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Call & Response
Various Artists
Call & Response
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
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Fresh classic pop songs infused with California sunshine. One listen to the band's debut album will leave you awake in bed for hours 'cuz you can't get those songs out of your head! Emperor Norton re-releases the band's ...  more »

     
   
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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Call & Response
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Emperor Norton
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 10/2/2001
Album Type: Extra tracks
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, American Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 607217704426

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Fresh classic pop songs infused with California sunshine. One listen to the band's debut album will leave you awake in bed for hours 'cuz you can't get those songs out of your head! Emperor Norton re-releases the band's debut album with 2 brand new songs and 4 remixes, all produced by Mickey Petralia (Beck, Luscious Jackson, Air).

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CD Reviews

Ladies and Gentlemen, California is floating in space.
KRossHoff@aol.com | swarthmore pa | 11/25/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"In time as well, it seems. The light and breezy debut disc from Call and Response draws together timeless elements that could not have come from anywhere but California. Here again are the endless summer harmonies of the Beach Boys, the smart good-times funk of Sly Stone, the organ-driven psychedelica of the Doors, even in a few places the mellow pedal-twang of the early '70s country-rockers - all of it sounding as fresh as ever. Although they encorporate the "modern" sounds of retro synthesizers in a similar manner to groups such as Stereolab and Air, Call and Response take their stylistic cues almost exclusively from the sound and spirit of the Sunshine state in the sixties. They rarely sound dated, though - if anything is overly precious or cloying, it might be the lyrical content. The album contains giddy anthems to rollerskating and blowing bubbles and the perplexing line "I'm a lightbulb, yeah, and I'm on fire." When they accompany melodies as delicious as these, though, it doesn't matter if the words are nothing more than a description of a rainbow (as in the inane "Colors"). And when, thirty seconds into would-be-smash-hit "The Fool," the creamy a-capella doot-doot-doos give way to the melodious jazz-bass magic of Ms. Terri Loewenthal, who plays like the dimpled lovechild of Paul McCartney and Larry Graham, they'll be dancing on the beaches all summer long. (9/10)"
A Melodious Space Flight Over California
Bobby Mandrake | The Southern Fringes of the Kingdom of California | 10/05/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"With the addition of two new tracks (When The Lights Are Out & All Night Long) this already superb album has only been knocked further up my list of favorite musical adventures. Call and Response's music describes a flight upon a friendly dragon's back above the coast of California. Armed with a funky bass/drum section and layered with delicate guitars and colorful keyboards, this quintet throws Beach Boy and Free Design vocal stylings into a magical bowl of honey and chocolate and spirals into the not too distant future (where our culture recognizes the importance of songwriting and melody). Call and Response can heal the world. They can cheer you up on a lonely friday night. Their music can speed you along on a roadtrip through the California desert. It can warm your heart and toss you headlong into a fevered crush.BUY THIS RECORD!"
Lighthearted breezy pop
Wickerlove | Canada | 08/09/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Breezy and lighthearted, yes, but creative and interesting enough where it maintains your attention. This is basically mature adult oriented pop, as opposed to glossy candy-coated pop for teens. Just think Laetitia Sadier's vocals/harmonies from Stereolab combined with an updated version of Pet Sounds era Beach Boys. Musically, the best and closest comparison is Tahiti 80 from France, with perhaps the same romping happy-go-lucky vibes of Beulah or The Bees. The sound is soft, subtle and most importantly, fun."