Flying Saucer

Flying Saucer Artist: Astronaut Wife
Label: Susstones
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 789577120129
EAN: 0789577120129
ASIN: B00008WI9V


Release Date: 2003-04-22

Flying Saucer


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Tracks:

  1. Flying Saucer
  2. Are You For Real
  3. Late Now
  4. Anywhere In The Universe
  5. Snake Charmer
  6. Bird
  7. Where Will We Go
  8. Dolphin Language Translator
  9. Cape Canaveral
  10. Windshield
  11. Disco Lights

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful..........2006-10-09

If you like Delerium or new age music with a little pop twist then you have to buy this cd! The vocals are lovely and the lyrics are really great. :) Also try the band "Balligomingo" if you like it!

4 out of 5 stars Interesting Pop, A Little Limited.......2005-03-16

I bought Astronaut Wife's first CD, and found it pretty worthwhile. It's airy pop music, very tightly orchestrated, heavy on the synths, but with good rythms, and superb harmonies from the female vocalists. So I purchased their second CD with the expectation of getting more of the same. And that's what I got. But guess what? It wasn't as satisfying as their first effort. And now I'm wishing I had gotten a little *less* of the same.

Christian Erickson is the mastermind behind the band. He clearly has an excellent ear for pop song construction and instrumentation. It's equally clear that he's in a bit of a rut, lyrically. Broadly speaking, almost every composition on both CDs harps on the following two emotional themes:

1) I'm Alienated By My Life (Please Help Me Escape By Taking Me Away From Here), OR
2) Relationships Are Inherently Unfair (And You've Got All The Cards)(Again)

Only the very interesting "Dolphin Language Translator" falls outside of this general theme. And after a dozen or so songs in this general vein, I'm ready for something new lyrically. A song about toasters. Or something. Whatever. Actually, what I'd really like to hear is a song about confronting, and learning from one's emotions, rather than simply saying "Beam me up, Scotty."

I personally hope that Christian (whom I've never met, despite his being friends of friends of mine) doesn't actually have this sort of a outlook on life, but my guess is he might. Which would be kind of sad, if true. He's obviously extremely talented, writing all the songs and lyrics, orchestrating the instrumentals, and doing all the packaging and graphic design (he's quite a gifted illustrator and web designer in his own right.) Then again, being divinely talented has never been a ticket to personal happiness, has it? Here's hoping to a broader, more insightful third effort from Astronaut Wife. They have great potential.

4 out of 5 stars

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  2. Lowercase ~ Mesh STL
  3. Contraband ~ Golden Earring
  4. Blue Jean Bop ~ Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
  5. The Classical Connection
  6. Retrospective ~ Leon Russell
  7. Jam Band Tribute to Frank Zappa ~ Various Artists
  8. Echolalia ~ Something For Kate
  9. Dragyyn ~ Surface of Eceyon
  10. Freek ~ Keller Williams

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Traces ~ Jean Jacques Goldman

Sparkling Point V.1 ~ Sparkling Point

Gianni Morandi 1 ~ Gianni Morandi