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| | It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright | | | Music Artist : | | mewithoutYou | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Tooth & Nail Records | | Release Date : | | 2009-05-19 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $10.97 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Every Thought a Thought of You
2. The Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie
3. The Angel of Death Came to David's Room
4. Goodbye, I!
5. A Stick, a Carrot & String
6. Bullet to Binary (pt. two)
7. Timothy Hay
8. Fig with a Bellyache
9. Cattail Down
10. The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate
11. Allah, Allah, Allah
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Eh...
Submitted on: 2009-10-01 |
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I'm a big mewithoutyou fan and I support them fully even though I don't consider myself a Christian. I think it takes true talent for a band to appeal to those outside their genre and that's exactly what they do. I bought the album automatically after hearing about it's release and listened immediately after receiving it and I must say, it's extremely different.
While I feel that it's musically amazing and orchestrated gorgeously, it's lacking lyrically and vocally which is one of the big things mewithoutyou is praised for.
Previous songs hit me hard with simple one liners like "There are places that aren't here" in 'Carousels' from A to B: Life, while I have found myself rolling my eyes at some of them on this album. For examples in 'Fig with a Bellyache', "we're thinking about your mammary glands and how to sail your birth canal" just turned me off to the whole song entirely, and the repeated "you're not you, you're everyone else" in 'Cattail Down' just seemed so generic to me.
In all honestly, I don't think I'll be listening to this album very often in the future. |
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 Different than their other albums, but still fantastic!
Submitted on: 2009-09-16 |
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| I guess I'd have to say Aaron Weiss sings a lot more on this album than he does shout. The lyrics are mostly metaphoric stories of animals. It's not my favorite album of their's, because I'm used to their old stuff but it's still obviously worth getting! All of MewithoutYou is amazing!!! |
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What to say...
Submitted on: 2009-09-04 |
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MewithoutYou is a band of refreshing talent; what is even more impressive is their ability to mend Bible references into their music in a way that separates them from all the other "Christian bands". Their previous albums have been a triumphant display of captivating lyrics and rough-yet-beautiful instrumentals, occasionally incorporating biblical references and metaphors. Their newest album "It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright" is, in my humble opinion, an exception.
Rather than write some big review as I might normally, I will get to the point.
The vocals are significantly weaker than the previous two albums. The lyrics are to an incredible degree "preachier" than ever before, which many probably will have no issue with, but personally it's a bit much for me. I consider myself to be somewhat religious, but I listened to MewithoutYou because (aside from all their other good qualities) they hit a wonderful middle-ground; great music, great meaning. With this new album they unleash a very folk-sounding side of themselves which is an enormous deviation from their original formula that WORKED. While I don't discourage change, experimenting, evolving, if it weren't for the signature vocals, upon listening I would have never guessed this was MewithoutYou.
Please keep in mind, this is my opinion. I'm not at all trying to persuade anyone from purchasing this album, just putting in my two cents. |
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 Beautifully Strange
Submitted on: 2009-09-02 |
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It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright, which easily qualifies for one of the strangest (and longest) album titles of the year, is the fourth album from the quirky mewithoutYou. It follows up on 2006's Brother, Sister, and since I've not heard any of their previous work, this will be a newbie's perspective of Crazy. From what I've heard, this is quite a different direction for the band, but they've crafted a diverse, somewhat hectic collection of songs that highlight the steam-of-consciousness lyrics and unique singing voice of Aaron Weiss and the free-flowing rock instrumentation of the band.
The album explores some very deep themes, which, at times, are almost veiled behind the idiosyncratic musicality of the songs. On "The Fox, The Crow, and the Cookie," Weiss sings lyrics based on the sufi teachings of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. The story speaks of the dangers of pride and desire for the esteem of others. This is juxtaposed against music that almost sounds like it could fit in on a children's album. Other songs have a similar dynamic, where Weiss' understated voice almost belies the depth of issues being explored.
Other times, though, things mesh perfectly. On "The Angel of Death Came to David's Room," the song builds perfectly as Weiss sings of the inevitability of death from the perspective of King David. The song contains elements of Middle-Eastern music and strikes a perfect, ominous tone. My favorite song, however, was "A Stick, A Carrot, and A String." Here, Weiss sings of the animals in the manger where Jesus was born, each giving a perspective on what his birth means. The sheep thank him for coming to take their place. The donkey prophesies about Christ riding into Jerusalem. Issues of grace are explored with reference to the prophecies of Isaiah that we can "come and buy with no money." The song transitions into the Garden of Gethsemane, and the snake perks up when Christ asks for the cup to pass from him. But ultimately, Christ crushes the tools of snake (the carrot and stick). One of the strangest and more poignant songs I've heard.
The rest of the album is a mixed bag, really. There's also a little controversy in the lyrics as well. On "Fig with a Bellyache," issues of sexual temptation are explored, and there's this line: "We pretend to care and like we understand, our eyes go soft but know it now, what we're thinking about is your mammary glands and how to sail your birth canal." I understand the point of the blunt lyrics, but some will no doubt object to such explicit imagery. In other songs, Weiss mentions different types of drugs (marijuana and cocaine). Finally, God is frequently referred to as "Allah" (most notably on the final track "Allah, Allah, Allah"). I know there are reasons behind this, and the band doesn't claim to be a "Christian band." Say what you will, but the fact is that "Allah" is very different from the orthodox Christian view of God.
These few lyrical issues don't really stand out that much, though. Musically, I enjoyed the eclectic rock sound and unusual nature of the lyrics for the most part. I'm not sure how different this album is from their previous work, but I may just have to check those out as well. |
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I am now roadtriping to see mewithoutYou
Submitted on: 2009-06-21 |
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| Very Differnt from the past two albums, but aaron is complete lyrical genius on this album. Its insane, do not download this buy the real deal. you will want to read the lyrics! wow. |
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