Advantages: Another Maximo Park Disadvantages: A lack of progression perhaps??
A feast of indie-fun for all you rockers out there. This is ?Quicken the Heart?, the third outing from Geordie-NME-favourites Maximo Park. That?s probably doing them an understatement already as I doubt they want to be tarred with such a brush, but in this fickle day and age for music, that?s what they?ve got to live with.
Quicken the Heart is the third album from the five-piece, following the underground success of ?A Certain Trigger? and ?Our Earthly Pleasures?. When I say underground success, I do of course mean they were extremely successful in their own right, but still lacked the killer punch to get Maximo Park into the mainstream, A-list bracket which British bands such as Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs have done with such aplomb in recent years.
Being a fan of their debut album, A Certain Trigger, but having never brought ...
Advantages: A number of strong songs, Charming band, A deeper look at human relationships Disadvantages: A few weak links, A bit ordinary, Needs a bit more umph
It seems that 2009 has been the year for Indie - rock (alternative pop). Quicken The Heart gives the Indie world a run for its money. Maximo Park fans will be excited to hear they have their third album out now. Although Maximo Park's sound takes us down a time warp and meets us with sounds that we are familiar with they are still a very talented band. I feel with a bit more of a kick and a little experimenting this band could lead the Indie world by storm. They have a sophisticated sound filled with a cheeky bit of fun. Saying this though they already have a large following of fans and most of which remain loyal to the band.
Maximo Park first began in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2000. Band members are from Teeside, Paul Smith lead singer, Archis Tiku bass, Lukas Wooller keyboard, Duncan Lloyd guitar and Tom English drums. In 2004 they ...
Advantages: A couple of decent tracks with a retro 80s feel Disadvantages: Nothing really stands out
One of the great clichés in the music industry is that of ?the difficult second album?, the struggle to live up to expectations second time around after a promising debut. Maxïmo Park has this struggle when coming to follow up the Mercury Music Prize nominated ?A Certain Trigger?. Their second album, ?Our Earthly Pleasures? more than answered any questions on that score, but could ?Quicken the Heart? keep the momentum going?
The album certainly starts well, with the driving guitar riff to ?Wraithlike? giving the song a lovely up-tempo indie-rock feel. The track in general is reminiscent of Franz Ferdinand or the Fratellis, although there is a strange break towards the end that does interrupt the flow of the song a little. But it?s certainly a lively start to the album.
There?s quite a dark, but quite simple, bass intro to ?The ...
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Product details
Title
Quickening
Performer
Frank Kimbrough
Genre
Jazz Instrument
Release Date
27/09/2004
Original Release Year
2003
Label / Distributor
OmniTone / Cadiz/Universal Music
Engineer
Jon Rosenberg
Producer
Frank Kimbrough
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
686281520323
Catalogue Number
OMCD 15203
Additional notes
Album Notes
Frank Kimbrough Trio: Frank Kimbrough (piano); Ben Allison (bass); Jeff Ballard (drums). Recorded live at The New School, New York, New York on September 24, 1998.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Quickening
2.
Cascade Rising
3.
Chant
4.
Clara's Room
5.
Svengali
6.
For Duke
7.
TMI
8.
Ancestor
Ciao
Listed on Ciao since
06/12/2005
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