Thursday, June 08, 2006

Best Record You Must Stop at Nothing to Possess


From Uncle Grambo:

Guster, "Ganging Up On The Sun"
— This utterly amazing LP is proof positive of what happens when record labels adhere to the oldest of adages, "Patience is a virtue." By recognizing that Guster is the type of band that would flourish when given the freedom to decide what pace to till their creative soil, everyone's gonna come up a winner when this record hits shelves on 6/20. This time around, the band has managed to evolve from granola-y college rock to a formula that's probably best described as "vintage". They still retain the catchy, jangly guitar sound that got them signed in the first place, but the addition of multi-instrumentalist Joe Pisapia has allowed them to stretch in ways they were never able to before before. Songs like "The Captain", "One Man Wrecking Machine" and "Manifest Destiny" will plant themselves firmly inside your noggin' upon the first listen, a place they're likely to stay for years and years. Trust your Uncle Grambo on this one folks, this is THE album of the year.


Wow!

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Blogger Bram said:

Just finished off (it was a long business trip) a book you should check out — The Company: A Novel of the CIA. A sprawling, ambitious novel; not without its faults, but, especially in the early Cold War sections, a wonderful, dark look at the world of espionage.
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Blogger jwb said:

Robert Littell, right? I agree--an excellent book. I recall reading somewhere a while ago that there is a movie based on the book in the works. This kind of book is perfect for those TV miniseries popular when we were kids but that they don't seem to do any more.
After reading The Company, is read some of Littell's other stuff--pretty good, though less compelling. Legends, the most recent one, is pretty good.
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