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Queen of the Meadow
Elysian Fields
Queen of the Meadow
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
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All Artists: Elysian Fields
Title: Queen of the Meadow
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Jet Set Records
Original Release Date: 11/14/2000
Release Date: 11/14/2000
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 604978003324, 111118003323, 5412690295874

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I love this CD!
Jolene Barber | 03/14/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I haven't fallen in love with a band like this since I discovered Mogwai! The moment I heard Queen of the Meadow I went out and bought it -- and then I bought La Mer Enfortunata, which isn't an EF album but was made by the band's two main contributors, Jennifer Charles and Oren Bloedow -- and then I went out and tracked down Bleed Your Cedar. Wow! I rarely even write reviews, I'm just writing this because I love it so much. Really!This music is very svelte -- kind of jazz meets alternative meets symbolist poetry meets pre-Raphaelite painting. Baudelaire would have loved this. Jennifer Charles has the sexiest, smoothest, velvetiest voice I ever heard. The music is intelligent, eclectic, at times bordering on genius. There's nothing like it.Some people seem to prefer Bleed Your Cedar, but I think Queen of the Meadow is the better album. Cedar still shows derivative traces of pop and rock, IMHO. Queen is more understated musically, but I think it's a more complete or evolved statement of the band's aesthetic. There are one or two clunkers on the album -- like Fright Night -- but those are easy to forget alongside Black Acres (definitely the best track on the album), Dream Within a Dream (the Poe poem set to luscious jazz lounge music), and Cities Will Fall.The best way I can describe my feelings about this album is like this: most music I listen to while doing other things -- working, eating, driving, etc. This album I love so much that I don't profane it by giving it half my attention. I only listen to it at night, alone, when I can give my whole attention to it. It's that good -- that pleasureful -- that great."
"Night cracked like a skull..."
Jolene Barber | Colorado City, Texas United States | 02/07/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the coolest band! Love the lyrics. Like dark, sexy jazz, almost. Jennifer Charles has the sexiest voice EVER. Yes, there are a few songs I tend to skip, but the rest make up for it. "Black Acres" and "Barely Recognize You" are the best, along with "Cities Will Fall", an apocalyptic love song. Gorgeous! The lyrics are dark, even graphic; images of convulsing moons, collapsing cities, and consuming burial grounds will leave "a trail like Dillinger" in your head. I can't wait to hear Bleed Your Cedar."
Best yet from this awesome young band
paw | California | 11/15/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"elysian fields rocks! etherial grooves with intelligent lyrics...the band takes the best from the NYC avant-garde rock and jazz scenes to create an original, sensuous sound. This album is clearly their best yet!"