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Summary: Uno de los mejores discos del 2008
Comment: Solo se queda en 4 estrellas porque los otros 4 discos del embarque son de 5 estrellas y no quiero subirlo a ese nivel, con el tiempo tal vez. Te gusta el rock? Te gusta el blues? Te gusta el jazz? Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks logran uno de los mejores discos del año en el que comienzan con un excelente tema abridor en el que exploran todas las emociones posibles en una sola canción y una gama equivalente de ritmos, tienen también canciones enternecedoras, canciones rápidas y movidas pero sobretodo una sinfonía que le da el título a la placa (Matador, 2008) que dura mas de 9 minutos pero vale la pena cada segundo.
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Summary: His Best Album Yet
Comment: To explain just how deeply I love this album, let me tell you first off that I'm on my 2nd copy already! That's right, I wore out CD #1. This album rocks; shreds; cooks with gas. Glorious. Hallalujah brothers that there's a songwriter like Malkmus alive today! It's classic rock with indie lyrics. It sweeps, it swoops, it dives, it sings, it sways. Everybody should have a copy. The new Sgt. Pepper.
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Summary: Not trashy at all
Comment: If we classify music as art, we should recognize this definition of art: having the capacity to stimulate the senses in unexpected ways, even after after repeated exposure. No collection of an artist's output can be deemed "perfect" due to the subjective nature of art itself. The real test of a piece of art, then, is not how we label it, but how often we are drawn back to it.
That said, Malkmus and his collaborators have produced a recording that sounds great right out of the gate and bears repeated listening. I kept listening to this disk for a solid 8-10 days--to the exclusion of everything else in my library--and have continued to revisit it on a weekly basis. The guitar parts, though vaguely reminiscent of prior artists and styles, are continually intriguing--quite a good thing given that this is a guitar-driven recording. I can't slight the Jicks, whose empathetic support lend this project a dynamism in which Malkmus quirky lyrics and lithe guitar musings thrive. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the entire endeavor rocks!
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Summary: Who is Stephen Malkmus?
Comment: It can't get much better than this record. As if he needed to add to a resume already including Pavement.
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Summary: After the Hype Evaporates
Comment: If the build-up in the musical press was to be believed, Real Emotional Trash was going to be one of the best albums of the decade. But albums rarely live up to the hype that precedes their release and this CD is no exception. So after the hype has evaporated, it is possible to express a dispassionate opinion on a very good but less than masterful album.
I am not a hard-core Stephen Malkmus fan. I own and enjoy several Pavement albums, but none of his previous solo efforts. So what useful can I tell you about this? Well, that if you like Pavement you will probably like this album with his new long-term band, the Jicks. Real Emotional Trash is quintessential and unmistakable Malkmus. There is absolutely no question whose record this is when you hear it for the first time.
Malkmus is known for his eccentric and often inscrutable lyrics backed by a searing guitar attack. You get that in spades here. Though this is no masterpiece, there are some excellent songs here. My favorites are Hopscotch Willie, the title cut, Baltimore, Gardenia, and We Can't Help You.
If you are looking for some rather outre yet enjoyable alt-rock, then you need look no further than this. It will be interesting to hear what the Jicks will come up with next.
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