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| Badlees - Unfortunate Result of Spare Ti Band: Badlees Tracks: - A Better Way To Save The World - Me, Myself and I - She's The Woman - You're Not The Only One - Laugh To Keep From Cryin' - Laundromat Radio - Easier Done Than Said - Tore Down Flat In Jackson - The Unfunny - Little Eddie - It Don't Matter Anymore To Me - A Matter Of Time A must for Badlees fans, but not the place to start I fell in Love with this album after it was released and still listen to it from time to time, but it has been eclipsed by their later releases, especially "Amazing Grace" (my personal favorite), "Up There Down Here", and the new gem "Renew." Some of the material on "Spare Time" now sounds a bit dated, although the lyrics and musicianship still outstrip most of the band's would-be peers from the era (anyone remember the vastly overrated Hootie?). Stand-out songs include: You're Not The Only One, Laugh To Keep From Cryin', Tore Down Flat In Jackson, and, for those quieter moods, A Matter Of Time. The Band sometimes still performs "Jackson" in shows. I, for one, would like to hear Laugh to Keep From Cryin' played more - it's still one of the great early examples of Bret Alexander's lyric-writing prowess. Some of the best alt-rock you've never heard: 3.5 stars After over ten years and several albums The Badlees still remain one of northeast Pennsylvania's hidden treasures, remaining largely overlooked and underappreciated Outside their native area despite making a blip or two on the national radar. It's really a shame, considering that their lyrics are more witty, fun and intelligent than anything I've heard on the radio in years. The music is a finely-tuned modern blend of Southern sound and thinking-person's rock, performed with a bright soulfulness. It's almost what Widespread Panic might sound like if they switched the dominant electric guitars for some acoustics and tossed in a little harmonica.. but nobody's likely to confuse The Badlees with WP anytime soon. These guys have a happy rock sound all their own and Pete Palladino's rich voice sounds like nobody else out there. All that being said, their second album ..Spare Time still isn't the prime example of what these guys are capable of. A aw a statement tht the only member of Badfinger NOT to have written an embassingly bad song was Mike Gibbins. I thought about it, and I had to agree that Mike was a consistenly fine songwriter for Badfinger, and that tradition carries over to his solo album. I enjoyed catching up with him. The album displays his competence at a number of styles, and if comparing it to his work with Badfinger, it sounds distinctly like the "Wish You Were Here" period. If you are a Badfi s is a wonderful CD. It is cruel, it is horrifying, and at times it is even beautiful. It features songs like "Stagger Lee", an intensely violent song that is fraught with expletives and violence to an almost absurd degree. "The Curse of Millhaven" is a strange, Macabre story of an insane, young adolescent who goes on a rather large killing spree. My personal favorite is "Where the Wild Roses Grow", a harrowing and beautiful song sung in counterpoint between a woman "<BR>Fall INT enhanced CD bonus of the "Jackie's Str Buy Badlees Unfortunate Result Of Spare Ti at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
