Track Listing

1. The Good That Won't Come Out
2. Paint's Peeling
3. The Execution of All Things
4. So Long
5. Capturing Moods
6. A Better Son/Daughter
7. Hail to Whatever You Found in the Sunlight
8. My Slumbering Heart
9. Three Hopeful Thoughts
10. With Arms Outstretched
11. Spectacular Views

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6254 in Music
• Released on: 2002-10-08
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

the way it should be
Approaching 50, it is easy for me to listen to the sounds I am used to: Dylan, Bowie, The Who, etc. But music must change with the times and Rilo Kiley is the best sound in today's rock I have heard. Sweetly cynical, intelliegent and sexy. Good stuff!

Well Executed
Before there was the awe inspiring "More Advendturous", there was . . . the awe inspiring "The Execution Of All Things". The indie pop/rock/country band, headed by Jenny Lewis, struck a cord in 2002 but it's only til recently that listeners are heading back and exploring how the band progressed to the popular status to which they hold now. It's no mistake that these guys (and girl) just woke up one day with talent. They've had it all along. "The Execution Of All Things" is proof. It's an entertaining and some times overwhelming collection of songs that range from differnt genres.

1. The Good That Won't Come Out (8/10) Possesses a calm and constant flow for about three minutes and thirty nine seconds. Then Jason Boesel "bells" in with his drums that turn electric.
2. Paint's Peeling (7/10) Solid song with clarity that gets distorted towards the end.
3. The Execution Of All Things (10/10) Great intro (sounds like they're getting ready to play at Madion Square Park) Blake Sennett's guitar play shines throughout. Killer song!
4. So Long (10/10) Excellent mellow song, reminecent of The Shins. Sennett showcases his soothing vocal style. The music is somber yet hopeful.
5. Capuring Moods (10/10) Just beautiful. Lewis' voice is so gorgeous and clean. Great soundscape.
6. A Better Son/Daughter (9/10) Extremely relatable and catchy. It begins soft with excellent marching drums that soon become bombastic like watching a fireworks show. Sennett plays a quirky patriotic sounding solo.
7. Hail To Whatever You Found in the Sunlight That Surrounds You
(5/10) Repeatitive Country based diddy. Good but not the best, quite possibly their weakest song on the album.
8. My Slumbering Heart (8/10) Begins like "Accedental Deth" but quickly becomes poppy and bouncy.
9. Three Hopeful Thoughts (9/10) Another great Sennett sung song. I don't know why he doesn't sing more on "More Adventurous". He's got a great indie voice.
10. With Arms Outstretched (100/10) The most beautiful track they've EVER recorded. This is what I meant about overwhelming! This could easily produce tears for anyone. Lewis cries out, "And if you want me, you better speak up! I won't wait!" Very Heartbreaking and everyone sings and everyone should sing towards the end while clapping their hands! Boo!
11. Spectacular Views (9/10) What a great way to end an album. It's a fast pace rock song. Lewis sums it up, "Indifferent but distanced perfectly, projected endlessly - It's so f**king beautiful!"

I'm sure anyone who owns "The Execution Of All Things" feels lucky and privileged. They should. I do.
And that's not all kids! There's also a hidden song that is dispersed thoughout the album. It's kind of circus esque but definitly Rilo Kiley.

The Good That DID Come Out
I'm going to try my best to keep my excited ramblings and nonsense to a minimum. Simply put, this album is completely solid. Not to mention having the album for over a year, but to love every song just as much as the first time I heard it -- especially after the heavy rotation it's been getting in my cd player as of late -- is remarkable.

Honestly, I can say that I've never been able to listen to one album as much as I do this one. After about the one-hundredth time I swear death to the CD and from there it collects a good load of dust-age on the CD racks.

But there is something about Rilo Kiley's beats, their sometimes eery, always melodious guitars -- and there is DEFINITELY something about jenny lewis' voice -- something that sounds just as beautiful screaming as it does crooning.

I have all three Rilo Kiley albums, and if you're a poor college student such as I, and even the price of $10 on Amazon freaks you out, and you can only afford one delicious Rilo Kiley album -- then I suggest this one. In MY opinion, after listening to all of their songs, this album seems to have the most amount of my absolute, have-to-listen-to-over-a-hundred-times, amazing songs on it. Stocked-full and ready to go for your listening pleasure.

5 stars, hands down, this shouldn't even be a topic of debate.