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| | Jean Lee & the Yellow Dog | | | Music Artist : | | ed Kuepper | | Music Style : | | General | | Release Date : | | 2007-11-27 | | Store Price : | | $51.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $51.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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 One of the 10 Best for the Year
Submitted on: 2008-07-21 |
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It still amazes me that Kuepper remains a non entry in the musical landscape outside of his home in Australia. "Jean Lee..." is simply put one of the most intense and heart rendering guitar albums of years past. Kuepper continues to push the envelop of creativity and its paid off in spades with this release.
What is shameful is the fact that it's a hard and expensive item to seek out which cripples any opportunity for new fans outside Aussie land to acquaint themselves to his work. I'm certain Kuepper's world wide base has already picked this up but I feel for those who don't have a clue. For those new to Kuepper I highly recommend his 3 disc set "The Magic Mile" This Is the Magic Mile which can be had from 2nd hand retailers for 1/2 price. There's not a duff track and you'll be playing it for eternity. An artist who deserves more exposure and world distribution.
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Kuepper's Brilliance returns
Submitted on: 2008-05-08 |
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This is the first CD in many years that I found totally gripping, even at first listen. Ed may not be as prolific as he used to be, but this is worth the long wait. Cello mixed with searing guitar in the first track sets the tone.
A masterpiece - thanks Ed. |
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He's a maestro and a matador.
Submitted on: 2008-01-26 |
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| The man just keeps producing the best music around. If you've travelled with Ed for a while, this will certainly confirm your conviction that you remain cool if you have the latest Ed Kuepper in your collection. |
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 Burning down under
Submitted on: 2007-11-10 |
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Not knowing much about Kuepper but his punk and post-punk past, I guess I didn't expect this subdued, intense set of introspective angst, but it's welcome. There are obvious touches of Lou Reed in here, but that's in Kuepper's genes I suppose, and for the most part this CD is populated by rather grim and stark slow wave ballads highlighted by various instruments, a wicked guitar in places, screeching violins in others, and keyboards played through a NIN filter. Some songs are quieter, but nothing here has anything approaching gentleness or peace, it's all rather angry. At times he edges into discordant territory that threatens to hurt the ears as in "Daddy's Girl", but he always manages to pull back in time.
By the way, I know nothing about Jean Lee, it's some kind of Australia history that one can pretty much ignore, you can't really hear much of the lyrics anyway, and it means little to the listening experience.
And the bonus material? Some junk, studio noodling, but a few self-described out takes which of course fit in, and add a few songs to the playlist, not bad, especially "Kramer".
Oh, and for heaven's sakes, there are less expensive places to buy this! Jeez. |
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