Loading ...Medicine – Shot Forth Self Living
By Evan ~ November 10th, 2008. Filed under: collector scum.
“The opening of Shot Forth Self Living seems to summarize Medicine’s entire approach to music: a burst of guitar feedback begins and screeches for longer than one would think tolerable — and then, suddenly, drums and an elephantine bassline emerge and the listener finds that in the midst of all the noise, there’s a beautiful pop song slipping through. Hence the omnipresent My Bloody Valentine comparisons — both bands have found that by “burying” the primary melodies under waves of sound, they can create something more subtle and more moving than the average pop song. Shot Forth Self Living does this better than The Buried Life, Medicine’s other notable album; the sound is deeper and beefier on the former, and (with a couple exceptions), the songwriting is more abstract and involving. The Buried Life had the band penning pop songs and flooding them with sound — Shot Forth Self Living has them actually working their sound into the songs themselves.” – All Music Guide
Medicine
Shot Forth Self Living
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01. One More
02. Aruca
03. Defective
04. A Short Happy Life
05. 5ive
06. Sweet Explosion
07. Queen Of Tension
08. Miss Drugstore
09. Christmas Song
November 11th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I had to register just to leave this comment. I love this album! Or at least I did last time I listened to it, around 8 years ago :-) I think I’ll just dig it out to give it another spin though. Thanks for the reminder!
November 11th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Someday I’ll figure out how to fix that damn forced registration. Until then, I hope you will continue to stop by and read and comment if you desire! Welcome aboard!
November 12th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Providing this album for download is reason #11 you’re a good person.
Concerning one of your reasons in that post, it reminds me of one of my friends’ favorite quotes: “doin’ the fat chick next door is like riding a moped, it’s wicked fun until your friends catch you.”