Fountain of Sparks?), much like the music itself. Buy it.

4 out of 5 stars A fine return to form...........2001-09-07

Damn near Tonics II I must admit.Tonics and Twisted Chasers that is,a masterful collection of Bob n' Toby basement pop gems that are sure to please the old school line-up G.B.V fan.That particular recording is an absolute must.But here on Airport alot of great hook laden magic chords from the fingertips of Tobin Sprout once again.Just got it today and yeah it's growin' on me.Killer stuffs.Heard Airport II will be released soon as well.It's no easy task keeping up with the unhinged cranium pop master that is the ageless Robert Pollard,whose musical ideas and love of all that was great about the 60's mercybeat and British invasion stuff down thru the best of Bowie's Ziggy era perhaps and the quirky mid/late 70's punk yrs i.e. Wire,Pere Ubu,devo then sifting thru all that was great following in the post punk yrs. of early R.E.M/Replacements/Husker Du/green on red/Dream Syndicate...well you get the idea.Pollard and his revolving door men of many yrs.still keeping the torch lit and not giving in.At 36 I don't feel so old after all!!!

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