I only now have been turned on to their music in December 2024 and I am absolutely smitten by The incredible instrument tones, The arrangements, The stiles and the way they are making other dimension type copies of popular '60s tunes that are like different better versions of great popular songs...... One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces...... Little fishes!!!! One of these days!!! Awesome!!! -

4 yrs... No comments yet... This means im in the right place! Nobody caught on cricket revisited psyde effects... Lyric says "these are the side effects"... AND the incredibly clever thing about this is they say it in mono on the right channel in the "side fx".... I've caught three of these ltricky word play things on their records... These guys are straight genius! I feel like they made this album for me.... An i their Charles Manson???

Robert Hunter himself said, when asked about the meaning of a certain lyric, that that was for each individual listener to find for themselves. This generation seems to need to be spoonfed all kinds of 'meaning', all the time. And, last but not least, regarding the comment that these songs should have been edited down to "under four minutes", WTF!! Is that because so many people now days have the attention span of a house plant? The Dead were never interested in writing short songs for radio airplay. They resisted Warner Brothers' demands to do so; unlike the Doors, who allowed 'Light My Fire' to be cut down to around three minutes so they could have a hit on the radio. Listen to some the Dead's live material, widely available on KZbin, before you make wide ranging statements about them based on a single album. And no, we didn't all have to use 'chemicals' to appreciate the music.

Too bad you two are too young to really get the Dead . Yes, it was all about the live experience. Jerry himself said that they never made any good studio albums, which many of their fans highly disagree with. Also, when Deadheads refer to the "Wall of Sound ", they are talking about the huge assembly of sound equipment created by Owlsley that only was used for one year, 1974 to 75. I was lucky enough to hear it at my first show (7/29/74, Landover, MD), and the sound was perfectly balanced and clear, especially in an indoor coliseum type setting. You alluded to it, but then used the term to identify something like Phil Spector's production work. Also, to listen to the Grateful Dead's music and not get into Hunter's lyrics kind of robs you of half of the experience. Of course they are mystical and non specific, that's the point!

Where should I start? I think that to make a fair critique, especially when it comes to a retrospective look at a classic album, you need someone who has listened to the work repeatedly and has a minimum of context, both in terms of the artist in question and the historical moment in which that work emerges. And frankly, it's very annoying to listen to someone emit snickers all the time while talking about a certain subject, whatever it may be. How is that person going to convince us that he or she takes the topic of conversation seriously, right?

Awesome album

First time I hear anyone talk about Darling Violetta. Nice!

This takes a while to appreciate.

Hey guys! you guys did such a great job talking about this! My favorite album of all time. keep up the great work! Subscribed!

One of my all time favs - thanks for reviewing!

God forbid somebody show an idealistic naiveté rather than an ironic snicker.

You are so smug and hip and jaded

Guys we Built this City...has ONE member(Grace ) that is on this

Why does every numpty who reviews this album start by saying it is based on Fish's childhood? There is not a single line in any song that shows any childhood action or thought of the protagonist. He is an adult from start to finish. If the title didn't tip you off, the album is about the ABSENCE of childhood, and about how reclaiming a childlike sense of wonder can be beneficial as a foil against the various despairs of adulthood and lend energy to your endeavours. What kind of childhood do they think Fish had? Booze, drugs, hookers, hitchhiking, dealing with the pressures of fame... poor little fella. Again... NOT ONE image of the protagonist as a child exists on this album. Please listen to the next album you review BEFORE you talk about it. Part 2... You can't figure out what the concept is? Yet you state about 5 times that it's about Fish's childhood. So you begin with a nonsensical misconception and then happily declare that the album has no clear concept. Okay... here's a simplified version to start you off... dude in despair is visited by the spirit of his younger self, who has some harsh messages for him... he reminisces about his ADULT life and sees a bunch of mistakes he has made... he takes some drugs and begs for his childhood back... he reaches a nadir thinking about all the evil in the world (that's what the war stuff is about)... finally has an epiphany, reclaims his lost sense of childhood wonder and adventure and, energised by this, he sets out to change the world for the better. Now listen to it properly, and take note that there are NO lines about Fish's childhood. How can you notice what keyboard was used in each song but not know what any of the lyrics mean? They are written down for you.

I disagree. Nick roads expanded his playing greatly for this album.

Great video would love to see you guys do an other Pearl Jam album maybe the Avocado one !

Funny show that should have lasted longer.

more reactions please, I LOVE THIS

Born in 1986, I was young when this came out. My uncle was a classical musician and exposed me to the Juliet Letters (along with Spike/King of America)... It's the only album that's been with me 30+ years, and I'm always discovering new elements that I relate to throughout the years. I've never gotten sick of it. "Who do you think you are" on a rainy day is always a treat.

