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 | Title : Pig Lib
Author : Malkmus, Stephen
Release Date : 20030318
Binding : Audio CD
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Editorial Reviews :
As an indie paragon since the early '90s, it's inevitable that Stephen Malkmus would want to make music that falls closer to traditional rock. His second solo album is the logical extension of those moments when Pavement cautiously approached the classic-rock canon, albeit from an oblique angle. Initially, it's hard-going for listeners. Where Malkmus's self-titled debut accentuated his flirtatious, pop-friendly inclinations, Pig Lib is gnarlier and more expansive. At times, it's uncharacteristically earnest, as if Malkmus was trying to defuse those usual jibes of archness with a sustained bout of jamming. Persevere, though, and Pig Lib's excellence is revealed. The two most obvious influences on spindly, febrile epics like '1% of One' and 'Witch Mountain Bridge' are Television and Fairport Convention; Malkmus is particularly proficient at highlighting the affinities between New York art punk and British folk-rock through his notably improved guitar playing. Less rock-oriented souls, meanwhile, will be heartened by evidence of his continuing Ray Davies fetish on 'Vanessa from Queens' and, especially, the 'Waterloo Sunset'-styled 'Craw Song.' This is an album that, if lived with and nurtured, amply repays the kindness. --John Mulvey
Buyer Reviews :
This album is good in all the ways his last album wasn't. There seems to be a real passion and fire lurking beneath his output again (although a lot of it seems to be hostile...really listen to the words and you'll see, or find that track 'Doctor Drop' and it become abundantly clear). Whatever the case, Malkmus has finally stepped up and made his claim as a truly mesmirizing guitarist. His lyrics are still a little over-the-top (as in his last record), but tracks like Ramp of Death, Animal Midnight, and Us really show were his genius lies. He's enjoying himself again and he's got a great, tight band to support him. One can only hope this is the beginning of a new, even-better stage for him.
(by A music fan)
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