(signing einstein)
s/t cd
(signing einstein)'s debut release came in the most elaborate (read: unnecessary)
press package I have received yet. And yes, they really do spell their name
(signing einstein). The first song, entitled "Edward Teach", sounds
almost exactly like The Wall-era Pink Floyd with a female singer and is therefore
the best track on the CD. But what you must absolutely hear are the lyrics.
I'll print the entire song here: "We set to sea, 1718. The gallows
are waiting for the menace of the sea. Dressed in black, six pistols cross
his chest, the captain of Adventure, flaunts his Pirate's crest. And we chant,
'Edward Teach must die.' At light we strike, and raise the Union Jack. Tempt
them to board, into a silent trap. Face to face, his pistol to my head, but
his flesh they ravage, and the devil falls dead. As they chant, 'Edward Teach
must die'.' Post his skull at the fork of the river, to the others 'Beware!',
fashion it into a bowl of silver, drink from it if you dare. Edward Teach
is dead." Now it would be a very grave mistake to think of this as
a joke song, (signing einstein) really wrote a song about a pirate captain
(I have no idea if Edward Teach is real or not) with no sense of irony or
kitsch. I think that's absolutely awesome. The band is mostly made of studio
musicians who have been around for a long time. I can't really listen to the
rest of the songs, the second is okay, but then they do lame things like a
calypso/reggae song, a horrible house song, and just way too much lame shit
that makes it obvious that they are studio musicians. Other studio musicians
would probably love this though. I am keeping this solely for the incredible
first song. Edward Teach is dead indeed. (tdt)
Geek America August 2001.