I've been listening to the pillows for years and have gone through almost all their work, so to hear you guys talking about one of their best albums was a real treat, thank you so much!

I always loved this album. It had that dark melodic beauty about it. Simon sounded great on this album. So many great musicians on it as well.

Hey. Condescending dipshits....this album is a masterpiece , when does your album stop that people will talk about 50years on......i'll wait..................you 2 are the living of the old adage, those who love music but don't have the talent become spiteful critics!

What's ironic is that in The Human Equation, you can easily tell the characters apart even though the concept is that all the characters are part of the same one guy

Thanks for sharing your review of this album guys. This is my favorite album by Living Colour. A lot of times music, whether it's an album or a single song, can bring back memories to times in our lives, but this entire album was the soundtrack of my life when I was in the middle of a rough breakup, and I left my home town for a couple of years to reset. You nailed it by saying it is aggressive and pessimistic, and I LOVED it. EVERY song hits me. Good work! Thanks again✌

Nice review! I love to see one of my favorite bands getting some attention! At one point you wondered how Freezepop made their way into Guitar Hero/Rock Band. I can answer that. Freezepop is based in Boston. Harmonix, the company that created Guitar Hero 1 & 2 and all the Rock Band games are also located in Boston. Freezepop's former bandmate, The Duke of Pannekoeken (Kasson Crooker ) was an employee at Harmonix. Since licensing famous songs is expensive, a lot of the songs in the early games were either covers or originals from smaller/local groups. Many other employees at Harmonix also had bands that were featured in their games. There are 7 Freezepop songs in Rock Band 1-4. Also, since you were curious about how they'd work in a rock oriented game, I can attest that the songs are really fun in the game! A couple songs have remixes that were specifically made for the game containing electric guitar (Get Ready to Rokk, for example). The rest all have you playing the synth leads on the guitar, which is totally fine since a Rock Band guitar is really more of a keytar than a string based instrument anyway. The vocals are obviously fine, and the drums are mostly really fun, I think in big part because they're recorded in real-time as you mentioned. Cheers, A devoted Rock Band and Freezepop fan

This was a joy to listen to, it really means so much to hear folks who *GET IT* in every way. So glad you enjoyed the film so much, all of you. But if you haven't seen it, we ARE trying to make a Part 2.

Bought "Spilt Milk" when it came out. Loved the first album but was unprepared for the incredible production and arrangements. This was the peak of the grunge era so it really set itself apart. Of course it didnt sell sqwat.

When does the Night Court episode start. If I knew this was kind of like a commentary I probably wouldn't have clicked on this.

The whole record is a masterpiece. Check out the song self annoyed which is the early version of destruction with lyrics.

Anderson is my favorite vocalist as well. Mainly because of an amazing range of emotion I haven't heard from anyone else. The Baroque section you note is even more interesting when you consider it actually, more specifically, mimics Gregorian chant. The Strings are actually strings, conducted and arranged by David, (now Dee) Palmer.

I'll check out some of you picks and hope to grow in my music education. I would tend to call Aqualung "progressive" and Brick maybe "Prog". Some differing connotations there.

St Vincent interestingly spoke of the Aqualung riff as being one of the first things she learned or was influenced by if my bad memory serves. Aqualung, Metric, excellent choices. I would prefer slightly Thick as a Brick by Tull and Live it out by Metric. Thanks Guys, and enjoyable listen!

They have four albums now since those two, Albatross, Ghosts, Grace Street, and the newest, but for the Sun. Brian passed away in June just before the release.

It sounds to me as if you've never done drugs. There's so much to this music that isn't standard. A lot of it seems lost on you guys. Im glad you overall liked the feel and energy, though. I highly, highly recommend going back to their first album. Its much more compact and punchy and is likely far more too your liking (and Flea plays all the bass, Jon is in rare form and Omar is much more bluesy). A couple of notes though - John Frusciante did a number of solos on L'Via - im not sure how this wasn't obvious. But then, i don't get how you could have a negative view on Omar's solos either so, fair i suppose. Cedric has specifically said he doesn't mean to sound like Plant and isn't particularly influenced by him. Just FYI The continual references to other music seem like real over-reaches. I GET them, but you're being hyperbolic to and end that, appears, to be a want of dislike. Its pretty weird to make comments on the band's mindset (impressed by themselves etc...) kind of not a music review at that point. If you listen to their albums (most pointedly this one) as SOUNDTRACKS and not Albums all of the points you disliked become incredibly poignant and meaningful. There's impatience coming through your notes that speaks to an expectation that makes no sense here.

The "symbols" for Honey are Katakana for "Ha" and "ni" (so...honey) and the dash at the end just implies an extended last syllable.

