I'd just like to bring mention back to an old article from the blog on
Some Loud Thunder by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. I wasn't around QC at the time. Strangely enough it's the only album I've bought mentioned in the blog that I didn't get because of the blog. And it was my entry point into listening to the band. I've started listening to it again and realized only recently that "Satan Said Dance" has to be my favorite song on that entire album (which replaces "Five Easy Pieces" by the way). And this is not because of some movie based on a Palahniuk novel using the song in their trailer. For that matter, it's almost every other song in
Some Loud Thunder is a brilliant piece of work, followed by track that clashes entirely with the one before it. That's the only thing I could critique the album for--it's more of a compilation of songs rather than one focused work. But damn if those aren't some wonderful, wonderful songs.
I have to disagree about their self-titled debut being the better album. Well, maybe as a whole
Clap You Hands Say Yeah was more cohesive and maintained experience, but
Some Loud Thunder brings a handful of diamonds in the rough that outshine its predecessor.
Maybe it's because I've listened to
Some Loud Thunder first that I like it more. Maybe I should listen to the s/t more.
Still have yet to get the
Live Adventures of the Waterboys