... The point I'm making is 'The Alternative To Love' is a record you can really enjoy listening to. There's a touching, earnest simplicity to the lyrics which adds something really nice to the music behind them, even if at first they seem a little...lazy.
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At the beginning of "Feel Like Myself", the third track onAlternative to Love, Brendan ... more
Benson sings, "You'll be sorry the next time you see me." It's almost like he's predicting the critics, many of whom will judge this album on what it is not--namely,...
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At the beginning of "Feel Like Myself", the third track on Alternative to Love, Brendan ... more
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'The Alternative To Love' is the third album by Detroit based singer-songwriter Brendan ... more
Benson. This album bears all of the hallmarks of Brendan Benson's style, with witty yet poignant lyrics set to Beatles-esque pop melodies. Includes the single 'Spit It Out'.
Advantages: Consistently good songs, something likeable about every track Disadvantages: Some lazy lyric-writing, hard to associate some tracks with their titles
...point I'm making is 'The Alternative To Love' is a record you can really enjoy listening to. There's a touching, earnest simplicity to the lyrics which adds something really nice to the music behind them, even if at first they seem a little...lazy.
Album highlights include the aforementioned single, its follow-up 'Cold Hands (Warm Heart)' and 'What I'm Lookin For'. However, it's tricky to find a particularly weak song on the album ... more
Criminally underrated songwriter Brendan Benson still remains relatively unknown in both the US and UK and, if mentioned in the press the words 'Jack White's mate' are likely to be mentioned.
However, Brendan's own musical style is a far cry from the raw, rough-and-ready guitar-and-drums the White Stripes tend to offer. A multi-instrumentalist (playing many of the instruments on the record himself) Brendan proves his his adept songwriting talent with this selection of accessible power-pop tunes.
Top 75 (just!) single, 'Spit It Out' opens the album, and is a great example of what is to come. The point I'm making is 'The Alternative To Love' is a record you can really enjoy listening to. There's a touching, earnest simplicity to the lyrics which adds something really nice to the music behind them, even if at first they seem a little...lazy.
Album highlights include the aforementioned single, its follow-up 'Cold Hands (Warm Heart)' and 'What I'm Lookin For'. However, it's tricky to find a particularly weak song on the album as a whole. It's consistently good throughout.
Advantages: Pure Quality from the start Disadvantages: absoulutly nothing
...liked Spit it out and Alternative to Love but all the songs are great in their own way.
Spit It Out is a rather rocky tune with a great Bass line and the chorus is very catchy with great guitar at the end of the chorus.
Cold Hands (Warm Heart) this is a much more mellow song with some relaxing guitar and vocals there is also some nice percussion. His voice is actually quite warming as the name suggests.
Feel like myself : great opening percussion ... ...of the album. Lyrics are great as are the vocals.
Addicted to Love : Guitar and Vocals superb in this song this has to be Brendan Bensons's Anthem. Bass makes an entrance occasionally but it is mainly guitar.
Pledge : This song sounds as if it is taken straight out of a western but not in a bad way it is not country music but it does contain maracas or something that sounds very similar to me. It sort of sounds like an opening to an epic movie.
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Bob_McBob 28.09.2005
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Advantages: great sound Disadvantages: not enough songs!
An amazing album by an amazing band. All of the songs are catchy and will get stuck in your head - but in a good way. The beat is great, and the lyrics just flow. The first track is a grade A beat, with really thought provoking lyrics, great connection, and something that we can all relate to. It has the essence of a song that makes it memorable, yet never dull or repetitive. Finally we have found a group that can actually sing, have good lyrics ... ...others do this vital job. The second track starts off like a dream, and doesn't let the CD down, whereas the third goes for a more solid approach, and doesn't miss, giving a slightly under beat sound. The whole album is great, and each song has something different we can all relate to. Track 4 is the best, but the charisma is carried all of the way through to track 12. ...
hazzstar13 01.06.2005
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Product Information for "Alternative To Love, The - Brendan Benson" »
Product details
Title
Alternative To Love, The
Performer
Brendan Benson
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Power Pop
Release Date
14/03/2005
Recomended Retail Price
12.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
V2 / Universal Music
Producer
Brendan Benson; Tchad Blake
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Format
Performer
EAN
5033197312125
Additional notes
Album Notes
'The Alternative To Love' is the third album by Detroit based singer-songwriter Brendan Benson. This album bears all of the hallmarks of Brendan Benson's style, with witty yet poignant lyrics set to Beatles-esque pop melodies. Includes the single 'Spit It Out'.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Spit It Out
2.
Cold Hands (Warm Heart)
3.
Feel Like Myself
4.
Alternative To Love
5.
Pledge
6.
Them And Me
7.
Biggest Fan
8.
Flesh And Bone
9.
Get It Together
10.
Gold Into Straw
11.
What I'm Looking For
12.
Between Us
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