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| 0.0 | Jom | December 21st 07 |
Here, the Our Lady Peace frontman breaks off into the solo realm, inevitably resulting in one of the most underrated albums of 2007. It'd be a crime if this album goes unlistened. Comprised of hip-hop-esque backing drum beats, all-acoustic instruments, delicate piano pieces (courtesy of Chantal Kreviazuk, Maida's wife) and a very unique vocal presentation (according to the artist, this album is "a collection of poems put to music"), 'The Hunters Lullaby' is a masterful listen. While short in run-time, each track is absolute class. "Yellow Brick Road" is the quintessential track that epitomizes what I perceive to be Maida's vision for this album, with sharp writing that carries a nostalgic, introspective vibe: "I remember the days when we talked for hours, and we were young -- we thought we had superpowers / We kissed the sky, expanded our minds, thought we could fly; we were dreamers, and we'd never die. / We were young punks but we showed potential; it was us against the world, we weren't sentimental. / We weren't our problems, our age, or our paychecks, and we weren't taking anybody's shi[font=verdana]t[/font]. / If I knew now what I knew then, I'd back up, do it all again; I'd take a bow, take it real slow, take a ride down the yellow brick road" are the track's opening verse and chorus. Other cuts to investigate besides the aforementioned: "The Snake and the Crown," "Careful What You Wish For," "Confessional," "The Less I Know," and "Sex Love and Honey," but realistically, the entire album should be experienced.
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| 4.5 superb | Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | February 7th 08 |
Raine Maida's The Hunters Lullaby (no apostrophe) expands upon the blueprint set by his debut EP Love Hope Hero late last year. Simplicity is the Our Lady Peace frontman's key aim here, removing many of the obstacles rock music traditionally puts between vocalist and listener and instead using sparse instrumentation (guitar, piano, hand drums) to subtly supplement his half-sung, half-slam poetry confessional. He broaches issues both political and personal (and often both wound together) directly and frankly, picking his words carefully and delivering them with just as much precision. For highlights, check pessimistic/optimistic closer 'One Second Chance' and the haunting 'Earthless,' or anything else from this unusually consistent first effort.
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| 4.0 excellent | merize9 | October 14th 14 |
I'm biaised, I love Maida's voice very much. Love the lyrics, and it's different than his band, it's cool to hear him in another style of music.
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| 5.0 classic | AndSalx | February 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | tvol | July 16th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Drone | March 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spasm01 | December 26th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | mouette | October 18th 09 |
| 3.5 great | DoOrDie | September 24th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | dagashi | June 25th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | nisco66 | February 18th 08 |
| 2.5 average | ohpm500 | January 29th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheDrew | December 28th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrKite | December 21st 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | gt1315 | November 29th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | jc12 | November 24th 07 |
| 3.0 good | kfd | November 18th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Mikesn EMERITUS | November 15th 07 |
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