The Blue Whale - Shimmy Disc
I think this is what the Beatles would have sounded like if they'd let
Yoko Ono join the band. There are all sort of strange
computer-enhanced tracks that sound almost underwater and fuzzy, with
soft, ethereal vocals that almost sound like another instrument in the
song instead of the focal point. Parts of this I hate - sometimes,
there are just too many things going on in these songs to draw
attention to any one thing except the noise) and other parts I
absolutely love: "Do Not Make Me Cry" and "The Cloud Goes Slow" are
two beautiful examples of what is just So Right with this disc. "John
Lennon is Tired" is a nice parody of what John Lennon would sound like
if he had been in the recording studio for about 12 days too long, but
as a song in itself, it starts to get a little wearing after a while.
by Holly Day
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