Portugal_The_Man-The_Satanic_Satanist-2009-FNT

- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- - Artist: Portugal The Man Album: The Satanic Satanist Label: Equal Vision Records Playtime: 34:39 min Genre: Rock URL: http://portugaltheman.net/ Rip date: 2009-07-13 Street date: 2009-07-21 Size: 51.08 MB Type: Normal Quality: 194 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo - Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- - All musicians have a relationship with the sounds they create throughout their careers, and Portugal. The Man is no exception. Relationships with artists serve different functions: some artists use their sounds to masturbate, some use them to have sex. Yet others use their sounds to create musical babies (that could sound trite, but give it chance)ûsongs that are new, exciting and eventually lead to new phonic relationships. This final category is not imperative to the creation of music and, just like in some relationships between two people, not all couples are ready to procreate. Ultimately however, those musicians that do create new life with their music present something substantial and tangible that knocks the world off its ass and forces it to reckon with this new sound. PortugalÆs The Satanic Satanist is in no way a bad album. I guarantee that it will be an aural pleasure for oneÆs socially awkward ears. The tracks, other than sounding a bit like Oasis at times, are well cut, catchy, and melodically agreeable. But The Satanic Satanist doesnÆt go anywhere new, it doesnÆt make a musical babyûitÆs just good sex. Throughout the album lead singer John Baldwin GourleyÆs vocals shine with a certain power that fuels the band like photosynthesis for great lush musical foliage, while keys, synths and organs give the songs a vibrant sound. A strong influence of 1960Æs classic and glam rock is prevalent throughout the album. However, there is a certain level of creativity that the record does not surpass. Neither ôPeople Sayö nor ôThe Sunö are without soul and stride; they both seem to groove along to similarly sweeping chord progressions, full sunny key changes, and solid, four chord choruses. Other cuts vary somewhat but fall victim to recurrent sounds. Unfortunately what The Satanic Satanist fails to produce is momentum. The momentum that albums like The White Album and (WhatÆs the Story) Morning Glory? once produced almost seem to overshadow the actual records themselves (whether this is a good or bad thing is up for debate). However, the third level of the aforementioned music relationships comes from this momentumùthat which begets music. For Portugal. The Man the potential is undeniably present, yet canÆt be expected from The Satanic Satanist. - Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- - 01. People Say ( 2:59) 02. Work All Day ( 2:58) 03. Lovers In Love ( 3:14) 04. The Sun ( 3:01) 05. The Home ( 2:56) 06. The Woods ( 3:12) 07. Guns & Dogs ( 2:44) 08. Do You ( 2:54) 09. Everyone Is Golden ( 3:45) 10. Let You Down ( 2:17) 11. Mornings ( 4:39) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -