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The Presidents Of The United States Of America - These Are The Good Times People (2008)

Posted By: Designol
The Presidents Of The United States Of America - These Are The Good Times People (2008)

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - These Are The Good Times People (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 280 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 90 Mb | Scans ~ 71 Mb
Alternative Rock, Pop Punk | Label: Cooking Vinyl/Союз | # COOKCD457 | 00:39:11

Everybody know that novelty bands have a hard time growing up, but the Presidents of the United States of America made a large leap toward that during their re-formation of 2000, with Freaked Out and Small demonstrating a decrease in their stylized silliness mellowed into something more genuine. It wasn't that the band rocked less, but their humor seemed less forced, a development that continued on 2004's Love Everybody. Evolution continues to be the name of the game on their 2008 follow-up These Are the Good Times People, as the group replaces departing guitarist (and founding member) Dave Dederer with Andrew McKeag, while they bring Seattle underground mainstay Kurt Bloch in as producer, all elements that help make These Are the Good Times People perhaps their most eclectic album to date. Not that you'd know it from the first couple of songs, "Mixed Up S.O.B." and "Ladybug," which feel like stilted deliberate attempts to re-create the "Lump"/"Peaches" goofball appeal, trying just a bit too hard to be silly. After that, the humor flows a little smoother, as does the music, with the hooks swinging so naturally it's easy to ignore all the different sounds the Presidents try here, like the country 2-step of "Truckstop Butterfly," or the gentle, lilting "Loose Balloon" contrasts with the fuzzy power pop of "So Low So Hi" or how the tense, stuttering riff of "Ghosts Are Everywhere" echoes back to early punk (particularly the Jam in its taut, muscular verses) and how "Flame Is Love" delves into pure swing, complete with punctuating horns. It's this kind of subtle musical evolution that makes the President of the United States of America's second decade of records more satisfying and interesting than their first few were.

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic.com

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - These Are The Good Times People (2008)



Tracklist:

01. Mixed Up S.O.B. (03:04)
02. Ladybug (02:32)
03. Sharpen Up Those Fangs (03:05)
04. Bad Times (02:59)
05. French Girl (03:04)
06. Truckstop Butterfly (02:03)
07. Ghosts Are Everywhere (04:07)
08. Loose Balloon (02:43)
09. Flame Is Love (02:37)
10. So Lo So Hi (02:17)
11. Poor Turtle (02:48)
12. Rot In The Sun (02:24)
13. Warhead (01:54)
14. Deleter (03:17)


Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 5. February 2015, 21:10

The Presidents Of The United States Of America / These Are The Good Times People [COOKCD457]

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Track 9

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foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-02-09 19:29:41

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Analyzed: The Presidents Of The United States Of America / These Are The Good Times People [COOKCD457]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 0.00 dB -6.95 dB 3:05 01-Mixed Up S.O.B.
DR5 0.00 dB -6.91 dB 2:34 02-Ladybug
DR6 0.00 dB -7.46 dB 3:06 03-Sharpen Up Those Fangs
DR7 0.00 dB -9.21 dB 3:00 04-Bad Times
DR5 0.00 dB -6.40 dB 3:05 05-French Girl
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DR6 0.00 dB -7.64 dB 2:39 09-Flame Is Love
DR5 0.00 dB -6.74 dB 2:18 10-So Lo So Hi
DR5 0.00 dB -6.86 dB 2:49 11-Poor Turtle
DR4 0.00 dB -5.75 dB 2:25 12-Rot In The Sun
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR6

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 1063 kbps
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The Presidents Of The United States Of America - These Are The Good Times People (2008)

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - These Are The Good Times People (2008)