Gravity Gets Things Done
Gravity Gets Things Done
ASIN: B000095S24
Track Listings
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1. Space To Move
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2. Gravity Gets Things Done
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3. How To Fit In
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4. Reasons To Try
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5. The Crash
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6. Wake-Up Call
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7. Big Dumb Smile
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8. Relativity
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9. Trash
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10. Fixed On A Pattern
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Editorial Reviews
Erin Whitcomb, The UW Daily, 14.november.2002
"In a word: fantastic. It's fresh and upbeat without the diabetic coma most pop bands of late drown in."
Product Description
8.april.2003
'Gravity' gets it done right.
The college punk-pop and independent label rock world is a dangerous place full of gratuitous time changes, obscure keys and pretentious lyrics, often lacking the most basic concepts of harmony and melody.
Some bands, such as The Pale, can avoid these perils, transcend its situation and release great albums. The Pale's third album, "Gravity Gets Things Done," finds Bellingham's new golden boys comfortably balancing the narrow line between intelligent punk and catchy pop.
The result is what indie rock should be: instantly catchy, familiar, yet original and increasingly rewarding with every listening experience.
"Space to Move," begins the 10-track album with an upbeat, slightly dissonant and disconnected guitar riff, a perfect introduction to the band's sound. Rhythm guitar, bass and drums join in effortless layers, almost unnoticed until Gabe Archer's captivating voice completes the melody. In this song, as well as most of the others on the album, Archer's vocals stand delicately in front of the music while pulling the textures of the band's instrumentation from the background.
The band members' six years together has served them well. They work together in a way only a skilled group of musicians can. Each flawlessly complements the other. Individual parts never compete for center stage and even discordant passages sound natural and cohesive.
Songs of frustration, confusion, longing and elation fill the album's 40 minutes. It's typical indie fare that never sounds typical, a perfect hybrid of Elliot Smith's sullen introspectiveness and Fountains of Wayne's sugary-sweet pop indulgences.
The album's third track, "How to Fit In," stands out as a tale of a confused outcast who does not fully realize he is cooler than the cool kids he wants to hang out with. Archer ends the song by asking, "But do I want to fit in with you?" deciphering in three minutes what normally takes the majority of adolescence to discover.
Gravity Gets Things Done,The Pale
Average customer rating:
- These guys are DOPE!!!!
- Palatable catchy rock
- Hot Music& Hot Guys
- Can't.....stop.....listening......
- This is the bomb man
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Gravity Gets Things Done
The Pale
Manufacturer: Sidecho Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| Alternative Rock
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Indie Rock
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- Urgency
- Rules Are Predictable
- The Light Divides
- Ghosts
- Carnavas
ASIN: B0000E332E
Release Date: 2004-01-13 |
Tracks:
- Space To Move
- Gravity Get Things Done
- How To Fit In
- Reason To Try
- The Crash
- Wake-up Call
- Big Dumb Smile
- Relativity
- Trash
- Fixed On A Pattern
- We Never Fight or Disagree
- Stop/Start
Album Description
8.april.2003
'Gravity' gets it done right.
The college punk-pop and independent label rock world is a dangerous place full of gratuitous time changes, obscure keys and pretentious lyrics, often lacking the most basic concepts of harmony and melody.
Some bands, such as The Pale, can avoid these perils, transcend its situation and release great albums. The Pale's third album, "Gravity Gets Things Done," finds Bellingham's new golden boys comfortably balancing the narrow line between intelligent punk and catchy pop.
The result is what indie rock should be: instantly catchy, familiar, yet original and increasingly rewarding with every listening experience.
"Space to Move," begins the 10-track album with an upbeat, slightly dissonant and disconnected guitar riff, a perfect introduction to the band's sound. Rhythm guitar, bass and drums join in effortless layers, almost unnoticed until Gabe Archer's captivating voice completes the melody. In this song, as well as most of the others on the album, Archer's vocals stand delicately in front of the music while pulling the textures of the band's instrumentation from the background.
The band members' six years together has served them well. They work together in a way only a skilled group of musicians can. Each flawlessly complements the other. Individual parts never compete for center stage and even discordant passages sound natural and cohesive.
Songs of frustration, confusion, longing and elation fill the album's 40 minutes. It's typical indie fare that never sounds typical, a perfect hybrid of Elliot Smith's sullen introspectiveness and Fountains of Wayne's sugary-sweet pop indulgences.
The album's third track, "How to Fit In," stands out as a tale of a confused outcast who does not fully realize he is cooler than the cool kids he wants to hang out with. Archer ends the song by asking, "But do I want to fit in with you?" deciphering in three minutes what normally takes the majority of adolescence to discover.
