Lemon Jelly - 64-95 on CD

Description

The resurgence of rock in most aspects of popularmusic has certainly not gone un-noticed by LemonJelly's Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen as 64-95is littered with epic guitars and explosive refrainsnestling amongst the downbeat soul for which they arebest known.Opener, "Come Down on Me", is tense, fiery and for themost part dominated by the partnership of crashingpower-chords and a lead synth that, while not abig-beat tune, wouldn't sound out of place on an oldLo-fi's or Chemical Brothers album. However, foranyone missing the sugary sweetness of LostHorizons, most of the album is business asusual—strict drum patterns and rolling, mesmeric loopsof lush strings, acoustic guitars (that sound great ifa little bit cheesy) and lovable bass hooks. "MakeThings Right" sums up a great deal of the music withits summery melody and reserved mid-tempo groove, thistrack being particularly reminiscent of classicNightmares on Wax. Among the deviations in formula are"The Shouty Song" which comes across as some sort ofharsh, contemporary jig and "The Slow Train" thatutilises a barber shop quartet to fantastic effect.From start to finish 64-95 is pretty muchdevoid of filler (the weaker tracks only being weakdue to other songs being better!) and it culminates inthe wondrous epic "Go", with the beat poet talents ofWilliam Shatner building to a crescendo that'll sendanyone home with a smile on their face. Another great collection that isn't too radical adeparture but doesn't rest on past successes, pushingLemon Jelly forward at their own pace.--David Trueman Product description CD: Lemon Jelly,64-95: SLIPCASE

TRACKS

'88 AKA Come Down On Me 0.24
'68 AKA Only Time 5.50
'93 AKA Don't Stop Now 6.36
'95 AKA Make Things Right 6.56
'79 AKA The Shouty Track 5.59
'75 AKA Stay With You 3.41
'76 AKA The Slow Train 6.11
'90 AKA A Man Like Me 5.40
'64 AKA Go 5.16
Hidden Track 6.31