Luna - Lunapark
Studio Recordings - Out of Print
Available new from resellers $50
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Studio Recordings - Out of Print
Available new from resellers $50
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Out of Print
Though Dean Wareham is often compared to Lou Reed, and for good reason, I believe he has more in common with Neil Young. Like Neil, he projects warmth and quirkiness, with none of Reed's forbidding coolness. There are no folk songs here, but there is a slight country twang that gives a distinctive edge to Luna's polished urban sound.
One would have to be remarkably churlish to not like a CD in which the first line after nearly a minute of lullingly lazy guitar/drum playing is "You can never give the finger to the blind." Or how about "Soho's got the boots/Noho's got the crack/New England's got the foliage/but I ain't going back," also from the first song, Slide? Askew lyrics backed by insistent, but laid back and unobtrusive -- well, there is the occasional wa-wa pedal reverb -- arrangements mark nearly every one of these songs. Most involve Wareham's romantic entanglements, which bemuse more than anger him. As violent as he gets is Slash Your Tires, and that's only in his dreams. Goodbye and We're Both Confused, the two fine closing cuts, are more typical, bittersweet and tinged with "if-I'd-only-done-this" regret. And when love works, as in Nasty People and I Want Everything, Wareham understands that it makes one a better person in every way, "all my nasty habits are walking away." Smile and the eager I Can't Wait are the closest Lunapark gets to loud, with fuzzed and reverb sound partially masking the vocals. Probably the weakest cut is the short (2:04) Time, with a slight story and light Nashville lilt to the guitar work.
One would have to be remarkably churlish to not like a CD in which the first line after nearly a minute of lullingly lazy guitar/drum playing is "You can never give the finger to the blind." Or how about "Soho's got the boots/Noho's got the crack/New England's got the foliage/but I ain't going back," also from the first song, Slide? Askew lyrics backed by insistent, but laid back and unobtrusive -- well, there is the occasional wa-wa pedal reverb -- arrangements mark nearly every one of these songs. Most involve Wareham's romantic entanglements, which bemuse more than anger him. As violent as he gets is Slash Your Tires, and that's only in his dreams. Goodbye and We're Both Confused, the two fine closing cuts, are more typical, bittersweet and tinged with "if-I'd-only-done-this" regret. And when love works, as in Nasty People and I Want Everything, Wareham understands that it makes one a better person in every way, "all my nasty habits are walking away." Smile and the eager I Can't Wait are the closest Lunapark gets to loud, with fuzzed and reverb sound partially masking the vocals. Probably the weakest cut is the short (2:04) Time, with a slight story and light Nashville lilt to the guitar work.
Track List:
01 Slide
02 Anesthesia
03 Slash Your Tires
04 Crazy People
05 Time
06 Smile
07 I Can't Wait
08 Hey Sister
09 I Want Everything
10 Time To Quit
11 Goodbye
12 We're Both Confused
01 Slide
02 Anesthesia
03 Slash Your Tires
04 Crazy People
05 Time
06 Smile
07 I Can't Wait
08 Hey Sister
09 I Want Everything
10 Time To Quit
11 Goodbye
12 We're Both Confused
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Cool. I had this on cd. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the album and live session. I hadn't listened to this band before and your shares led me to listen to a lot of their stuff. Great twin guitar sound! Thanks again!
ReplyDelete@Anon...Glad I could turn someone on to a band I really love. This was the bands 1st record. I find their other recordings to be outstanding. The song writing and muscianship are impeccable. One of my favorite bands!
DeleteRecently reissued with an extra record of demos which I'm sure we would all like to hear. Maybe someone will rip them somewhere? Know anyone that might have purchased it and could share?
ReplyDeletehttps://shop.runoutgroovevinyl.com/en/run-out-groove/lunapark-deluxe-black-vinyl/081227883027.html
@blureu...Sorry, no one I know =/
ReplyDeleteI spoke with a friend who purchased the reissue. He said the record doesn't have a download card so he couldn't share either. He was disappointed as well since no digital version available.
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