Customer Reviews:
These guys are DOPE!!!!.......2004-12-10
I recently got the privledge of listening to this cd, it's incedible, catchy lyrics and music that makes you want to get up and boogie. It's almost good as these guys, they are coming up!!!
http://www.purevolume.com/squidgerinosquelcher
Palatable catchy rock.......2004-11-28
Don't expect The Pale to rock your world in their sophomore album "Gravity Gets Things Done," but expect it to sway a little. It's pretty standard indie-pop-rock, a bit on the sweet side and tempered with romantic yearnings and post-relationship misery.
It opens with the poppy "Space to Move," which kicks off by challenging a philosophical belief, but gets a bit confusing. Are they singing to a lover, or to the world in general? The tone doesn't change much with the grim guitarpop "Gravity Gets Things Done" or the horns and keyboards of "Wake Up Call."
The Pale does break form with songs like "Reason To Try," a snapping rock song with pop edges. And while "Big Dumb Smile" doesn't break too far from the indiepop mold, it has a sinister edge and disjoined instrumentation that lend it a totally different feeling. But overall, the album rests on mellow but somewhat monotonous pop music -- pleasant, but not great.
The feeling that the Pale has is... confusion. Gabe Archer sings about how "I really don't know," "I'm so confused" and "is everyone here?" In virtually every song on "Gravity Gets Things Done," there's a tone of mild confusion -- even the you-hurt-me love songs sound vague and a bit distant.
The music itself is a bit on the monotonous side -- each song is pleasant on its own, but most are in the same musical style. A little more variety would have been nice. Cam Nicklaus's guitarwork is quite good -- he can wring some solid riffs from that thing, and starts on a dime. And Greg Swineheart's drumming has a tendency to be buried under the other sounds, but it's also quite good.
Archer does have a strong voice, which smoothly glides through each of the songs, and is still strong enough to rise above the rock-ier riffs. And each song starts off strong, but becomes a bit unravelled as they go on. They do have some clever phrasing woven in ("You are the girl with the smiles and gravity/and gravity gets things done"), but also incredibly awkward phrases like "You're equipped with only minor chords disguised as excuses."
The Pale don't do too poorly on their sophomore album, "Gravity Gets Things Done." They manage a sort of sweet rock-edged indiepop, but need more variety and smoother songwriting. Maybe on the third album.
Hot Music& Hot Guys.......2004-10-30
I also seen The Pale at the Puyallup Fair with Maroon 5. I found out months prior to the show who the opening act was so I and my friends could sing along when they preformed. I am sure glad we did. I paid full price for their album buy the way and it was worth every penny. My favorite song is 'Big Dumb Smile', but there are so many good songs the 30 second clips you hear are just a few small pieces of the puzzle. Do your ears a favor, play this album for them. It will literally be music to your ears.
P.S. Justin is a hottie!
Can't.....stop.....listening.............2004-09-24
I went to the Puyallup Fair last nite for a Maroon 5 concert. I had never even heard of the opening act,The Pale. When they started playing I was in awe. This is a fantastic band with a very unique sound. The lyrics are intelligent and the music is very catchy. I have quite a few CD's and not one of them is similar at all. I found myself purchasing both CD's of the opening act afterwards. These guys are one hot band! I suggest you give them a try and give your ears a treat. They are gonna explode soon and be red hot! I know my copy of this CD won't be leaving the CD for quite some time. Not to mention, the singer is pretty cute ;)
This is the bomb man.......2004-08-26
Get this album. It is so good I cant describe it.
Average customer rating:
- These guys are DOPE!!!!
- Palatable catchy rock
- Hot Music& Hot Guys
- Can't.....stop.....listening......
- This is the bomb man
|
Gravity Gets Things Done
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Country
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Country
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
General
| Rock
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
Similar Items:
- Urgency
- Rules Are Predictable
- The Light Divides
- Ghosts
- Carnavas
ASIN: B000095S24
Release Date: 2002-10-15 |
Tracks:
- Space To Move
- Gravity Gets Things Done
- How To Fit In
- Reasons To Try
- The Crash
- Wake-Up Call
- Big Dumb Smile
- Relativity
- Trash
- Fixed On A Pattern
Album Description
8.april.2003
'Gravity' gets it done right.
The college punk-pop and independent label rock world is a dangerous place full of gratuitous time changes, obscure keys and pretentious lyrics, often lacking the most basic concepts of harmony and melody.
Some bands, such as The Pale, can avoid these perils, transcend its situation and release great albums. The Pale's third album, "Gravity Gets Things Done," finds Bellingham's new golden boys comfortably balancing the narrow line between intelligent punk and catchy pop.
