Author: Himmelman, Peter

Features:

• Lovethinkethnoevil

Format: Import

PartNumber: AManPro-0017682

Release Date: 19-01-1999

Details: Product description Plagued by record company headaches, Peter Himmelman has released only one new collection of songs (a children's album called My Best Friend Is a Salamander) since 1992's Flown This Acid World threatened to explode his status as a cult songwriter of exceptional skill and insight. But this welcome album, by turns mature and typically playful, might yet do the trick. Though the jaunty pop opener "Eyeball" is tarted-up by "guest" producer/Nine Inch Nails percussionist Chris Vrenna's de rigueur late-'90s alt.production drag, it's Himmelman's bright melodies and often cutting lyrics that carry the day throughout. Comparisons may be odious, but when they're to Elvis Costello ("Time Just Flew," "Coming Apart at the Dreams"), Randy Newman ("Lifetime Too Late," the "hidden" bonus track "Angels over Brooklyn Skies"), or his own father-in-law, Bob Dylan ("7 Circles"), Himmelman merely seems to find himself among his rightful peers. Rife with rare melodic gifts and performances often achingly wrought from the songwriter's spirit, Love Thinketh No Evil is a richly textured collection of songs that contains nary a false moment. --Jerry McCulley Amazon.ca Plagued by record company headaches, Peter Himmelman has released only one new collection of songs (a children's album called My Best Friend Is a Salamander) since 1992's Flown This Acid World threatened to explode his status as a cult songwriter of exceptional skill and insight. But this welcome album, by turns mature and typically playful, might yet do the trick. Though the jaunty pop opener "Eyeball" is tarted-up by "guest" producer/Nine Inch Nails percussionist Chris Vrenna's de rigueur late-'90s alt.production drag, it's Himmelman's bright melodies and often cutting lyrics that carry the day throughout. Comparisons may be odious, but when they're to Elvis Costello ("Time Just Flew," "Coming Apart at the Dreams"), Randy Newman ("Lifetime Too Late," the "hidden" bonus track "Angels over Brooklyn Skies"), or his own father-in-law, Bob Dylan ("7 Circles"), Himmelman merely seems to find himself among his rightful peers. Rife with rare melodic gifts and performances often achingly wrought from the songwriter's spirit, Love Thinketh No Evil is a richly textured collection of songs that contains nary a false moment. --Jerry McCulley

UPC: 099923803324

EAN: 0099923803324

Model: AManPro-0017682

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood