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The next step on from Beyond The Biosphere--the self-financed debut album that brought brothers Christian and Justin Webb major label attention and press and public plaudits--Maroon is a relic of a bygone era when songs, not production tricks, were king and melodies and words had more purpose than being just a pretty tune and something to sing-along with it. The chugging pianos of "I Can't Believe You're Gone", the deadbeat guitars and self-depreciating lyrics of "The Liar's Club" and the sombre lament "All The Cocaine In The World", belong to some American road movie, capturing the fears, realisati
The next step on from Beyond The Biosphere--the self-financed debut album that brought brothers Christian and Justin Webb major label attention and press and public plaudits--Maroon is a relic of a bygone era when songs, not production tricks, were king and melodies and words had more purpose than being just a pretty tune and something to sing-along with it. The chugging pianos of "I Can't Believe You're Gone", the deadbeat guitars and self-depreciating lyrics of "The Liar's Club" and the sombre lament "All The Cocaine In The World", belong to some American road movie, capturing the fears, realisations and emotional turmoil of life. Sounds dour and depressing, but like Elliott Smith--that other great exponent of the human condition and good, old-fashion American songwriting--their melodies are too captivating and laced with too much deadpan humour to demoralise. For every sedate song, there's a rousing chorus, a samba intermission or a stirring crescendo to lift the spirits. All under-utilised composer's tricks that point to The Webb Brothers not being of this generation, but a much-missed time that's well overdue a revival. --Dan Gennoe
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Manufacturer: Wea
Release date: 11 September 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0766486352421 UPC: 685738321728
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