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"Phantom Limbs" (dick chiclet) © 2012
Double Crown Records
from the LP "fall in love with the concussions"
CD Baby review...
*****Ivan Pongracic
Head over heels in love!
"Fall in Love with the Concussions" is simply PHENOMENAL! A masterpiece, even, and I really don't think that's an exaggeration in any way, shape or form. It's a very mellow album, full of romantic and melancholy moods befitting the title. It's actually part of a concept, as they will be releasing a follow-up CD next year, tentatively titled "Break Up With the Concussions" , and then packaging the two together on vinyl at some later point. "Fall In Love With" features 8 songs, and clocks in at 20 minutes, so it's a mini-album, but it's packed to the hilt with fantastic music in those 20 minutes.
Some of my other favorites are the remarkable "Phantom Limbs", which has a bit of a Midnight Cowboy, mid-to-late-'60s lounge vibe, especially once the harmony and counterpoint trombones and timpani come in. The arranging on this song, well, really on all the songs, is just masterful, drawing maximum mood and feeling out of the songs. The song switches back and forth between the moody, minor-key verse and a a brighter-sounding 'chorus', and is really a gem.