Album: WhatFunLifeWas
Year: 1994
Genre: Slowcore, Dream Pop
Country: U.S. (Texas)
Bedhead's first album is somewhat similar to Galaxie 500's last album. Considering it came out around Galaxie 500's break up, its quite a relief. No falsetto vocals though, instead replaced by almost droning, emotional vocals. The guitars are however, very similar, Clean Channeled guitars with hints of reverb and delay, with drums that come and go, soft and hard. The sound coming is somewhat depressive, but in a melancholic, almost nostalgic way, as if it makes you remember the good times, and the bad times in the distant past. It almost sounds as if Dream Pop was mixed in with Emotive Hardcore. It is a finely crafted, and original sound.
The best word to describe this album is...unappreciated. Really, as unevident as it may seem, this album is very original. The album as a whole is almost like a life experience, with varying degrees of sadness, happiness, anger, depression, and pretty much any other emotion you can think of. Essentially it's the anthem of a loner in their late teens or early twenties. Again, why did you think it was posted on here?
But in all honesty, the pure emotion in this work is incredible. It's not obvious if this is intentional or not, but by God, the emotion is there. It is a beautiful, almost magnificent display of emotion, and it's not even only in the vocals. The guitars, the rising and falling bass, and the subtle or loud drums all complement each other into pure bliss. It really seems to have a mind of its own, bending between various genres from alt country, to emo, to post-rock, as well as being so seemingly modest about itself.
You may be wondering why this loser is absolutely raving about this pretty unknown, overlooked and unappreciated masterpiece, but really the music speaks for itself. If the aforementioned adjectives above seem to strike up a fancy, the link is right below. To be honest, one slightly bad review out there doesn't seem to exist. Look for yourself, while listening to possibly one of the greatest albums of the 90s. Period.
Rating: A
Tracklist:
1. Liferaft
2. Haywire
3. Bedside Table
4. The Unpredictable Landlord
5. Crushing
6. Unfinished
7. Powder
8. Foaming Love
9. To the Ground
10. Living Well
11. Wind Down
Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?2yzzoyzmnzw
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