Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: Deadsy Title: Commencement Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Dreamworks Original Release Date: 1/1/2002 Re-Release Date: 5/14/2002 Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 600445030121, 0600445030121, 093624750925, 093624750949 |
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Deadsy's debut has been a long time coming. Regardless of media hype, this album has been on and off the shelves for the past six years. It's a wonder it's finally seeing the light of day. At the very least, Deadsy have co... more » |
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Amazon.com Deadsy's debut has been a long time coming. Regardless of media hype, this album has been on and off the shelves for the past six years. It's a wonder it's finally seeing the light of day. At the very least, Deadsy have come up with an interesting and intriguing style. Ambient gothic tones and keyboards are entwined with '80s-style synth pop to give them a retro sound, yet distorted guitars and programmed drums bring them up to date. Vocalist Elijah Blue, son of Cher and Greg Allman, has a droning monotone style that sounds like a cross between Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode and Peter Steele of Type O Negative. At times, it can be quite disturbing. Of the album highlights, the guitar-driven lead track, "The Key to Gramercy Park," is the most modern-rock radio-friendly of the bunch, followed by their unexpected reworking of the Rush chestnut "Tom Sawyer." "She Likes Big Words" is a light and poppy throwback to early-'80s snyth pop, while the atmospheric "Brand New Love" is as lovely as it is moody. Despite their interesting textures and melodies, Deadsy's songs can sound the same after awhile and may become tiresome to the average listener. --Gail Flug Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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features jonathan davis of korn CD ReviewsIt's here, finally! Andrew Estes | Maine | 05/23/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "I've been a follower of Deadsy for about 2 and a half years now. I have been living off of bootlegged Mp3's ever since, and have been waiting for 'Commencement' to see a permanent release. Well, after many delays and hold-ups, Deadsy has commenced upon the music world. Obviously this CD will draw many comparisons to Orgy, they have an 80's sound and are also on Korn's imprint label, Elementree. But listening to this album, you will see that that is where the similarities end. First off, they have a much more positive sound. A lot of their older stuff was very gloomy, (and believe me, this album does stay true to that) but there are a lot more brighter tunes, especially "Brand New Love" which is my favorite song off this album. Other highlights include a great cover of Rush's "Tom Sawyer" and a guest appearance by Korn's Jonathan Davis on "Key to Gramercy Park." Now here's the one thing that bothered my about this CD, "Key to Gramercy Park" is edited! I don't get it. The original version had the little four letter word in it, but the album version doesn't! (And trust me, I bought this from a place where they don't sell 'clean' CD's. There is no "explicit" version of this album). I have never heard of a band doing this. It's very confusing. But aside from that, this is a really great CD. I'm glad that it finally saw it's proper release. I never thought the day would come that I would hold this CD in my hands. Now I can't get enough of it." A killer blend of goth, new wave, and hard rock Erica Anderson | Minneapolis, MN | 06/01/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "I recently caught the video for "Key to the Gramercy Park" (on all places, MTV). I was immediately hook. Deadsy takes the best elements of hard rock, goth and new wave, throws them in a blender and voila! What the listener gets is a sixty minute (plus some) collection of melodic yet heavy songs that reminds the listener of music from the '80s as well as from the past decade. I was quite impressed that the son of Cher and Greg Allman was equally blessed with the singing abilities of his celebrity parents. Unlike his parents though, Elijah and the rest of the band Deadsy puts out music that isn't ridiculously over-the-top cheesy or bland rock music with incessant guitar solos. Yes, Elijah Blue's vocals can be a bit monotonous at times but it doesn't bother me so much as it might for casual listeners. I particularly enjoyed "Brand New Love" and "The Key to Gramercy Park" but all the songs overall are enjoyable. It is rather refreshing to hear a rock band today that isn't a hybrid of rap and metal or a throwback to grunge and overplayed on the radio to death."
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