Search - Pizzicato Five :: The Fifth Release from Matador

"Do these guys ever make an album that DOESN'T sound great?"

koolthing78 | 02/28/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I got my nephews hooked on Pizzicato Five three years ago after I discovered them myself, and whenever we travel together (which is a lot, as I babysit them often) they request this band's albums more than any other group besides The Beatles.So as soon as I bought this brand new (as of this writing) release, my nephews got all excited--I put it on in the car, and as they heard it for the very first time their jaws dropped and asked me, "Do these guys ever make an album that DOESN'T sound great?"Enough said.Pizzicato Five is one of those rare musical acts who keep getting better and better with each album, who continue to persistently produce music that is nothing but outstanding, who are completely incapable of creating "filler" junk. And, like a lot of such acts, you can actually hear them developing on and expanding ideas from their previous projects--you can musically "connect the dots" here, so to speak, with the experimentation that occured on the previous album "Playboy & Playgirl" just as you can hear the connections between that earlier title and its own predecessor. Indeed, P5 don't appear to really be a pop band, really, so much as an ongoing music conceptual art project.And after the particularly bad year we had in 2001... isn't it wonderful to have a band like this in the world who can create such wonderful joys in life for us all? P5 continue to remind everyone what is truly important in life. Thank God there is still at least one band around who still cares enough about people to do that."

Awesome CD all around -- But only for open minds.

Wade Burchette | Nashville, NC United States | 01/05/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I just love it. In fact I probably play this CD once a week (I do a lot of driving). If your are a Pizzacato 5 fan this is a must own CD. I must warn you, however, if you love the mindless repetitive sound on every radio station, this is not the group for you. But if you like music that actually required effort to make and is not played on the radio every 5 minutes then this is the CD for you. This sounds like nothing you'll hear on the commercial radio stations because the style is nothing like what is always aired on the stations. Rather, some songs are similar to progressive rock, some 80's pop, and some in a league all by themselves. You must be willing to have an open mind and see that just because they don't speak English, don't play it on the radio, and isn't like anything you normally hear.They are tragically hip, unique, and more addicting the Colonel's 11 herbs and spices."

Perhaps P5's best US album, ever

Wade Burchette | Nashville, NC United States | 08/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The beauty of this album is how it jumps all around on the music scene. It blends the sounds together nicely. So what if they don't speak English! This album did everything right."