Plays Music

Plays Music Artist: 33.3
Label: Aesthetics Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 673431001627
EAN: 0673431001627
ASIN: B00004Z3XJ


Release Date: 2000-10-24

Plays Music


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Tracks:

  1. Power Failure At The U.N.
  2. Three
  3. The Odds
  4. An Open Letter To Buckminster Fuller
  5. Joanne Will
  6. Oval Cast As Circle
  7. Super Eight
  8. Playing Safe, Ducking Kisses, And Getting Position
  9. An Evening In Park Slope

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars be advised.......2003-06-28

first let me say that "plays music" is a very enjoyable album. the first song i heard was "an open letter to buckminster fuller". being a fan of his architechural ideas i wanted to hear any and all homages to him. the song was surprisingly familiar to upon first listen. it was inviting enough that i got a hold of the whole album. after listening to the entire album, i got the feeling of driving through a pretty tourist town but not stopping to take in the sights. it seemed as though all the action and interchange took place behind a barrier. seemingly, the barrier was the cieling of effort. i understand that these songs aren't "jam" songs, but more mooding meandering songs. songs meant to start, go, and stop, without much hassle or consequence. "playing safe.." gets an engaging groove going for a while, but lacks the momentum of, say, "gamera", which i imagine it aspiring to. i did enjoy this album. but afterward it left remarkably little taste in my mouth. i felt a little guilty at certain points, as though i were cheating on bands who i knew could deliver the goods in this department. as an album "plays music" stands solid in a way, but when put into actual context, it seems dated before it started. honestly, it gets to sounding like scrapped tapes of aimless tortoise jams. i would recommend this album because it is enjoyable on its own terms, but if this kind of music does peak your interests, then check out tortoise's "tnt" or the sea and cake or the sunburned hand of the man. it's not chicago and it's not 1996, and, in my opinion, this album doesn't command a lot of attention.

4 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Handpicked, Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists
  2. Ascend ~ Nitzer Ebb
  3. Brilliant ~ Flashcubes
  4. Slow Buildings ~ Pale Saints
  5. Fleeting Skies ~ Samara Lubelski
  6. Live in New York ~ Dion 'N' Little Kings
  7. If I Could See Dallas ~ Japancakes
  8. On Stage in Stuttgart ~ Toy Dolls
  9. Out of Tune ~ Mojave 3
  10. Luck Of The Draw ~ Bonnie Raitt

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Cat in the Hat ~ Bobby Caldwell

Mcguinn/Hillman ~ Roger Mcguinn, Chris Hillman

Building Houses ~ Active Ingredient

We Are Not Machines ~ Bradley Parker-Sparrow

Nonchalant ~ Jan Leder

Malu ~ Tshala Muana

Paddy's Best, Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists

Angela & Agnaldo Sucesso Sempre ~ Angela Maria, Agnaldo Timoteo

Oui Oui ~ Akiko Yano

Oujda-Casablanca: Introspections, Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists