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Indian Giver
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Product Description
Spacemen 3 have always fit well on mixtapes near Big Star. Separated by about a decade, the two bands shared a similar knack for penning songs that could best be described as sublime. Recently Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3 (Spectrum) spent sometime in Independence, Mississippi, making a record with JimDickinson (Captain Memphis), venerable producer of Big Star's THIRD/SISTERS LOVERS (not to mention countless other albums). The result is nothing if not purely indulgent, but it does offer an amusing and sometimes exciting take on both parties' strongest assets. The standout track is "The Lonesome Death of Johnny Ace", which sounds like a retro futurist song-and-dance man trying in vain to bring Folkways to the Space Age. Most of the material here is not new, but rather new takes on old songs. "Take Your Time" is an old Spectrum cut;"When Tomorrow Hits" is a Mudhoney tune previously covered by Spacemen 3; and there's a soothing stab at the Spacemen'sown "Hey Man". Ultimately, the record feels less like a cohesive album and more like two mavericks going at some low-key pop iconclasm, yet it is precisely this that makes INDIAN GIVER a pleasant surprise.
Track Listing
- Mary
- The Lonesome Death of Johnny Ace
- Take Your Time
- Til Your Mainline Comes
- When Tomorrow Hits
- The Old Cow Died
- Hey Man
- Confederate Dead
- Mary Reprise
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #84205 in Music
- Released on: 2008-04-21
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .18 pounds
Customer Reviews
Indian Summer
I agree with the previous reviewer - this is Sonic's best album since 'Soul Kiss'. The instrumental grooves of 'Mary' set the scene for alternating tracks between the Captain and Sonic. 'Take Your Time' is the Spectrum groove at its inacandescent best. The album is worth it for that track alone. But all the material here contains a potent brew.
Avery welcome return...
Sonic Booms best work since Soul Kiss (Glide Divine) in 1992
I've been playing this CD over and over for some days now, and it's really very consistent, no bad tracks. In my opinion, Sonic Boom was the creative part in Spacemen 3, and this release proves it. Recommended!
