Joy Electric - The Art & Craft Of Popular Music (2002)
Tracks
1. The Matterhorn
2. Dance to Moroder
3. Such A Beautiful Thought
4. Ringing Bells
5. Mistletoe and Molasses
6. Apples of Gold
7. We'll last So Long
8. Farmhouse Fables
9. Weep In The Sunshine
10. Come In, Brother
11. Every Nook and Cranny
12. Blueberry Boats (and Pink Elephants)
13. We Are Rock (the faint remix)
14. We Are Rock (the Norway Remix)
15. We Are Rock (the echoing Green Remix)
16. Drum Machine Joy
17. Candycane Carriage
18. Analogue Grand Diary
19. Sweet Sweet Charity
20. Keep Him In Your Thoughts
21. Five Stars For Failure
22. Burgundy Years
23. Hansel
24. I Beam, You Beam
25. The Cobbler
26. Sugar Rush
27. Monosynth
28. The Robot Beat
29. The North Sea
30. Disco For A Ride
31. Singing in Gee
32. Children Of The Lord
33. I Sing Electric
34. These Should Be The Good Times
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I would have paid 30 for it. all the new songs are incredible. I'm so excited for JoyE's next album.
let me think...
how can i find the words to say how stupid this album is? i don't know.. don't buy it unless you are a techno/dance person!
let me think...
how can i find the words to say how stupid this album is? i don't know.. don't buy it unless you are a techno/dance person![/QUOTE]
Punk boys make the claim
"This is not my style" is what they all say
"Rock rules" state the same
We don't care.
In His love,
Nate
[quote=punker15]
how can i find the words to say how stupid this album is? i don't know.. don't buy it unless you are a techno/dance person![/quote]
How does the name "Joy Electric" not instantly give away that the band is targeting the electronica crowd (as opposed to the rock crowd)??? :confused:
If you bought this album expecting to hear rock or punk or something along those lines, I don't know how you ever came to those expectations. You shouldn't make unfounded expectations about any purchase that you make, only to complain later when the purchase does not meet your expectations. Either a) make well-founded, logical expectations -or- b) don't make expectations at all. But, above all, do not say "Oh... looky, an album by [i]Joy Electric[/i] filed in the electronica section.... I bet this will be some great sounding punk rock!" and then be dismayed when it isn't what you expected. That's ridiculous.
Furthermore, why (with the multitude of demo mp3s online and the ease with which you can preview music at retail stores) would you not LISTEN to some parts of the album [i]before[/i] purchasing it? This would save you the money you spent, and the trouble of reviewing an album that you do understand.
If you like old-school electronica (or even if you just like exotic songwriting techniques), you will love this album. It's not my favorite that Ronnie has ever put out, but it's definitely not my least favorite. It's wonderful. I give it a 9.
In His love,
Nate
