And now, a few words regarding the debut release from Shivaree,
\nI Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This
\nDump<\/i>:<\/p>\n
Zzzzzzz…<\/p>\n
If you’ve heard the single “Goodnight Moon” on your local
\nadult-contemporary station, you probably have been intrigued by the
\nband led by Ambrosia Parsley. You’ve probably considered picking up
\nthis disc.<\/p>\n
Stop. Take a deep breath. Take a walk around Best Buy, pausing
\nonly to look at a new microwave oven. Now scoot yourself the hell
\nout of the door. This disc is something you would want to put on
\nwhen you’re fighting insomnia, and is a major disappointment.<\/p>\n
Of course “Goodnight Moon” would be featured off
\nI Oughtta Give You A Shot…<\/i>; it’s easily the catchiest song
\non the disc. The actual best song on the disc, “Pimp,” is one whose
\ntitle might scare off some station managers, but it suggests that
\nParsley and her various bandmates know how to turn up the energy
\nwhen they feel like it.<\/p>\n
Pity they don’t feel that energetic too often; the bulk of this
\nalbum (sorry, but I’m already getting tired of typing this whole
\nFiona Apple-wannabe title) is so mellow and laid-back that it could
\neasily replace Novocain at the dentist’s office. The
\ninstrumentation is so sparse that sometimes you have to wonder if
\nParsley is merely using a synthesizer to plug in a few sounds.
\nParsley’s vocals suggest that this is what Cowboy Junkies would
\nsound like if Donna Lewis or Gwen Stefani chose to be their lead
\nsinger.<\/p>\n
It’s a tad surreal, and it’s lazier than a dog on a hot, summer
\nday. I mean, I can live with the little “snippets” of “Cannibal
\nKing” and “Ash Wednesday” with no problems, but tracks such as
\n“Daring Lousy Guy,” “Lunch” and “Arlington Girl” – this is Liz
\nPhair on Zoloft, not cutting-edge alternative. I mean, I thought I
\nwas through listening to the Cocteau Twins!<\/p>\n
How a band who have rightfully gained public attention with a
\nsong as good as “Goodnight Moon” could fail to follow it up with a
\nreal album behind it is beyond me, but Shivaree is able to fall
\ndirectly into this trap. This album is living proof why singles are
\nreleased.
\nI Oughtta Give You A Shot…<\/i> needs a shot, alright – namely,
\na vitamin shot right in their musical ass to raise their energy
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