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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0677517003727 Label: Carpark Records Manufacturer: Carpark Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Carpark Records Release Date: May 08, 2007 Sales Rank: 17839 Studio: Carpark Records Disc 1:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Baltimore-based bedroom electronic pop musician Dan Deacon has made a thrilling, buzzing little album that cagily mixes the throwaway with the epic. The record's centerpiece, a paean to Deacon's hometown called "Wham City," is so smartly constructed, anthemic, and lush, it makes Sufjan Stephens look like a confused, overreaching Boy Scout. While on the subject of comparisons, Deacon is repeatedly compared to Daniel Johnston in interviews. And sure, they both can display a love for whimsy and have been known to record using very inexpensive means, but Johnson seems to have such a wellspring of confusion and fear that he's working from. There's a euphoric thrill to Deacon's squeaky, looped-out music. The opening tune "Woody Woodpecker" piles so many chintzy and cheesy elements together it should be the most annoying thing ever. But it's expertly crafted and kaleidoscopic, and it will only annoy people who hate fun. You should take this song, or the entire album, with you on a first date with you and play it for that person. If they do not like it, you should never date them again, even if they are very rich. --Mike McGonigal Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - Insanity is N the DetailsI used to think I was kinda nuts; then I heard this. It was on one of those Best of 2007 lists in a free weekly, so I took a chance and bought it. It arrived and I played it all the way through without stopping: an act of sheer will. Then I played it for my 6 yr old who promptly started cursing, spitting up blood and came at me with scissors - I turned it off. Then I recently pulled it out again to listen to, just to see if it was still unbearable and it just wore me down: I finally got it: stop ... Read More Rating: - There Is A Mountain of Snow!"There is a mountain of snow, up past the big glen. We have a castle enclosed. There is a fountain. Out of the fountain flows gold into a huge hand. That hand's held by a bear, who has a sick band of: goats, and cats, and pigs, and bats...with brooms and bats and wings and rats, and play big dogs like queens and kings and everyone plays drums and sings...bout big sharks, sharp swords, beast bees, bead lords, sweet cakes, mace lakes...O ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma......" If you think the aforementioned ... Read More Rating: - Ridiculously radIf you are really serious and only listen to really serious music then you will not enjoy this album. This cd makes you want to jump around and dance like a 3rd grader. I'm not going to write a review that sounds like I think I work for Pitchfork or anything because I don't. If you like having a smile on your face buy this album. Rating: - A madness that must be heard to be believedSpiderman of the Rings. One of the best albums of 2007, and for many different reasons. I can't possibly hope to outline all of these reasons here, however I will go over the most important of them. Dan Deacon's music is like nothing else. If this music came out of stuff he pulled out of a dumpster, then damn do I want to dive into a dumpster. This music comes from a mind whose style of thinking has never before been seen. "Wooody Wooodpecker" serves as a perfect introduction to the album, ... Read More Rating: - Trippy, Unique, and Completely Unforgettable!Despite a silly title, whimsical lyrics, and playful compositions, Dan Deacon's "Spiderman of the Rings" is music one should definitely take seriously. The album is comprised of the sort of glitchy, electronic tinkering that made up Sufjan Stevens' second, pre-states album, "Year of the Rabbit." At the same time, Deacon's music has a much more playful feel than Sufjan's, as evidenced by the title of the album and the tracks it contains. The end result is a fun-filled album, that should not go unnoticed. ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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