Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.rock
Titolo: Great Lake Myth Society

Grande disco. Uno dei migliori dell'anno.
Great Lakes Myth Society - Self-Titled
Written by Darren Susin
 
In Canada, we cherish the Great Lakes. In elementary school, we study the
hell out of them, paying close attention to the largest one, the smallest,
the deepest, the coldest, the longest, the shortest and just about every
other word that ends in “est.” However, not once in all my years of study
did I hear of any sort of conspiracy surrounding them. Odd that 20 years
later, this oceanic conspiracy comes to me via a group of Ann Arbor guys
making beautiful music about one of Canada’s geographical masterpieces.
Instrumentation on this album is second to none and lyrically its as though
these guys are pure bred Canadians. Snowshows, Indians, the Northern Lights,
canoes, and maple trees. With such a blatantly north of the 49th parallel
lexicon, it’s astounding these guys aren't Canadians. I guess there’s
another mystery. Regardless, there’s music to discuss.
“Love Story” is the perfect blend of folk and rock, taking its place among
such bands as Okkervil River. Mandolins join violins in perfect unison and
sound effects provide great layering for the vocals. “Big Jim Hawkins” is a
distinctly Irish song about a bar room brawl that leads to some serious
bloodshed. A heavy-barreled violin winds its way through the song like a
harlot avoiding flying beer bottles as the brawl rages on. “Isabella County,
1992” is Pogues-inspired gem that leads to the band singing in unison. It
explodes with all the orange and green flare of an Irish countryside, but is
so pure that it’s as though the chord progressions had never before been
made. “Seeds For Sale” is operatic in its delivery with a rising beat joined
wonderfully by a string section that has surely heard one or two operas in
its lifetime. Pounding sounds work perfectly with the haunting cry of ‘SEEDS
FOR SALE’. “Lake Effect” closes the album as wildly as it begins. Vocal
tracks overlay each other as trumpet drift in moments before an explosion of
ba-ba-ba-bops and some winding guitars.
“Across the Bridge” and “The Northern Lights Over Atlanta, MI” are somewhat
downfalls on the album. Each songs somehow comes across like its meant to be
performed at an outside gathering for teenagers who love Jesus, and the
chorus on the latter sounds almost identical to the chorus from Rasputin by
Boney M. However, such minor hiccups do little to disestablish this album as
a true gem.
While Great Lakes Myth Society gears up to release this album, one can only
hope that lake-dwellers on both side of that infamous line get a chance to
hear it. It’s success lies in its genre-bending ability and almost limitless
reservations. Thundering drums join epileptic violins in perfect unison,
creating an album that is both uplifting and thought provoking.
 
 
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 Grande disco. Uno dei migliori dell'anno.
Uno dei migliori dell'anno assieme a quello di Sufjan Stevense Josh
Rouse...solo per citarne due. Cmq lo sto ascoltando proprio in questo
momento per la prima volta e devo dire che merita proprio. Adesso
vediamo come andrà con i prossimi ascolti. "Across The Bridge" è già
un piccolo gioellino di canzone, bello il giro d'archi.