This album will be one of my favourites ever, for many reasons, I love the album, I definitly love ceschi, seen him live, he is brilliant heartfull, truthfull artist. And this is the first vinyl of the trilogy that I have preordered, I've so been waiting for it ! You made a great review, you are both funny and you have been respectfull of each song. You did a great job, I really enjoyed watching you. I'll definitely check on you later :)

This is my album of 2019 until Ceschi’s next 2 albums come out in August and November!Thank you for knowing about him and taking the time to review his album! If you like this album and how it constantly changes genres you MUST check out his band Toca, where he plays guitar and does most of the vocals. They cover every genre of the last 50 years, minus blues and EDM. It’s probably my favorite band and favorite album of all time... I’ll link you to the album below....

I hate to be a snob about this, but Eddie Kramer engineered albums for Zeppelin , Stones and as far as producing Hendrix, only albums released after his death. Eddie also produces albums for KISS.

This is one of the most superficial reviews of a recording, or book or anything else I've ever heard. These 2 knuckleheads are making the claim the lyrics are superficial? They must've gotten the Cliff notes for this " review. " Just one example: " Dear Brumus "......Robert Kennedy, Jr.'s head was literally blown apart in 1968, L.A. The name of his dog was Brumus. Brilliant lyrics.... " Dear Brumus, the ship'll be ours and you got to roll with it Though your master's head's blown off you got to go with it Roll with the natural flow Like water off a spinning ball..." Kantner is enticing Brumus to get on board....speaking to him in a vision he can understand and enjoy...." like water off a spinning ball..." Next time, one of these guys might want to delve deeper than the millimeter of thought they gave to one of the more defining Albums bridging the 60's and 70's.

What's the title of the female-voiced punk song playing during the trailer? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6izY6d3bM9soac

Lame

Saw them do Frances in NYC at the Roseland Ballroom. I can't believe it was so long ago. They actually brought out this old dude to play piano on those Latin sections of Via. The whole show alternated between rippingly fierce and abysmally boring. I agree the stuff meanders and is derivative. I like derivations with energy like this because the classic bands are no longer making music. It's sort of brand extension rather than mimicry. I feel like the stuff I grew up with lives on in more than a cover band. PS Thanks for the mention.

This album is one of the holy grails of engineering. Producers use this album when they judge to a control room. Its that sonically incredible. Jellyfish is an homage to all their heroes. you guys must be insane to use the word derivative. This sounds like everything, yet it sound like nothing.This is pure power pop/ The word play is uncompromising, deft and compelling. They are not trying reinvent the wheel, just supercharge it. These compositions are so complex, it might take a few listens to actually comprehend whats going on. these are all stories. this is not floss, Its genius. Musicians bow to this record. We are all in awe of the monumental achievement. Maybe its just to clever for its own good. while people were staring at their shoes, these guys made this inexplicable monster.

Sorry you couldn't hear what we old fans hear, Scotto. The odd lyrics were what set the hooks deep into me. That and the instrumental virtuosity made BW stand out from all the other 90's stuff. I came in through the Eleven/KingsX door so.... Here's some later tracks to dig into that you might have missed. Ian has become known as a consummate guitar player among players. Influence checks are everywhere. I personally LOVE that! It's what keeps an old man like me in the music! Enjoy. Hey Mama kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH6TiXeJoKt_j8k Missisippi kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGaogIuVobuoZq8 I Digress kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaOUc6qolL2ena8 Look What I Found - Live kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXmuZGmkjceDm5o Albatross kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3nQiGyoi6anjNU Ghosts kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpjLmZpqZcyHqZY Million Days kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoaXhKp_ptyWkLs Big Wreck live Dunlop session! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5jbiHSgl7N-gNU

You can get the lyrics readily. And they are not what you think. Translation is often not easy idiomaticly. Example: give me a break comes out give me a rest. Or the phrase breaking new gate sang in English should have been translated breaking new ground. The new song Bubble was written for a TV show but their meaning is clearly don't put us in a bubble. Or don't categorize us.

You need to do better research. They got their foot in the door and immediately and successfully broke those ties. Babymetal fits your description far better as they are a manufacturered group in every sense of the word. Babymetal is the Monkees and Band-Maid are the Beatles. So to speak.

The best hard rock band on the planet today. Period. Jimmy Page says so. So do l. Get these talented musicians on American TV asap.

Thanks for your honest opinion, fellas! Much appreciated!

Well, the use of english in lyrics is "a japan thing". As you must see, Scandal also do it sometimes and a lot of groups do than. Even X-Japan use a lot of english and even hace an album in english (yeah i know, the album have only one song)

My 2nd favorite album of theirs after the soft bulletin