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Paper Airplane Pilots
The History of Flying
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. She's Magnetic
2. Raspberry Pie
3. She's a Liquid
4. Are You In Tune?
5. Olivia
6. Anna (I'm Coming Home)
7. Exist You
8. Eva Braun
9. Change, Changeling
10. The Guilt Must Weigh a Ton
11. Inconsistencies
12. Lifer
13. I'm Not a Jet
14. She Reduces Me
15. Sweet Annie
16. Chicago Skyline

CD Details

All Artists: Paper Airplane Pilots
Title: The History of Flying
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Spade Kitty
Original Release Date: 6/3/2003
Release Date: 6/3/2003
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 751937231127

Synopsis

Product Description

Finally completed in March of 2003, the entirely self-produced and self-recorded effort (as all Pilots recording have been) was topped off deliciously with mixing and mastering by veteran engineer Mark Schwarz (Freakwater, Neko Case, Chamber Strings). The 16 tracks have it all, from ballsy rockers (?She?s Magnetic,? ?She Reduces Me?) to softer soliloquies (?Eva Braun,?) to mid tempo sing-a-longs (?Anna?). It perfectly illustrates the strongest influences of the Pilots (most notably Teenage Fanclub?s ?Bandwagonesque?, Nirvana?s ?Nevermind? and Material Issue?s ?International Pop Overthrow?), and the best of the very high points the Pilots have already achieved as well as charting a flight plan ahead.

CD Reviews

FUN FUN FUN till they take our paper airplanes away

12/24/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a Chicagoan, I've had the opportunity to see these guys play live several times (Tip for fans of live music: the Pilots are ALWAYS on!). Usually, when you see a band play live and then buy their CD (particularly the band's first CD), you can safely expect a certain degree of letdown. Few bands can carry the energy and excitement of a live performance into the studio. So, when I got home with this CD, I prepared for the inevitable let down. It never came! The first song on the CD, 'She's Magnetic' bounced around my head like a squirrel trapped in the attic. It only got more infectuous from there. After listening to this CD once, I was singing snippets of at least six of the songs for days afterwards. This is indie rock at it's very best. The songs, performances and production are first rate and there's not a dud in the lot. History of Flying is among my top 5 CDs of 2003. On song after song the Pilots deliver some of the hookiest, catchiest and fun songs you're likely to hear. In a world of dopey wannabee rock stars and major label xeroxed crap, thank god the Paper Airplane Pilots have come along to make rock and roll FUN again. Bravo!"

Look out Shins, these guys are going to steal your pop crown

Timothy J. Bennett | Cincinnati, OH | 01/19/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These guys are just really solid pop-rock music. Their tunes are cleverly crafted, with fine lyrics and hooks that will instantly work their way into your hearts. The second time you listen to this disc, it'll feel like an old friend."

You Want Hooks?

Timothy J. Bennett | 12/27/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You got 'em! Right from the getgo, the Pilots got me from the moment they opened their mouths and shouted out "She's magnetic/She's bright blue static/And I can't let her go..." Oh, no, no... I couldn't get it out of my head for days. But that was a good thing, because it's one of the very best songs I've heard this year, and the album is one of the best albums. Like the reviewer before me, it is in my Top 5 for 2003.Basically, it's 16 songs so expertly crafted that they seem like they've been around forever. Yet still sound exactly like nobody else.I STRONGLY recommend this album for anybody who likes good power pop - Guided By Voices, Teenage Fanclub, Fountains of Wayne, Cheap Trick, Material Issue, etc... Because this is GREAT power pop!"