| An Albatross We Are The Lazer Viking |
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1. I Am The Lazer Viking
2. Let's Get On With It!
3. Electric Suits And Cowboy Boots
4. Revolutionary Politics Of Dance, The
5. Triumph Of The Lazer Viking, The
6. Get Faster, Cry For Happy
7. Wrgggggggrkyyyyyyy!!!
8. Manifesto Of The Divine Children, The
9. j7j7j7j7j7j7j7j7j7j7j7j
10. Vitally Important Pelvic Thrust, The
11. w7w7w7w7w7w7w7w7w7w7w7
Release Date: 2003 | |
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The Philedelphia group, An Albatross, released "We Are The Lazer Viking", an 11 track album/EP in 2003. An odd group, there aren't too many bands out there who sound like An Albatross. Couple that with having one of the greatest band names of the last 20 years and you have a truly unique band.
An Albatross:
Ed Gleda - Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine
Jake Lisowski - Guitar, Synth
Jay Hudak - Bass
Jeremy Gewertz - Drums, Percussion
A band that is equal parts Mario music, Refused and Naked City is a hard one to classify. The best possible classification for An Albatross is Noise Rock, fitting in with bands like Lightning Bolt and Locust. They have also been described as "spazz core", an extremely fitting label. "We Are The Lazer Viking" isn't always the easiest album to listen to, clocking in at just 8 minutes, "We Are The Lazer Viking" sounds like Pacman, on steriods, kicking the crap out of the local neighborhood cat. Not the most accessible album, or the conventional, "We Are The Lazer Viking" is enjoyable nonetheless. What makes this album so good is that it is so danceable and has so much groove. Despite Ed Gleda screaming his head off for all 11 tracks and the guitars and drums making as much unsavoury noise as possible, these tunes are extremely easy to shake your hips to. Each song consists of Grind style blasts of noise, mixed with keyboards that sound like they are from old video games, with Ed screaming nonsensical lyrics all the way through (if there is anything insightful, An Albatross aren't making it easy to decipher).
For an album of 8 minutes and 18 seconds, An Albatross do an admirable job of making music that is catchy, fun and silly and the same time as being insane. This album is not one for everyone, but those who do give it a shot and enjoy it are in for a wonderfully fun time. A delightfully wierd, crazy, fun and all out stupid (and that's a good thing!) record. Highly reccomended for those who want something fun and silly as well as extremely crazy.
Pros
- So much fun
- Complete insanity!
- For an album that is 8 minutes long, it makes the most of every second
Cons
- It's only 8 minutes long
- Some may find it much too silly
Reccomended Tracks
I Am The Lazer Viking
The Revolutionary Politics of Dance
The Vitally Important Pelvic Thrust
Downloads
[URL=http://www.analbatross.com/AnAlbatross-RevolutionaryPoliticsOfDance.mp3]The Revolutionary Politics of Dance (mp3)[/URL]
[URL=http://www.analbatross.com/AnAlbatross-Wrgggggggryyyyyyyyy.mp3]Wrgggggggryyyyyyyyy!!!(mp3)[/URL]
[URL=http://www.analbatross.com/rev_pol.wmv]The Revolutionary Politics of Dance (wmv video)[/URL]
[URL=http://www.analbatross.com/rev_pol.mov]The Revolutionary Politics of Dance (quicktime video)[/URL]
FINAL RATING: 3.5/5
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Haha, they are awesome. Along with HORSE the Band in being the most hilarious bands worth more than being a novelty.
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Awesome. I should do another of their albums. I have 3 of them I think. Very cool band. A little rediculous though. is this the album with dog sounds?
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I met a guy who used to be in a band with the singer. For the guys band the singer was the drummer. They never released anything though
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Also might I add people who like this may also want to check out Melt Banana. More of the noise but also quite rediculous.
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Holy s[i][/i]hit, awesome review br3ad, I didn't know you were into them. I get to see them play at a church in July!
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An Albatross are sweet.
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At a church? That's awesome!!!! I wish they would come to my church!
Can I get some reccomendations for similar bands? I'm not very experienced with "sillycore".
I was going to reccomend a Lightning Bolt album as a similar band, but no one has reviewed one. Guess I might do that today.
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Melt Banana. Also try Carnival in Coal. They are more centered around death metal meets carnival music as opposed to hardcore meets videogame music but it's fun stuff. Songs like Yes! We Have No Bananas are great.
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The Locust and Polysics are similar.
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I like An Albatross much better than The Locust. The Locust bore me. Too much attack gets old.
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Genghis Tron is better. Much much better. Also, breadman you are lame for a Top15. Especially that old Brand New review. I will never forgive you for it.
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Get over it.
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I think that these guys are awesome.
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hey man, nice review but how do you change the fonts and text size and boldness of the writing. i feel it would add a lot more to my reviews
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well, to change size, use this tag, minus the '.' and choose what size
[.size=6]hey man[/size]
and it should come out like this
hey man
Bold is a little easier. It's just like this:
[.b]hey man[/b]
like so:
hey man
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thanks bread_man
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Oh man do I love this album.
| | | Album Rating: 4.5
i love this album.
| | | Album Rating: 3
An Albatross to me is feelgood music, they fit right in with Mac Dre in my book.
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
Kinda music that you know sucks but is too much fun to listen to too care.
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