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Track Listings
| 1. Leslie Anne Levine |
| 2. Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect |
| 3. July, July! |
| 4. A Cautionary Song |
| 5. Odalisque |
| 6. Cocoon |
| 7. Grace Cathedral Hill |
| 8. The Legionnaire's Lament |
| 9. Clementine |
| 10. California One/Youth And Beauty Brigade |
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Product Description
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Colin Meloy's dynamic vocals lead the way on Castaways & Cutouts , the impressive '03 effort by Portland, OR, quintet the Decemberists. Throughout the disc, Meloy's songs tell tales of life's castaways, including Spanish gypsies and Turkish prostitutes, painting glorious pictures with supposedly suspicious characters.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
have you ever heard a beutiful old celtic song, where upon listening closely to the lyrics you discover it's about how a bride is killed on her wedding day and her ghost avenges her death... and you think "that's a wierd thing to write a song about..."
Well this disc is a lot like that.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By dot-B-dot-B
Format:Audio CD
I love this album. The twists and turns of melody are fantastic. A lot of the album has a sad dreamy feeling about it - like floating around in melancholy. Every song on this album is pretty wonderful and it all flows together quite nicely. Overall, this release is much stronger than their follow up, "Her Majesty", which, although enjoyable, is bogged down by less successful songwriting (a lot of the "hooks" quickly become annoying which is not a problem on this release.) This band shows a lot of promise - I am hoping that maybe they take a little bit more time before their next full length release and come up with something that is on the same level as this wonderful CD.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By meh
Format:Audio CD
Come on, you can't compare The Decemberists to Neutral Milk Hotel! The Decemberists are far too ORDINARY to sound like Neutral Milk Hotel!
I mean, yeah, there are some similarities, but they're all pretty superficial. Really, the arrangements, the production, and the songwriting on this album is a lot more safe than anything you'd find on a Neutral Milk Hotel album.
That said, there are some nice moments here. The Instrumentation is lush and at times the melodies are quite pretty. The lyrics make a great deal more sense than Mr. Magnum's lyrics, and I think that's a good thing. Yeah, Neural Milk Hotel's lyrics are unique and they often do seem to fit with the music, but when you get right down to it they're pretty much meaningless. The lyrics on this album depict little vignettes and occasionally fully-realized narratives, it's interesting stuff.
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Superb
I was led to this album by a review on Salon.com, in which certain comparisons were made to a certain band who I've loved for quite some time now. Read more
Published on May 28 2004 by Michael Pemulis
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cut out the "Castaways"
Have you stayed in the Neutral Milk Hotel's coffe-house-psychedelic rooms? Evidently Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy has, especially in sophomore album "Castaways and... Read more
Published on May 12 2004 by E. A Solinas
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brit Folk Tradition Meets College Alternative
I acquired this CD because my son turned me on to "Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect", which has been on my "mental playlist" since the first time I heard it. Read more
Published on May 7 2004 by B. Niedt
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing
this album, is absolutely fantastic. i highly recommend it to anyone who likes nuetral milk hotel or belle and sebastion. Read more
Published on Feb 14 2004 by Mama Wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars
underatted!-
If you like soft indie music that envokes feeling and piece of heart, this cd is for you. All the songs are unique and are written very very well. Read more
Published on Jan 30 2004 by W.D. Mainer
3.0 out of 5 stars
eh
I liked this album alright, but they too often reminded me of The Shins. While I like the music, all their songs sort of sound alot alike. Read more
Published on Jan 28 2004 by "noxfacexmusic"
4.0 out of 5 stars
had to check several times
architect was preloaded on my rio player. it was the only real song worth note of the 10 or so songs that were there. Read more
Published on Jan 28 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars
Certainly no comparing to Aeroplane
Reviewers are correct in disputing claims that this is a Neutral
Milk Hotel ripoff. Aeroplane Over The Sea beats the pants off this music in energy, intensity and... Read more
Milk Hotel ripoff. Aeroplane Over The Sea beats the pants off this music in energy, intensity and... Read more
Published on Dec 21 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
Comparisons are always subjective...
Er, who's Neutral Milk Hotel? I must be getting old, because actually I thought of Robyn Hitchcock when I first heard this band. Read more
Published on Dec 9 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
Jeff Magnum only wishes
Neutral Milk Hotel songs consist of no more than 3 chords played maniacally. Granted, its EFFECTIVE, but its totally different. Read more
Published on Nov 28 2003 by Rat Tamer
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