Search - Trashcan Sinatras :: Weightlifting

Mature, mellow, and beautiful!

James Oberacker | Los Alamitos, CA USA | 04/24/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Scotland's best kept secret is back, and better than ever! I can not stop listening to this CD, as each song quickly moves to the top of my iTunes list of most frequently played tracks. As wonderful as "Cake," "I've Seen Everything," and "A Happy Pocket" are, this is not like any of those three albums. "Weightlifting" is so much more mature, more soulful, more deep, more mellow, and more beautiful than anything they've ever done before. Why these guys aren't bigger is beyond me.



This CD isn't just for the 30/40 something age group which has been following the TCS since 1990. After listening to the album in my classroom, one of my high-school students has, in her own words, "fallen in love with the Trashcan Sinatras!"



My personal favorites: "All the Dark Horses," "Weightlifting," "Got Carried Away," and "It's a Miracle." That said, I never use the skip button when this CD is in the player - every track is worth a listen.



A recommendation: If you love this CD, try "Keep Going" from Stephen Duffy and the Lilac Time."

A rare five-star album in these tragic one-star times.

Timothy Karlberg | Minneapolis, MN | 06/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The fact that these guys are still as underrated as they are is one of the American music industry's biggest faults. The fact that so many of their albums are so inaccessible is another. Of course, the Trashcan Sinatras' relative anonymity only lends to the immaculate charm of their diamond-in-the-rough musical styling. Songs ranging from the buoyant "All the Dark Horses" and "Freetime" and the delicately sober "Usually" and "A Coda," for example, represent everything that's right about solidly constructed pop music. There isn't a single throwaway tune in the whole masterpiece--sure, masterpiece--of "Weightlifting." Organic and believable, from beginning to end this is a lesson in potency, understatement, and the craft of aural architecture."

Quintessential Pop

Robert J. Howal | Nowhere USA | 01/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you have never heard the Trash Can Sinatras you have never really heard pop music - as it could be. Frank Reader's sweet voice traversing the cascading chords of melody drenched guitar compositions is a true joy to behold. Every TCS album is a gem - packed with not just lovely tunes but literate and witty lyrics. Weightlifting continues the tradition. Witness here the merit of quality far outpacing quantity. Not even the Scots west coast delta blues could put a damper on the good feeling these lads deliver."