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posted April 10, 2002 02:54 AM            

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Yo, homies and homettes, I picked up a cool lil disc recently...Ed Harcourt's Here Be Monsters. I don't know if he sounds exactly like anyone, but I heard echoes of Jeff Buckley, Coldplay/Starsailor/Travis and more. It has a definate moodiness to it, sort of a menace of sorts...really neato.

And, if you like new Billie Holidays, check out Norah Jones...not too shabbyliscious.

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posted April 10, 2002 03:16 PM            

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That is an excellant recommendation Ken. In my opinion, "Here Be Monsters" is full of dry humour, strong melodies, and a sense of despondency. I think you can hear Jeff Buckley in the song "Apple of My Eye," which features a strong, confident voice. At the same time, Ed's songs can have an Elliott Smith feel to them, as illustrated in "Hanging in the Wrong Crowd." "Shanghai," in its epic-like ending, can be from the same mold as an Elton John piano stomp. He also reminds me of Tom Waitts with his lyrics.

Overall, I think its a great CD. Has anyone listened to his "Maplewood Studios" EP, a six song collection that came out before "Here Be Monsters"?

Richard

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posted April 10, 2002 09:27 PM            

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I got the cd yesterday. It does remind me a lot of Jeff Buckley vocally, but not quite the same style. I got in trouble for comparing their voices on a JB messageboard.
It's good stuff though. I've also recently gotten into Josh Clayton-Felt. It's pop, which I'm not usually that into, but his voice makes it worth it.

Jamie

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posted April 11, 2002 03:03 AM            

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that's a good comparison, Richard, using Elliott Smith (I tried his first three albums and couldn't get into it, the songs just seemed to drift away like dandelions or something, but Figure 8 I like more).

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