OFF: Orange Goblin

[Carl Edlund Anderson]

On 01/06/2006 13:28, Jonathan Jarrett wrote:
> The follow-up to _The Big Black_ was called _Coup de Grace_, 

Ah, yes, "Rage of Angels" must have been the putative single ....

> and 
> has a number of things going for it, principally that John Garcia sang 
> on a few numbers and Scott Reeder produced. I have to say that it's not 
> a ringing endorsement of Mr Reeder's production because it sounds just 
> as dense and crowded as _The Big Black_

That's it, yes: _The Big Black_ sounded quite dense and crowded in 
comparison with _Time-Travelling Blues_.  I mean, one's gotta like 
tracks like "Scorpionica" :) but things don't really "breathe" on the 
album.  And what I heard of _Coup de Grace_ got, I dunno, just a bit too 
thrashy and punky, which is fine though I don't think it's the band's 
forte ....  Haven't heard a whisker from _Thieving ..._ yet though!

Cheers,
Carl

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