Bar None ~ 2012
The first album from the band's original lineup (Holsapple, Stamey, Holder, Rigby) since their 1982 indie power-pop classic, Repercussion, this is, first and foremost, easily the most polished album The dB's have ever released, but it also lacks some of that charming unpredictable quirkiness that made their early work so distinctive. Nevertheless, it's hard to quibble with a new batch of songs from Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple, who are both in fine form throughout. Thirty years on, what they've lost in youthful exuberance, they've gained in becoming first class songwriters and musicians. This is several cuts above Stamey and Holsapple's post-dB's work and well worth the download if you have even just a passing fancy for power-pop.
Tracklist-
01) The Time Is Gone (3:32)
02) Before We Were Born (3:48)
03) The Wonder of Love (3:46)
04) Write Back (3:40)
05) Far Away and Long Ago (3:22)
06) Send Me Something Real (4:45)
07) World to Cry (3:30)
08) The Adventures of Albatross and Doggerel (4:53)
09) I Didn't Mean to Say That (3:01)
10) Collide-oOo-Scope (5:20)
11) She Won't Drive in the Rain Anymore (5:12)
12) Remember (Falling Off the Sky) (3:10)
Log + Cue + Scans
~Falling Off the Sky~
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I'm pleasently surprised, didn't expect you'd be back until I've found by chance your note in my mailbox this evening. It's a fabulous news! Didn't know you'd been uploading to demonoid, don't worry they'll be back for sure. By the way ifolder.ru is also a good file hosting, is very similar to megaupload, downloads quite fast for free users and is on Russian servers.
ReplyDeleteArmin, good to hear from you! I agree that demonoid will return, but I think it's going to be a while. I've looked at several filehosts and decided to try megaup.me, but if it presents too many problems, I'm prepared to switch to another :)
DeleteSo much for retirement, welcome back!
ReplyDeletewell, that didn't take long. dB's management requested the link to be taken down. They were polite about it though.
ReplyDeleteHave to say I'm glad you took down the link. These guys are the quintessential "never got the acclaim or bucks they so deserved" band. At the very least, give 'em a while to sell the record before "honoring" them with a lossless post like this.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, anyone who likes the group can check out my fan blog, chock full of live shows and other tasty rarities:
http://dbs-repercussion.blogspot.com/