Five Eight

Five Eight Artist: Five Eight
Label: Five Eight
Category: Music


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


UPC: 677516540926
EAN: 0677516540926
ASIN: B000280956


Release Date: 2004-05-04

Five Eight


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Tracks:

  1. Criminal
  2. I'm Still Around
  3. Magnetic Fields
  4. The Liquor Song
  5. Square Peg
  6. Do It Anyway
  7. I Don't Give A Damn
  8. Bad Juices
  9. Guitar
  10. Lousy Decision
  11. A Man Is A Pent Up Thing
  12. Bad For Us

Similar Items:

  1. The Good Nurse
  2. Gasolina!

Album Description

One moment relentless, another stark and beautiful, the 12-song recording, which was mixed by the masterful John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, The Breeders, Jay Farrar) and produced by Five Eight and Geoff Melkonian (of the Josh Joplin Group), is an engaging yet volcanic amalgam of manic infused melodic rock that flows and explodes from song to song as the band delves into the darker depths of life, death, regrets and relationships. Throughout, Five Eight takes on desperation and gives it hope through soul and song, something (drummer) Mike Rizzi describes as "personal and heartbreaking, for the most part, but for some reason I want to sing them loud". Indeed, never before has it been so enjoyable to listen and sing along to someone else's pain. <P>On tracks such as "I'm Still Around," "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Lousy Decision," Five Eight matches defiance and disappointment with deft melodies that harken back to the definitive Athens sound, standing firmly on the great side of pop music. "A Man Is A Pent Up Thing" and "Square Peg," on the other hand, hit with insistent punk rhythms that pace angular guitar textures while "Bad Juices" and "Bad For Us" take a more melancholy approach, yet strike with intensity through impassioned deliveries, smart harmonies and escalating conclusions. <P>And perhaps the album's opener, "Criminal," sums up best the journey taken on Five Eight. Tackling a person's paralyzing guilt for causing the death of a friend, "Criminal" charges ahead with a propulsive punk rhythmic vibe, and then twists and turns through evocative pop territory as it allures with distinctive countermelodies and builds to a climactic end, with (singer) Mike Mantione declaring, "I'm so gone." But just as the next song begins, he affirms, "I'm still around." It's a segue that provides a glimpse to an underlying theme throughout the album, a question Mantione poses as: "What if your world changes so drastically that the pain overwhelms you? What do you do?" <P>Mantione's answer: "I play in this band."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Five 10.......2005-01-05

I have to give this band a 10 out of 10 on this one. Mike Mantione has once again proven why this band deserves the recognition it doesn't give a crap to have. A small-club band that sounds best LIVE braaks free on this release, leaving me feeling like the proud parent of a kid going off to college. I'm proud for their success but wish they would come back home and play the intimate clubs where I feel like I am the only person in the crowd. But they deserve so much more than that. Do yourself a favor and get this album. Go see them when they are in town. For they are not a child anymore. Well, actually, they are. And that's why I love them.

3 out of 5 stars GASOLINA PT. 2.......2004-09-04

I hate to write this...but,
I have been a big Five-Eight fan since around '92 and while I am all behind changing, evolving, etc... I can't help but what wonder if this is the same guy i loved listening to? Granted the guy can play guitar, write amazing lyrics and so on. However starting with Gasolina there seems to be a drastic shift in sense of melody and passion. On I Learned Shut Up, The Angriest Man, and Weirdo this band was THE best thing around and how they not made it huge, i don't know. But starting with Gasolina (omit the strange The Good Nurse...very different, and I give them credit for drastically trying something new)
This seems like a cliched sort of alt. rock. Don't get me wrong this is decent, but the first three were unique changed your life when you first heard them. Even "A Man Is A Pent Up Thing" does not compare to the original version. Growing is not always good and this band is case in point. Mantione has written some absolutely amazing things and lately has written some things i wouldn't give to an enemy (Guitar, RIGHT TO DRIVE???, Summer vacation, ETC..)
Now I'm not one who cares for sound quality (polished) but I do love passion regardless of what style of music and I can't help but feel that this band is simply making a living and not as hungry as it once was. Again this is still better than 95% of what is on the airwaves now.....Buy It then discover the first 3.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Band..........2004-07-05

Thank you Five Eight for making another excellent rock album. Raw energy and beautiful lyrics is what makes this album so incredible. I have listened to their other stuff, but I cannot stop listening to this CD. My favorite song on the disc is A Man Is A Pent Up Thing. Originally released on The Angriest Man CD, this song grabs me everytime I hear it. Mike sings, "I've got to love someone some way, I got to make it some someday, It's in my blood, When I write the greatest song, Well you know I still won't belong..." One of the most powerful songs I have ever heard. Go out and buy this now.

5 out of 5 stars Better than ever.......2004-07-05

Five Eight ceases to amaze me. Been a fan for years and when I thought that they couldn't get any better, they do. This album can stand next to any release in 2004. Buy this CD & turn up the volume and play Square Peg. I promise you will not be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Live in Dinky Town ~ Michael Weston King
  2. Anchor ~ Cave In
  3. Sister Hazel ~ Sister Hazel
  4. Changes ~ Kelly Osbourne
  5. Fine and Dandy: The Complete Recordings ~ Everpresent Fullness
  6. Noiseworks - Greatest Hits ~ Noiseworks
  7. Movement ~ B-Side Players
  8. Evergreen Terrace vs. Xone Fif ~ Evergreen Terrace vs. Xone Fif
  9. ABBA Story ~ ABBA
  10. Best of Virgin & Liberty Years ~ Captain Beefheart

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Duet ~ Archie Shepp With Abdullah Ibrahim & the Dollar Band

It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago ~ Paul Motian Trio with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano

Mo' City Jungle ~ Keith Javors

Christmas Holiday ~ Boots Randolph

Back to the Basics, Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists

Big Kibosh ~ New Orleans Klezmer All Stars

Dui Droma ~ Martin (Orkestra) Lubenov

Como Nascem os Anjos ~ Victor Biglione

Gaps! ~ Masayoshi Takanaka

Supernova ~ Drug Store Cowboy