Search - The Wedding Present :: Take Fountain

Great Stuff, but file under Cinerama

MEWZIK | 04/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This of course is a 5 star record, best David has done in ages.

I respect Cinerama a lot and think the idea of coming back to the orignal WP group name is pointless when both bands sound so similar towards Saturnilia to current Cinerama. Maybe it is for the financial attention that he totally deserves, selling his own shirts after every show. I once saw them perform. David saw this one kid sing every word to every tune from the stage. The kid asked for two shirts and David said 'it was on him, cheers'. I'll never forget how in touch he was to his following. In any case, if you like later WP, this is such an easy one to throw on. Very Recommended! I also recommend British Sea Power's Open Season. They have a lot of WP's energy on the slow ones, as well as Julian Cope and early Echo. Cheers."

Amazing lyrics

Adam Corey | Los Angeles, CA | 05/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Most of the time I dismiss lyrics and focus my opinions simply on the music and/or vocals. Yeah, that's just the way I am, so deal with it. That said, the lyrics on this album are impossible to ignore. "How can I just shake his hand when it's been all over your skin?" Simply amazing. Every song seems to have some line in it that blows me away and when this is all combined with outstanding musical arrangements (I'd say soft and airy) it makes for my favorite album of the year so far."

Glorious

Steven E. Wilson | San Gabriel, CA United States | 06/23/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I started listening to the Wedding Present with Seamonsters and followed them through the wonderful Hit Parade CDs but then sort of lost touch with them. About a month ago I found WP on a friend's Top 8 List on Myspace.com and thought I should get out the old CDs and see how they had aged. After listening to them all multiple times I figured I needed to see what Gedge was up to now and ran out to buy Take Fountain.



As Interstate 5 kicked in my first thought was that they still manage to get some of the greatest drum sounds ever recorded. As a musician/producer I live for killer recordings, especially drums, and WP have never dissapointed. The second surprise was Gedge's voice. If I didn't know it was WP that I was listening to I may not have recognized him right away. He seems to have shed a bit of his accent and now, where his voice used to be somewhat buried on previous albums, his vocals are pushed forward in the mix. He's voice has matured wonderfully and the listener can now hang on every one of his excellent lyrics. And speaking of lyrics, I noticed that a previous reviewer here at Amazon was struck by the same line as I - "how can I just shake his hand when it's been all over your skin". When I heard that for the first time it was like a knife in the chest. Even now after the 10th listen it still causes brings an ache.



I could sit here all night and write praise for Take Fountain. The production is amazing, the songs are fantastic, the musicianship is beautiful. It's a glorious album and I'm sure I will be obsessed with it for quite some time. Do yourself a favor and buy a copy. You won't regret it."