Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Artist(s):
Spoon
Label: Merge Records
Publisher(s):
Merge Records
Studio: Merge Records
Manufacturer: Merge Records
Binding: Audio CD
MPN: 50295
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Track Listing
1.
Don't Make Me A Target
2.
Ghost Of You Lingers, The
3.
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
4.
Don't You Evah
5.
Rhythm And Soul
6.
Eddie's Ragga
7.
Underdog, The
8.
My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
9.
Finer Feelings
10.
Black Like Me
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This record starts with "Don't Make Me A Target", a song that builds on Spoon's familiar minimal rhythmic piano/guitar vamp popularized on earlier hits like "Small Stakes" or "The Way We Get By". The album quickly moves into uncharted territory with the atmospheric "The Ghost Of You Lingers" and moves through several different stylistic changes from the explosive "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" to the wall-of-sound horns of radio single "The Underdog". Their most heartfelt batch of songs since 2001's "Girls Can Tell".
Amazon.com
Something happened to Spoon between records five and six--they got big. It's not as if these unprepossessing Texans were unpopular before, but after Gimme Fiction, their music was everywhere. There was Britt Daniel, who has since moved to Oregon, singing karaoke on cult favorite Veronica Mars, there was his soundtrack for deadpan Will Ferrell vehicle Stranger Than Fiction, and then there were the countless times their tunes, especially 2002's "The Way We Get By," appeared in other movies and TV shows. The irony is that they hadn't signed to a major label (they tried that in the 1990s; it didn't take). Nor had they given their sound a major overhaul. Maybe it was a change of publicist, or maybe the times had simply caught up with these "faux punks/gentlemen dudes." In any case, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is the mark of men confident enough to give their album one of the world's goofiest titles (at least it's an improvement over Queen's "Radio Ga Ga"). If Gimme Fiction was a transitional work, record number six moves even further away from the angularity of Wire and other early influences. "The Ghost of You Lingers," for instance, is downright dreamy, while "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" is brass-bedecked power-pop (with chimes!). Open-minded listeners will surely find this Beatlesque song cycle irresistible. Fans of the Spoon's darker, more dramatic material might want to check their expectations at the door. They'll be glad they did. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews
GaGaGaGaGa....
A couple of tracks just sounded like noise and didn't fit with the rest of the album. But I would say at least half of the album contained tracks that I consider typical Spoon songs. I like Spoon for their sound as they have a unique sound.
Spare me the 'old spoon' whiners...
I would've given this album five stars, but I reserve that honour for the absolute greatest records ever. As for hardcore Spoon fans, while I like all the previous albums, I don't think 'Girls Can Tell' is a great album, nor 'Gimme Fiction'. They have their moments but are far too up and down for me. 'Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga' only tails off at the end. I also wouldn't have put 'The Ghost of You Lingers' second. Other than that, this was definitely the best album of the year. And I really find it funny that some people think it's somehow commercial compared to their earlier stuff. where the hell do you get that impression?!?!?!? Great recording.
Fantastic album - can't stop listening to it!
Spoon's latest album grasps the listener with their strange and innovational music. Great to the last song.
Overrated
This album is okay, but it's highly overrated. The best and only really great Spoon album, as far as I can tell, is Girls Can Tell. Please make an album like that again.
Completely Boring
If you're just now starting to get in to Spoon, then by all means check out this album. It might sound new, strange, and yet brilliant all at the same time to you few folks who haven't indulged in the brilliance that is Kill the Moonlight, or Gimme Fiction. But Spoon's newest album, Ga Ga Ga Ga is one of the most boring albums I've ever listened to. It seems like Spoon got tired of coming up with melodies so they stuck with the idea of a few throughout. Perhaps Kathleen C. Fennessy finds this bold move as Beatlesesque, but few Beatles fans would agree. The critics failed to notice Kill the Moonlight and Gimme Fiction, so they decided to give Spoon the win with Ga Ga Ga Ga. Or at least that's my opinion, have a listen and decide for yourself.
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