Sunday Music: Anthology, Bread
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stoutfellowAlbum Title: Anthology, Bread
Why I Bought It: I had a couple of Bread LPs which I couldn't play - this was before I bought the converter - and this album had most of what was on both, so....
What I Like (Melancholy): "Everything I Own". This has always been my favorite Bread song. (This particular theme is one I enjoy. Janis Ian's "Thankyous" and Dan Fogelberg's "Leader of the Band" fill the same niche.)
What I Like (Evocative): "If". Just a beautiful love song, with an outstanding last verse. (I also have Dolly Parton's cover; she... doesn't quite get it.)
What I Like (Yeah, Right): "It Don't Matter to Me". I was being earwormed, the other day, by Bobby Vinton's "Roses are Red (My Love)"; it occurs to me that that song occupies another position on the spectrum shared by this song and Diana Ross's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Anyway, even if the singer's words aren't quite believable, he's doing the right thing.
What I Don't Like (Harsh): "Fancy Dancer". This one seems out of character, and I find it unappealing musically - so much so that its content has no impact on me whatever.
Overall: Mostly, I think of Bread as comfort music. Even songs like "Diary" and "Aubrey" are more bittersweet than anything else. There are a number of more downbeat songs on this album, though, like "Dismal Day" (which is musically perky-sounding); I'm not sure how I feel about them. A lot of their work ("Make It With You", "Lost Without Your Love") is like upscale Air Supply, although with less energy. Ear candy.
Why I Bought It: I had a couple of Bread LPs which I couldn't play - this was before I bought the converter - and this album had most of what was on both, so....
What I Like (Melancholy): "Everything I Own". This has always been my favorite Bread song. (This particular theme is one I enjoy. Janis Ian's "Thankyous" and Dan Fogelberg's "Leader of the Band" fill the same niche.)
What I Like (Evocative): "If". Just a beautiful love song, with an outstanding last verse. (I also have Dolly Parton's cover; she... doesn't quite get it.)
What I Like (Yeah, Right): "It Don't Matter to Me". I was being earwormed, the other day, by Bobby Vinton's "Roses are Red (My Love)"; it occurs to me that that song occupies another position on the spectrum shared by this song and Diana Ross's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Anyway, even if the singer's words aren't quite believable, he's doing the right thing.
What I Don't Like (Harsh): "Fancy Dancer". This one seems out of character, and I find it unappealing musically - so much so that its content has no impact on me whatever.
Overall: Mostly, I think of Bread as comfort music. Even songs like "Diary" and "Aubrey" are more bittersweet than anything else. There are a number of more downbeat songs on this album, though, like "Dismal Day" (which is musically perky-sounding); I'm not sure how I feel about them. A lot of their work ("Make It With You", "Lost Without Your Love") is like upscale Air Supply, although with less energy. Ear candy.
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Date: 2012-01-31 12:19 pm (UTC)