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| | Sweet Heart Dealer | | | Music Artist : | | Scarling | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Sympathy 4 the R.I. | | Release Date : | | 2004-02-17 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 1 to 2 days | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. The Last Day I Was Happy
2. Band Aid Covers The Bullet Hole
3. Crispin Glover
4. Alexander The Burn Victim
5. Baby Dracula
6. Black Horse Ridng Star
7. Can't Halloween Valentine
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Best one so far
Submitted on: 2006-07-13 |
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| This is Scarling.'s earliest incarnation and in my opinion their finest release to date. There's just something more raw and volatile to it than displayed in any of their later releases. The band's line-up has changed a few times since this album and it shows in the songs. While only about 40 minutes long, it's a great album, very reminiscent of 90's alternative music. Amazing. |
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I love it!
Submitted on: 2005-12-17 |
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| Wow, this is good. I love this CD. The lyrics, Jessicka's voice, the guitars...it rocks. Each song sounds different for the last. I love it. Black Horse Ridding Star is my favorite. Very remescent of JOJ but a original sound. A must have for any JOJ fan. |
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Brillant!!!
Submitted on: 2005-10-23 |
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I love this CD. Such a cool sound. Buy it and you'll thrash it. Anyway I have to go listen to it again.
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Music for the Broken-Hearted
Submitted on: 2005-08-30 |
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| Being a long time JOJ fan I looked forward to this album and was not dissapointed when I first listened to it. A lot of the songs are sad, angry, or a combination of the two but either way you are still left wowed. Scarling is like the grown-up version of JOJ and the songs are very meaningful. If you are looking for something between the lines of goth, serene, and romantic...this is the album for you! |
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decoy.com
Submitted on: 2005-04-28 |
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It was just over a month ago that I was drooling all over Scarling's teaser Ep "Bandaid Covers the Bullet Hole." It was one of the most amazing and freshest sounds I have heard in ages. It was a 3 song prelude to what turned out to be just a slightly longer Ep. The new album is entitled "Sweet Heart Dealer," and it contains 7 songs. Humm...not exactly bursting with material, but I applaud them because there is no filler here. It's still killer shoegazer brilliance and distorted baby doll vocals. The best way I can think to describe these guys is My Bloody Valentine for the Gen-Xrs with a gorgeous female voice.
The guitars are literally swirling and layered thick as thieves. Chris Vrenna's(NIN) handywork is all over this product and it's a job well done. This is really not for everyone, and I'm thankful for that. It's not really catchy, and there's no single for MTV or radio..not one that jumps out anyway. This is for the puriest, it's deep and thoughtful. The first track "The Last Day I Was Happy," sounds like Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson joined hands for musical matrimony. It comes fully equipped with industrial sludgy guitar riffs and the sick prom queen snarl. Alot of this album reminds me of early 90's alternative, and radio I recall with glee! Bands like Veruca Salt, Ruby, Salt, pre-glam Hole...but with that elitist textured guitar and synth that really put it in a league all it's own. They even give an ode the palest man in the universe, Crispin Glover (Back to the Future's dad McFly.) This is fitting seeing how Scarling are some pale suckers themselves (check their website for photos.) My favorite song on the cd is "Black Horse Riding Star." This song brings the pain, it's got the rage and aggression I was waiting for through the first 5 tracks. Jessicka screams so shrill-ly "Black horse riding star, goodbye and damn YOU!!" I don't know maybe it's just me but I miss the days when alternative was cool. I want to hear this stuff on the radio again. While this album is surely better then most of the mid 90's staples, it just shows how the mainstream is a shadow of it's former self. Am I bitter? Do I feel old? Am I nostalgic? Your darn right and a bandaid probably won't fix it, but Scarling sure does help it go down.
side note:
Those who once worshipped Jessicka's old Band Jack Off Jill will hopefully love her new band scarling. it's certainly tremendously better then the solo effort released by JOJ's other founder Robin Moulder. (tcr is seriously the worst music I've heard to date) |
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