The result is what indie rock should be: instantly catchy, familiar, yet original and increasingly rewarding with every listening experience.
"Space to Move," begins the 10-track album with an upbeat, slightly dissonant and disconnected guitar riff, a perfect introduction to the band's sound. Rhythm guitar, bass and drums join in effortless layers, almost unnoticed until Gabe Archer's captivating voice completes the melody. In this song, as well as most of the others on the album, Archer's vocals stand delicately in front of the music while pulling the textures of the band's instrumentation from the background.
The band members' six years together has served them well. They work together in a way only a skilled group of musicians can. Each flawlessly complements the other. Individual parts never compete for center stage and even discordant passages sound natural and cohesive.
Songs of frustration, confusion, longing and elation fill the album's 40 minutes. It's typical indie fare that never sounds typical, a perfect hybrid of Elliot Smith's sullen introspectiveness and Fountains of Wayne's sugary-sweet pop indulgences.
The album's third track, "How to Fit In," stands out as a tale of a confused outcast who does not fully realize he is cooler than the cool kids he wants to hang out with. Archer ends the song by asking, "But do I want to fit in with you?" deciphering in three minutes what normally takes the majority of adolescence to discover.
Customer Reviews:
These guys are DOPE!!!!.......2004-12-10
I recently got the privledge of listening to this cd, it's incedible, catchy lyrics and music that makes you want to get up and boogie. It's almost good as these guys, they are coming up!!!
http://www.purevolume.com/squidgerinosquelcher
Palatable catchy rock.......2004-11-28
Don't expect The Pale to rock your world in their sophomore album "Gravity Gets Things Done," but expect it to sway a little. It's pretty standard indie-pop-rock, a bit on the sweet side and tempered with romantic yearnings and post-relationship misery.
It opens with the poppy "Space to Move," which kicks off by challenging a philosophical belief, but gets a bit confusing. Are they singing to a lover, or to the world in general? The tone doesn't change much with the grim guitarpop "Gravity Gets Things Done" or the horns and keyboards of "Wake Up Call."
The Pale does break form with songs like "Reason To Try," a snapping rock song with pop edges. And while "Big Dumb Smile" doesn't break too far from the indiepop mold, it has a sinister edge and disjoined instrumentation that lend it a totally different feeling. But overall, the album rests on mellow but somewhat monotonous pop music -- pleasant, but not great.
The feeling that the Pale has is... confusion. Gabe Archer sings about how "I really don't know," "I'm so confused" and "is everyone here?" In virtually every song on "Gravity Gets Things Done," there's a tone of mild confusion -- even the you-hurt-me love songs sound vague and a bit distant.
The music itself is a bit on the monotonous side -- each song is pleasant on its own, but most are in the same musical style. A little more variety would have been nice. Cam Nicklaus's guitarwork is quite good -- he can wring some solid riffs from that thing, and starts on a dime. And Greg Swineheart's drumming has a tendency to be buried under the other sounds, but it's also quite good.
Archer does have a strong voice, which smoothly glides through each of the songs, and is still strong enough to rise above the rock-ier riffs. And each song starts off strong, but becomes a bit unravelled as they go on. They do have some clever phrasing woven in ("You are the girl with the smiles and gravity/and gravity gets things done"), but also incredibly awkward phrases like "You're equipped with only minor chords disguised as excuses."
The Pale don't do too poorly on their sophomore album, "Gravity Gets Things Done." They manage a sort of sweet rock-edged indiepop, but need more variety and smoother songwriting. Maybe on the third album.
Hot Music& Hot Guys.......2004-10-30
I also seen The Pale at the Puyallup Fair with Maroon 5. I found out months prior to the show who the opening act was so I and my friends could sing along when they preformed. I am sure glad we did. I paid full price for their album buy the way and it was worth every penny. My favorite song is 'Big Dumb Smile', but there are so many good songs the 30 second clips you hear are just a few small pieces of the puzzle. Do your ears a favor, play this album for them. It will literally be music to your ears.
P.S. Justin is a hottie!
Can't.....stop.....listening.............2004-09-24
I went to the Puyallup Fair last nite for a Maroon 5 concert. I had never even heard of the opening act,The Pale. When they started playing I was in awe. This is a fantastic band with a very unique sound. The lyrics are intelligent and the music is very catchy. I have quite a few CD's and not one of them is similar at all. I found myself purchasing both CD's of the opening act afterwards. These guys are one hot band! I suggest you give them a try and give your ears a treat. They are gonna explode soon and be red hot! I know my copy of this CD won't be leaving the CD for quite some time. Not to mention, the singer is pretty cute ;)
This is the bomb man.......2004-08-26
Get this album. It is so good I cant describe it.
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