Posies - Dear 23 (10 tracks) +Album Reviews

My favorite album of all time

Third World Symphony | 01/17/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been a Posies fan for years now, introduced to them, like many others were, by their album Frosting On The Beater and the semi-hit "Dream All Day." With the advent of internet shopping I could now find their other albums and I started buying them all. This album stopped me in my tracks, and years later I have yet to recover.

This is wonderful and timeless pop music. Sure, they wear their influences on their sleeves. So what? With songwriting this strong I don't see how anyone could complain. The vocal harmonies are top notch, blending so seemlessly into one voice. Jon Auer's lead guitar work is sublime, and in the case of songs like "Flood Of Sunshine," a profoundly spiritual experience. The depth of metaphor that fills songs like "You Avoid Parties" and "Everyone Moves Away" is beautiful on so many levels. And who can't relate to songs like "Help Yourself," "Apology," and "Any Other Way"?

A lot of people say that this album is over-produced, but I just don't hear that. Sure, the production is thick and there's plenty of reverb, but I've always believed that big songs deserve a big production. These songs perfectly walk the line between orchestrated pop and explosive arena rock, and the detailed and intricate production suits them perfectly in my opinion. Later albums seem rather under-produced in comparison, subscribing to the grunge school of rock that shunned big budget recordings.

There really isn't anything about this album that I don't like. From start to finish it transports you to another place in a way that no other album I own has been able to do. I don't listen to it as much as I once did, but every time I crack it out I find myself blown away all over again. Every chill that pulses down my spine makes me think that this is the most perfect power pop album ever recorded."

Wall of sound, Hollies anyone?

James Upham | Oshkosh B'Gosh | 08/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Incredible sophmore effort...Singing and arranging was breath taking. For those who thought melody was dead and longed for another "Lets Active" release, this filled the bill. Any songwriter would love to have voices like these to sing their songs.

"APOLOGY","ANY OTHER WAY" and "You Avoid Parties" are the stand out tracks to get lost in. "Golden Blunders" and "Suddenly Mary" are fun in their own right. Again one of the few cds that you can play all the way through."

WOW! 25 out of 10

Music Fan | USA | 02/21/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The absolute best CD you never heard of! SO addictive, brilliant and well put together, it confounds me how this CD isn't rated in the top 10 CDs of all time. Golden Blunders, Mrs. Green, My Big Mouth, I could go on and on and on. BUY IT.Dear 23"

Grunge killed these rock stars

S. Moore | Redwood City, CA United States | 09/06/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Beautiful vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Hollies married with soaring pop melodies showcase the Posies first major label release. As perfect a record as any band could hope for, The Posies journey into the music world was downhill from here. Dear 23 was a commercial failure because of the overnight sensation of the grunge scene that also hit in 1990, leaving little interest in a Power Pop band. Songs that should have become classics include "Golden Blunders," "Apology," "Suddenly Mary," and "Everyone Moves Away.""

Severely underestimated and overlooked

W. W. Simmons | APO, AP, USA | 08/02/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In my opinion, The Posies are one of the '90s most underestimated and overlooked bands. Although they maintained significant support in the Seattle area and in Europe and Japan, for one reason or another they were never fully discovered in the United States. Dear 23 is their 2nd release (first professionally recorded release) and came to be the single-most influential album in my life throughout the '90s and still to this day. This album has a wonderful melancholy feel throughout. The tracks flow beautifully from one track to the next, ending with "Flood of Sunshine" which begins at a slow crawl and builds continually, climbing to the height of the album, then quickly subsides to a single sustained note that fades into perfect silence. The quality of the lyrics are second to none, they are intelligent and well composed. "Golden Blunders" (track #2) which received limited airplay on MTV (which is where I first heard of The Posies), is a catchy power-pop tune, once I heard it, I was hooked. I've since purchased all of The Posies' albums and I have seen them live at least 9 times in Seattle. My favorite tracks on this album are: "Golden Blunders" "Apology" "Any Other Way" "Help Yourself" "Everyone Moves Away" and of course "Flood of Sunshine". I have given this ablum as a gift to numerous friends, all of which claim to love it."

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	Posies Dear 23 Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Track Listings (10) - Disc #1 My Big Mouth Golden Blunders Apology Any Other Way You Avoid Parties Suddenly Mary Help Yourself Mrs. Green Everyone Moves Away Flood of Sunshine
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