The Walkmen's Bows + Arrows is the follow up to their debut, Everyone Who Pretended to ... more
Like Me is Gone, an album that had more hype than tunes. Thankfully, the second time around, this New York City five-piece seem to be on to a good thing. While any b...
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The Walkmen'sBows + Arrowsis the follow up to their debut,Everyone Who Pretended to Like ... more
Me is Gone, an album that had more hype than tunes. Thankfully, the second time around, this New York City five-piece seem to be on to a good thing. While any band coming from the New York scene in the wake of the Strokes is bound to be seen as riding their coattails, The Walkmen boast experience that comes from a unique pedigree. Three of them--guitarist Paul Maroon, drummer Matt Barrick and organist Walter Martin--were all members of Jonathan Fire*Eater, one of the greatest bands to come out of NYC in the 1990s (even if few heard of them). And, onBows and Arrows, the Walkmen seem to have borrowed quite a bit from their bandmates' past, especially on "Little House of Savages", "My Old Man" and "Thinking of a Dream I Had", with their pumping organ and martial drumming. Elsewhere, the rawer, garage-rock sound of "The Rat" shows that these guys know how to rock, while "138th Street" goes to the opposite extreme with a 70s, folk-pop vibe. And like Jonathan Fire*Eater, the whole album has a slightly sinister, seedy quality that seems best-suited to late night hotel bars and motel bedrooms.Bows + Arrowsis not only a vast improvement from the Walkmen's debut, it's also a genuinely exciting and atmospheric album.--Robert Burrow
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Advantages: Great battle scenes, historical accuracy. Disadvantages: Slightly week protagonist, although this is just a minor quibble.
painstakingly and (according to the author) with much historical research (most of the character names, including William Hook, are lifted directly from historical records). It is in these moments that Hook, and the novel itself, come to life. The skills of a trained archer are depicted with supreme clarity, and the raft of sensations that come with combat ? blood, death, fear, panic, revulsion, terror ? commingle into a tense and gory whole.
Such moments serve to lift this above the ordinary. It?s not spectacular by any means, but it does precisely what you?d expect, and serves as a great primer to one of the most important battles in British history. For fans of historical fiction, it?s a must-read.
Overall it?s a decent package, with appendices giving historical insight into the battle and the yew bows put to such deadly use by the English ...
Advantages: Gives a new perspective on heaven! Disadvantages: Had to end.
A while ago my younger sister had a book clearout, knowing my love of reading she ?donated? them to my ongoing book club that I run through my workplace, hence the review.
The book I will now review is - ?Poison Arrows by Morag Prunty?
This is a shock book to me. I only picked this book up to read as it was on the top of the pile and my daughter was asleep and I didn?t want to disturb her?.. Not really a reason is it! But by god (excuse the pun), I?m glad I did!
I will try to do a general overview, there is rather a varied storyline happening so bear with me!
Christian is a cupid, this means he is a messenger of God and aids in the ?pairing? of suitable couples on earth, he is by design also gay, something that makes for some great lines from fellow cupids further on in the book, especially from a cupid called Mayday who has ...
Advantages: You may gain insight into a turbulent time in English History - the War of the Roses (white and red) Disadvantages: It is not always easy to unravel who is on which side at which time; sentences can be long and complicated.
one such who changed sides when it suited him.
I expect, like so many classics I read as a child, I first read an abridged version of this book ~ I have colourful illustrations in my mind already as I re-read this, and wonder how many illustrations I saw and how many were created by my imagination as I first read it.
One of the strongest images in my mind is that of the blind leper tapping and ringing his bell as he stalks the young Richard Shelton and John Matcham in the woodland as they are fleeing to the safety of Holywood. There are echoes of the "Robin Hood" story in the outlaws seeking to find justice by the cross-bow with their trademark "black-shafted" arrows which give this book its title. Surely there were many such displaced persons in England's history!
There is humour, and irony, in this book.
Above all, it ...
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Product details
Title
Bows And Arrows
Performer
Walkmen
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Alternative
Release Date
26/04/2004
Recomended Retail Price
15.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2004
Label / Distributor
Record Collection / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Engineer
The Walkmen; Greg Gordon; Stuart Si
Producer
The Walkmen; David Sardy
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
93624868026
Catalogue Number
9362486802
Additional notes
Album Notes
The Walkmen: Hamilton Leithauser (vocals, guitar); Paul Maroon (guitar, piano); Walter Martin (organ); Pete Bauser (bass); Matt Barrick (drums). Recorded at Marcata, The Magic Shop, New York, New York; Sweet Tea, Oxford, Mississippi; Easley-McCain Studios, Memphis, Tennessee in 2003. A rock revivalist opus similar to those by the Strokes and Stripes, the Walkmen's sophomore effort is a genuine rock "album" in the traditional sense: each song is unique to the others and it all fits together as a cohesive work of art. Instant classics include "The Rat," with vocalist Hamilton Leithauser screaming out with so much lonely rage that two tracks later (on "Little House of Savages"), the shredded walls of his throat fall away like rocket boosters fueled by Matt Barrick's long, flying drum-fill of a beat. Mellower tracks "138th Street" and "Hang on Siobhan" provide ample evidence that these boys are long-lost heirs to the Mott the Hoople / BLONDE ON BLONDE-era Dylan throne. U2 comparisons are also borne out with the riffs of guitarist Paul Maroon and the thudding drums of Barrick. Add some Yo La Tengo-esque organ and it's like seeing a lost love in the face of a first date--exciting and new, yet warmly familiar.
Album Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (2/6/04, p.139) - "[BOWS AND ARROWS] not only features their best work but manages to crack open a few new windows in the generally restrictive garage-rock revival....[It] reveals a band that's grown tighter, hungrier, and more varied since last time." - Rating: A Mojo (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A] shimmering, sugar-plummy assortment of music-box chimes and old-timey saloon piano adds just enough tinsel-strewn whimsy..."
Uncut (5/04, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[S]odden with emotional profundity....If it's Franz Ferdinand's ambition to make girls dance then it seems as if The Walkmen's rightful responsibility is to make girls cry."
Titles on disc 1
1.
What's In It For Me
2.
Rat
3.
No Christmas While I'm Talking
4.
Little House Of Savages
5.
My Old Man
6.
138th Street
7.
North Pole
8.
Hang On Siobhan
9.
New Year's Eve
10.
Thinking Of A Dream I Had
11.
Bows And Arrows
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