Storytelling is an album by Belle & Sebastian. It is the score to the Todd Solondz movie Storytelling. Belle & Sebastian experienced many notable problems in communication with Solondz whilst scoring the movie, and as such only about 6 minutes of music by them was actually used in the movie itself.
Belle & Sebastian's Storytelling is a compromise as well, as this schizoid album is clearly divided by what Belle & Sebastian consider a soundtrack (Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Graduate) and what New Line considers a soundtrack (Pulp Fiction, apparently).
There are a few gems on the album. Of the six pop songs included here, two are very good. "Storytelling" is a breezy little tune, sung by Isobel Campbell. It has just the right amount of bounce in the piano and not too much Sarah Records in the vocal delivery, it works out all very well. "Big John Shaft" is Belle and Sebastian trying out the ultra-white funk and succeeding quite admirably. For a lot of people, these two songs will make the record worth purchase—I’d say wait for some sort of Belle and Sebastian compilation.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Contact
Popular Posts of the Week
-
This is a new chart that I wanted to make.There are some songs,huge and magicfull songs.But we don't know them and don't try to know...
-
The Zutons make their long awaited return with the release of 'Tired Of Hanging Around', the follow-up to 'Who Killed The Zuton...
-
Adventure is the follow up album to Television 's critically acclaimed debut, Marquee Moon . Upon its release, the album fared worse th...
-
Iron Maiden is a British heavy metal band from East London. Formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, previously of Gypsy's Kiss and Smi...
-
This isn't an album or an album review.Modern music followers,lovers,or haters:)Today is my birthday.And I want to share my cake with y...
-
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" was an American sing...
-
Initially inspired by the noise experimentation of Glenn Branca (with whom most of the band have performed); as well as the heavy garage ro...

0 COMMENTS:
Post a Comment