Word: basse
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Throughout the album, McLachlan relies on the instrumentals of Pierre Marchand as the other main component evident on "Ice," where Marchand's bass and the saxophone of Michel Dubeau play mirror to McLachlan's voice. Marchand's support is also key on "Elsewhere," a beautiful declaration of the power of love, with the line "I believe this is heaven to no one else but me" multi-tracked over McLachlan's own vocal harmonies, guitars and piano. It is Marchand who adds the synthesizer and drum machines that round out McLachlan's sound, giving her the freedom to engage...
...probably didn't say Eggs at the Middle East last Sunday. Your loss; this Arlington, VA trio--singer/ guitarist Andrew Beaujon, bass second guitarist/trombonist Rob Christiansen, plus a rotating corps of helpful temporary drummers--has been touring up and down the East Coast for a couple year now, wowing tiny rock clubs (or at least the people who stand around in them) with an ever-varying mixture of instrumental comedy and soulfully complicated pop. They've also been releasing records, largely on the DC label Teen Beat; their latest is a multifaceted opus called Exploder. We (the columnar "we") caught...
...member with the best haircut is Pete Rojas, who plays the bass. Pete has a kind of page-boy haircut, except the ends flip out instead of under. Pete likes to be addressed as Rojas, said in a very syllabic and enunciated way. One time as a joke Pete said he was a prospector. That is a good example of his sense of humor...
...studio saxophone wail to a folk guitar song does nothing but bewilder the listener, as does a tune like "Strange Weather," with its hip jazz shimmy that sounds like it belongs on Sting's last album. Add in a trumpet solo (as Peck does on many tunes), a walking bass and sampled strings, and you have a very curious tune. It has the same value as the likes of buster Pointdexter or Thomas Dolby, minus the better arrangements, interesting voices, and performer personalities. Which brings us to yet another problem: Peck's songs and singing don't really reveal much...
...Crooked Rain is indeed a very different animal from past records. Until now every Pavement record was the product Malkmus and his partner Spiral Stairs, plus drumming by a crazy and amazing hippie named Gary. They played all the instruments, and in most cases there wasn't even a bass guitar. This may not sound so appealing, but it was how they did it, and believe met it worked...