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| | Mind the Drift | | | Music Artist : | | Big Business | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Redeye Label | | Release Date : | | 2009-05-12 | | Store Price : | | $14.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $14.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Found Art
2. Gold and Final
3. Cats, Mice
4. I Got It Online
5. Drift
6. Ayes Have It
7. Cold Lunch
8. Theme from Big Business II
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 It had potential, but it ended up letting me down
Submitted on: 2009-10-19 |
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| Disappointing, to say the least. After having listened to their previous albums -- most notably the focused, epic output that was "Here Comes the Waterworks" -- this seems too meandering and anti-climactic. Toshi Kisai's guitar work does nothing to augment the quality sludge-ridden, bass-heavy sound that this band is known for. Instead, the guitar parts simply noodle along, and fail to amount to anything more than a distraction-tactic that takes away from the overall sound. Every band must experiment once in a while, but unfortunately for Big Business, said experimentation ends up leading the band to their first stumbling block of their career. Here's hoping they can shape up the production and guitar parts for their next album -- whenever that may come to be. |
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 EPIC! A pirate-rock opera.
Submitted on: 2009-10-12 |
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| This band needed a guitar player more than I thought, because although their previous albums were awesome, this one is downright EPIC! I've worn it out and need a new copy. |
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really good stuff
Submitted on: 2009-09-11 |
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| if you like their previous stuff then you are really in for BIG treat. they couldn't have found a better sound on lead guitar to tie the efforts together. wow i credit whoever made that move. the recording is much better and the instrumental work is more exposed so you can better following their parts...even jarred's voice is up front more. what a great album. this album just keeps all fans wanting to hear more work from this group. |
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Good, but not nearly as heavy as their previous releases.
Submitted on: 2009-08-29 |
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This is a great album, and a good listen. Here comes the but...it's just not as rippingly heavy as their previous works, and for me that makes it somewhat less compelling. I tend to prefer heavier music, so I find myself reaching for Here Come the Waterworks more often than this one. The guitar work is interesting, if a little noodly and meandering. Jared's vocals are definitely the centerpiece of the album, in both the composition and the production. They're much further forward in the mix than they've been before and are the loudest element on the record. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's sort of a pop music production aesthetic that doesn't necessarily play well with fans of this genre. Anyway, I'm over analyzing this thing. It's a decent record and the songs are well written. But if you only stole enough money out of your mom's wallet to get one Big Business record, I'd recommend Waterworks.
An interesting side note is that the band recorded a full length commentary track that is freaking hilarious and is freely available for download via their website at the time of this review. Definitely pick that up if you can. The guys have a great sense of humor. I was rolling on the floor at the part where one of the band members is attempting to use a text-to-speech program to overcome "technical difficulties". |
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almost there...
Submitted on: 2009-07-13 |
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| Well, at first this album was a huge let-down. But after repeated listens it has grown on me. I think the songwriting is ten times better on this album, and it definately is a plus that they added guitar. But I have to agree with Francis, in that the production/mixing on this disc sucks. I'm not sure what about the Shins recordings made them say "Hey, let's work with that guy!", but there is no crunch to the bass anymore, Which was pretty much a cornerstone of the sound. Second, I'm not really impressed with the guitar work. I mean come on, basically you added a member, and somehow the sound is not-so-big anymore. I just hope the live shows still are. |
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