Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1976
Tracks
1. Penguin Cafe Single
2. From The Colonies
3. In A Sydney Motel
4. Surface Tension (Where The Trees Meet The Sky)
5. Milk
6. Coronation
7. Giles Farnaby's Dream
8. Pigtail
9. The Sound Of Someone You Love Who's Going Away And It Doesn't Matter
10. Hugebaby
11. Chartered Flight
As I have been explaining (whining about) on my other blogs, I recently had ankle and foot surgery. I am not allowed to put weight on my right leg for seven more weeks. You would think that since I am in bed all day I would be posting three albums daily. However, I have been napping and aching so much that I haven't really had time. Today, though, I was ready to give this album a try and I am so happy that I did.
"Penguin Cafe Single" immediately put me in a good mood. I know I am always complaining about an album's lyrics, whether because they are incoherent or simply poorly written, but I was quite content that only a few of these tracks had words. I am a huge fan of the cello and the violin, both of which were featured prominently.
The Book mentioned that this was an important album for the progression of pop. Maybe that is why I liked it so much, since I love pop.
I think this is an album that will please the music snobs and well...people like me. I will say that I think the first half was a lot stronger than the second, but the entire album still deserves five stars.
I will try to get back on here soon; I am trying to do a rotation of books, movies, and albums since each post wears me out.
RATING: 5/5
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