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Catnip Dynamite (US Bonus Tracks) (Lyrics included with album)
- Artist: Manning Roger [Jellyfish]
- Label: OGLIO RECORDS
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Saying that Roger Manning loves the '70s is at once an understatement -- there's a reason he first came to wider attention playing with Jellyfish -- and a perfect description of what he's doing on his second full solo album, Catnip Dynamite, though happily it's not a completely musty revivalist exercise. Instead, Manning knows how to make all his endless series of familiar signifiers feel more of the moment than most can manage; whether that's the example of his sometime employer Beck rubbing off or not, it ensures Catnip Dynamite hits from the start and doesn't let up. If anything, Manning's mix-and-match approach to perfect pop knows how to draw on multiple layers at once -- "Love's Never Half as Good" simultaneously recalls late-'60s Beach Boys and late-'80s XTC interpretations of that sound, while the brilliant "Down in Front" could be both a classic trash-glam hit from the mid-'70s U.K. and Denim's awesomely perfect reworking of that style from its own '90s releases. But for all the spot-the-reference games that one could very easily play, Catnip Dynamite is often at its best when a listener just lets it flow, from the groovy "The Quickening" to the spectacular "Living in End Times," perhaps the sunniest pop/rock song about the Apocalypse in some years. A secret highlight might be "Survival Machine" -- if the combination of hyperactive church organ and falsetto isn't a Sparks tribute by intent, it's still one in the end anyway. [The American release of the album adds some live tracks from a Japanese show by Manning and his band, including two covers -- "Europa and the Pirate Twins" by Thomas Dolby and all 12 minutes of Elton John's "Love Lies Bleeding," which deserves credit just for the sheer shock of it being done.] Ned Raggett, All Music Guide
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- Genre: Rock
- Category: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Pop Underground
- Release Date: February 03, 2009
- Label: OGLIO RECORDS
- Artist: Manning Roger [Jellyfish]
- Format: CD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 244-00-3831
- ASIN: B002GZQS3U
- Catalog #: 11311205
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 5.6 inches length x 4.9 inches width x 0.4 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.20 pound.
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