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Artist: Sean Na-Na , and Sean Na Na
Label: French Kiss Category: Music Average customer rating: Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 711574453627 EAN: 0711574453627 ASIN: B00005YWIS Release Date: 2002-02-15 |
My Majesty
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While the lo-fi simplicity and analogue crackle of previous "Sean Na Na" albums was charming and congruent with the material, "My Majesty" opts for fully-polished studio finesse. At times, Bryan Hannah's production even channels full-bore 1970s-style arena rock.
As usual, the lyrics are top-notch. Brilliant, sometimes surreal meditations on drug abuse, death, petty revenge, as well as endemic romantic gaffes are laced with clever metaphors and well-turned phrases. The key to Sean Na Na's genius is that he crafts dark scenes and stories which we can all identify with -- even pump our fists to. Whether he's singing about "putting a knife" to his wrists or wishing gonhorrhea upon the girl who just dissed him, his pain is palpable because -- whether we like to admit it or not -- we've been there, too.
But this is not a monolithic mope-fest, as "My Majesty" boasts an impressive range of styles. Up-beat numbers give way to dreamy, introspective songs. "Third Life" and "I Need a Girl," in particular, capture the kind of innocence and longing that render some of Tillmann's nastier claims more human. "Double Date" is a straight-up pop song about a man who can't get no satisfaction, and "The Human Raft" tells the tale of a group of debauched hedonists who are so into "MDA" that they eat a fellow partier's overdosed corpse for one last high. The runaway track here is "Grew Into My Body." With it's classic "Who"-style guitar riffs and balls-out rebellious bravado, Mr. Na Na may have a bona-fide hit on his hands.
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