Advantages: A feel good album, good for solo enjoyment or a relaxed party atmosphere Disadvantages: They're not taking any new members - would love to get my sax out and join in...
I haven't written a music review in a very long time, but on looking through the site could only see one review about The Cat Empire, so thought I better beef up their presence. If you're after mainstream indie rock, this may not be the band, or the album, for you. But, if you are open to a wide variety of musical styles and cultures, and enjoy a good chilled out tune, these are the boys for you. Don't get me wrong, they do a fine line in rocking out - but it's overtaken by some fantastic, more exotic influences.
The band are from Australia, with a permanent line up of 6, plus the Empire horns (a superb trumpet and trombone player, along with an occasional saxophone that appears on this album.) whenever seems to be possible. The lineup, especially considering there are 6 numbers, is unusual. Felix and Harry share the role of lead ...
Advantages: A lyrical and melodical masterpiece with hidden depth Disadvantages: Dark and seedy themes may not suit all tastes
depressing) content. However, the band skilfully lighten the mood whilst never betraying the impact of their song writing. Consistently good, with nothing you could describe as a truly duff track, if you buy one album from the band (other than ?Carry on Up the Charts? released in 1994 - their best compilation) I would argue that this is the one to go for. It is a varied, mature effort that rewards repeated listens. Recommended.
?And we only smoke when bored, so we do two packs a day, and we?ve lost the difference between bored and lonely anyway??
FULL TRACK LISTING
1. "Don't Marry Her" (3:23)
2. "Little Blue" (3:17)
3. "Mirror" (4:05)
4. "Blackbird on the Wire? (4:57)
5. "The Sound of North America" (4:02)
6. "Have Fun" (4:44)
7. "Liars' Bar" (5:53)
8. "Rotterdam (or Anywhere)" (3:37)
9. "Foundations" (2:44)
10. "Artificial ...
Advantages: fun, anarchic, helps with reading, dynamic, reads well aloud Disadvantages: none
a way that can leave more traditionally minded parents flabbergasted at the complete nonsense that gets uttered.
The genius of Dr Seuss lies in the fact that his books stay just about this side of sane, while retaining the free, rather manic, hyper quality of a child running high on their own creativity and laughter.
"TheCat in a Hat" is amongst the relatively more conventional of Dr Seuss stories, in the sense that it actually has a clear storyline: the story involves two normal human children, in a normal house, and only when their mother goes out on a wet, boring day, the Seussian magic starts with the appearance of a certain Cat. The cat plays tricks, shows off, involves children; and finally lets out of a box two Things which bring the mayhem a few levels up. I love the fact that they are just called Things (Thing one and Thing ...
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