Get off Sean Lennon's back.
Feb 7, 2007 23:47:55 GMT -5
Post by oscillations. on Feb 7, 2007 23:47:55 GMT -5
(This forum shall be my dumping ground).
His new album is actually quite excellent.
"Parachute" is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in a long time. And, yes, I love his voice.
The album's getting generally positive reviews, yet AMG wrote a rather unfavorable summation:
allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sb6wtr6uklmx
"Friendly Fire is merely a set of palely pretty, sort of sad, yet sort of sweet indie pop bathed in the glow of the '60s. It's pleasant enough, but it kind of fades away as it plays, partially because it's so thin and partially because Lennon has a thin, reedy voice that doesn't draw in listeners. Lennon might not be able to help his voice, but he could learn how to use it to his advantage, especially if he were making records a little more frequently, since he would develop chops. As it stands, his career is starting to seem like a rich kid's holiday, and Friendly Fire has the same feel as Into the Sun: namely, it's a pleasant but forgettable arty pop record made by a guy who has some promise but little discipline. "
UM, everything they just bitched about is what I love about it. The fact that he basically is his father's shadow, the fact that his voice is thin & modest, that he has no "discipline" when it comes to recording an album.
The melodies are stunning, for the most part. The baroque pop element is NOT HALF-ASSED at all, and the lyrics are perfectly reasonable.
His new album is actually quite excellent.
"Parachute" is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in a long time. And, yes, I love his voice.
The album's getting generally positive reviews, yet AMG wrote a rather unfavorable summation:
allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sb6wtr6uklmx
"Friendly Fire is merely a set of palely pretty, sort of sad, yet sort of sweet indie pop bathed in the glow of the '60s. It's pleasant enough, but it kind of fades away as it plays, partially because it's so thin and partially because Lennon has a thin, reedy voice that doesn't draw in listeners. Lennon might not be able to help his voice, but he could learn how to use it to his advantage, especially if he were making records a little more frequently, since he would develop chops. As it stands, his career is starting to seem like a rich kid's holiday, and Friendly Fire has the same feel as Into the Sun: namely, it's a pleasant but forgettable arty pop record made by a guy who has some promise but little discipline. "
UM, everything they just bitched about is what I love about it. The fact that he basically is his father's shadow, the fact that his voice is thin & modest, that he has no "discipline" when it comes to recording an album.
The melodies are stunning, for the most part. The baroque pop element is NOT HALF-ASSED at all, and the lyrics are perfectly reasonable.
