[Mathias Hermansson]

C'mon everybody!!! "Barest Degree" is a great song!

/Herman

>IMO, Breathe is disposable.  For the most part it is dull, without
>energy, and it seems like a series of B-sides that don't cut the
>mustard.  Pete's voice is lifeless.  Home is putrid country crap.
>Underwater is ridiculously lame.  In the Rain is laughable.   Even the
>"rockers" on the album don't rock.  It sucks!
>
>IMO.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu
>[mailto:powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu] On Behalf Of Beth Curran
>Sent: September 21, 2003 7:51 PM
>To: 'Heidi Shenk'; jimcwarren@earthlink.net; kate@dnki.net
>Cc: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>Subject: RE: [Powderworks] Breathe as a full album
>
>I dunno, there are some songs on there I like, but even those suffer
>from what I can only describe as a lack of spirit.  It almost feels like
>a contractual obligation album.  I just don't think it has much soul,
>and that's exacerbated by the muddy production.  (Although it will
>always have a place in my heart as the source of the only Oils song with
>a female presence!)  After I read Willie I sat down and listened to
>Breathe carefully, and came away with a better sense of the criticality
>of RH's role in defining the Oils sound.
>
>Hmm.  I wonder if I'll like the live version?  Stranger things have
>happened.  Maybe the live performances capture what didn't show up in
>the studio.  - Beth
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu
>[mailto:powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Shenk
>Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 1:18 PM
>To: jimcwarren@earthlink.net; kate@dnki.net
>Cc: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>Subject: Re: [Powderworks] Breathe as a full album
>
>I don't think that there is one Oils song that I don't like...they are
>all
>great songs in their different ways.  So I guess I really don't have any
>
>issues with Breathe...in fact Bring on the Change and Underwater are two
>of
>my favorite Oils songs.  I guess since I like so many different genres
>of
>music, it doesn't matter what style the Oils play (Ok...well I guess I
>probably would have started to worry if they would have put out a rap
>album.)  Often times I like their more obscure songs better anyways....I
>
>actually really enjoy In the Rain.  Anyways...I guess I'm just surprised
>by
>how many of you out there bash the album Breathe or won't even listen to
>it
>at all.  Yeah...I guess I was sort of disappointed when I got the album
>when
>it first came out and I put it on and it wasn't what I was expecting,
>but
>even so I have to say that now I like it just as much as any other Oils
>album.  I think it's just a matter of maturing appreciation for music of
>all
>kinds.
>
>Heidi
>
>
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: James Warren <jimcwarren@earthlink.net>
>To: Kate Parker Adams <kate@dnki.net>
>CC: "Powderworks" <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
>Subject: [Powderworks] Breathe as a full album
>Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 10:25:32 -0700
>
>I really like Breathe.  There are 5 songs from it that I do not listen
>to,
>but I just love the rest.  They are the following:
>
>Underwater
>Surf's Up
>Time to Heal
>Bring on the Change
>Home
>E-Beat
>Barest Degree
>Gravelrash
>
>In my opinion, the list above is a better album than either Head
>Injuries or
>the first album, although surely it depends on my mood.
>
>My favorite Oils albums tend to have a section of at least three songs
>in a
>row that I consider to be the euphoric high point of the album.
>Breathe's
>genius streak is Home/E-Beat/Barest Degree.
>
>Well, thanks for reading.
>
>-Jim
>
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