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Sales Rank: 4871
Category: Music
Artist: The Black Angels
Publisher: Light In The Attic
Studio: Light In The Attic
Manufacturer: Light In The Attic
Label: Light In The Attic
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 33
UPC: 826853003322
EAN: 0826853003322
ASIN: B0015N0786
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | You On The Run | | • | Doves (Download MP3) | | • | Science Killer | | • | Mission District | | • | 18 Years | | • | Deer-Ree-Shee | | • | Never/Ever | | • | Vikings | | • | You In Color | | • | The Return | | • | Snake In The Gras |
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Product Description
Last time we met The Black Angels, they were staring into the desert sun somewhere outside of Austin, Texas. Two years later, night has fallen and the spirits have come out. It's time for The Black Angels to provide Directions On How To See A Ghost. If you're familiar with Passover, the band's 2006 debut, you'll know that The Black Angels's music alone is enough to invoke spirits. There's a name for the band's sound; they call it 'hypno-drone 'n roll'. It's the sound of long nights on peyote, of dreams of a new world order, and of half-invented memories of the seamy side of '60s psychedelia. While the Iraq war is still a major influence on the band's lyrics, there are new forces at work here, including Eugene Zamyatin's dystopian novel We and in Christian Bland's words "psychic information from the past and future." See, The Black Angels really are in contact with ghosts.
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 The Black Angels are the real thing June 28, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me state upfront that I wasn't aware of the Black Angels until a friend of mine, who knows my musical tastes quite well, directed me to them with this, their second album. I would not be not disappointed. (I confess that I have not heard the band's first album, 2006's "Passover", yet at this time, but I will seek that out shortly.)
"Directions to See a Ghost" (11 tracks; 71 min.) starts off with a blast, "You On The Run", which at first reminds me immediately of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, but then the song evolves. "Doves" kicks off with thundering drums, only to be joined by even more thundering guitars, awash in reverb, just great. "Science Killer" starts with a great bass line, and eventually works into a frenzy, just great. "Mission District" reminded me of early Pink Floyd (Syd Barret-era). The energy throughout the album is fantasic, shoe-glazing psychedelic-influenced music at its best (and it's not a coincidence that the Black Angels are now on the same label as Brian Jonestown Massacre). Other highlights for me include the hard-charging "Vikings" and the closer, a 16 min. epic "Snake In the Grass" which goes on forever, but you never want it to end anyway, fabulous. In all, this album is just great, and sure to make my "best of the year" list.
Please note that simultaneously with the album, the band released an EP "Black Angel Exit" (4 tracks; 24 min.), which you could get by pre-ordering the album, or now at the band's shows (which is where I got it). It is a great companion to (and in the same vein as) the album, with the 9+ min. title track as the highlight. I had the good fortune to catch the Black Angels in concert here in Cincinnati recently in support of the new album, and they were nothing short of fantastic, a delight for any fan of live music. Meanwhile, "Directions to See a Ghost" is HIGHLY recommended!
 Deep Chugging Bluesy Neo-Psych Genius! June 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
'18 Years' might be the best song they've ever written, for one thing. But that aside, this album is an absolute, unadulterated masterpiece. I loved 'Passover'. This blows it out of the water. Deep chugging blues washed in some of the most profoundly cosmic feedback I have ever heard. I could sit here and go on and on and on... but just buy the album. Exalting, thrilling, and incredibly sexy...
RIYL: Dead Meadow, Black Mountain, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Spacemen 3, The Warlocks (with whom I get to see them in a week!!!), Blood on the Wall (as in Mary Susan), The Verve
awesome psychedelic stoner rock June 18, 2008
reminds me of the first two Black Rebel Motorcycle Club releases... awesome music... just what I was looking for!
great follow-up June 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed their first album and after two or three listens, I enjoy this one too. If you have not heard the first album or EP, the Black Angels play relatively heavy, bluesy, psychedelic yet catchy American rock.
Comparisons to everyone from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (who they have toured with) to Velvet Underground to Spacemen 3 have been appropriately made. I don't think they sound like the latter two; the Angels' music is not nearly as raw or noisy. However, you can definitely hear how they influenced their unique update of those classic sound.
If you are a fan of their first record (or their awesome live show), definitely pick this up. So far, there is not a single song as immediately catchy as "The First Vietnamese War" but the overall song quality might be an improvement from their debut LP.
They are touring with the Warlocks, which is an incredibly appropriate pairing. Psyched!
Amazing and Trippy May 20, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really liked The Black Angels first album Passover. This album is even better. It is much more far out then their fist album and the sound quality is great. The last song on the album is over 16 minutes long which is pretty cool and their use of feedback in You In Color works nicely. As I write this its at number 16 in the psychedelic category of music here on Amazon putting it above several classics (even if it is just for a few days its still a bragging right isnt it?). Its a classic of my generation and I hope they will continue what they are doing.
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