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It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through
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Track Listing
- Back When I Was 4
- Alphabet
- No LSD Tonight
- Don't Let the Record Label Take You out to Lunch
- Gold
- Texas
- Sea Song
- Arrow
- Zaster
- If You Shoot the Head You Kill the Ghoul
- I Saw a Hippie Girl on 8th Ave.
- Graveyard
- You Don't Have to Be a Scientist to Do Experiments on Your Own Heart
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #138084 in Music
- Released on: 2005-01-25
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
Customer Reviews
Jeffrey Lewis- It's the Ones Who've Cracked...
I have to give it 5 stars because I am un Grande fan de Jeffrey Lewis! This is his second and most recent album to date.
Well I think if you liked the stuff on his first album then you should definately buy this, although I think this is more calm than his first, as there are less loud songs (er obviously). I guess the quieter ones include Alphabet (calm and reflectful), Gold (brilliant), Sea Song (a sort of second album equivilant to "SpringTime", and "You Don't Have to Be a Scientist to Do Experiments on Your Own Heart" (yeah, thoughtful). They're all quite catchy, my favourite is probably Gold, which is a lovely example of his characteristically specific(yet different)lyrics.
I think Graveyard is probably the coolest track on the album, it is just great, and If You Shoot the Head You Kill the Ghoul is a really fun take on zombies attacking the earth (in the style of black-and-white horror movies). "No LSD Tonight" is excellant in his attempt to correct people on the (incorrect) belief that he likes doing acid (after his first album's title song was about a certain experience with the drug).
If you like stuff that's a original and a bit quirky then I think you will enjoy this, and his first album. The lyrics are really the main focus I think, but the tunes are catchy and supportive and it all works very well together. This album sounds less like home-edited, but there is no loss of character or feel to his live style.
Very very great.
He is Great!
Woo Jeff Lewis!
Yes.
First things first: Jeff Lewis's music is most enjoyable when he is performing live. For better or worse, there aren't any acoustic frills on this album that you couldn't hear coming from the stage.
With that in mind, this is a great album-- characteristically low-key, with some innovative guitar work and clever, honest and distinct lyrics. I hate to use this term, but it's antifolk at its best. I wish there were more references to NYC in here, but it gets 5 stars anyway, because the obsession with good music about New York from New Yorkers is mine alone.
Still, you can buy 40 minutes of this (the equivalent of an amazing open mic performance), or go to his shows and show Jeffrey Lewis & company some in-person love. (No apologies to Amazon: this album will be cheaper right from Jeff, too..)
