Goldfly

Once I bought this CD about 2 months ago, I pretty much stopped listening to anything else. Then I bought Lost & Gone Forever, and now those two CDs pretty much perform rotation in my boombox and discman all day long. You'd think I'd get tired of them, but not yet! The music is just fantastic. Underneath somewhat dark lyrics, the songs have a lot of energy and power. The vocal harmonies are beautiful, and the drumming will have you rapping your fingers on the table. Every song on this album reels me in.This band has rocketed to #1 among my favorite bands/performers. And I agree with the reviewer who said that fans of all genres enjoy Guster. I've never liked DMB or bands along that theme (some people, accurately or not, put Guster in that category), but Guster just bowls me over. I can't *wait* to hear a live show, I hear it's even better than the official recordings! If you're curious about Guster then try this album, it's very easy on the ears. If you like Guster already, then by god, run out and buy this!

Not my favorite Guster album--which would be either Keep It Together or Lost and Gone Forever--but it sits nicely as a transition from the earlier, acoustic-guitar-and-congas stuff to the later, more electric and eclectic stuff, and the songs (except Melanie) are all wonderful. I limit it to four stars only because the other two aforementioned collections are so close to perfect.Melanie, the last cut, seems self-indulgent, but it's still an interesting exploration of alternative sounds.All that said, Grin, Airport Song and Demons are worth the price of the purchase. I wouldn't make this your first and only Guster album, but I like them so much I'd recommend getting the whole catalog of studio recordings--and maybe one or two of the concerts. The Portland, Maine, live album is the first one I got, and that convinced me to buy all the studio versions.The musicianship on everything is wonderful--what a percussionist/drummer!!

Good Guster CD

I have to admit that my review is biased, since I believe thatLost and Gone Forever is one of the best CDs produced by any band ever.That being said, I had to destroy this CD out of my collection, because itis too similar in musical tonal qualities to The Great CD.It's like this: If you had the Mona Lisa hanging in your living room,would you hang another painting by Da Vinci right next to it? I think not.Of note, I have kept Keep It Together because that one sounds quite different thanLost and Gone Forever.

Awesome

One day I was driving with a friend of mine listening to this CD when "Airport Song" came on. My friend shrieked "Oh My Gawd! I love this song!" She turned up the radio as loud as it would go. After she sang her fool head off I asked her, "Why do you love that song?" She said, there were two reasons. The first was the line "Whose your daddy/I'm your daddy now." The second was the use of the ping pong ball at the end of the song.What you get from a band like Guster is a willingness to explore what seems to be the lost art of sound. Harmonizing lyrics, layered instrumentation and a ping pong ball.On this CD there are a few standout songs (in addition to the aforementioned "Airport Song.")"Demons" - A nicely balanced song with both Ryan Miller and Adam Garder singing coupled with haunting melodies. Standout lyric: "Honest is easy/Fiction is where genius lies/Cause it's easier sometimes not to be involved/somehow I make you believe."X-Ray Eyes" - A slower more melodic piece than the one that follows ('Grin") it is also a nice arrangements of sounds."Grin" - A nicely layered guitar piece with great lyrics based upon an inetersting premise. Standout lyric: "And in all the iditots I see/ Thoughtless men casting doubts on me/ Enlightening.""Getting Even" - This is my favorite song on "Goldfly." In "Getting Even" the listener is treated to a melody that seems to belie the tenor of the songs lyrics. Standout lyric: "They haven't heard a word we've said/ They Make mistakes they doubt his calling/ To Taste revenge will be so sweet/ When we have left them this place/ And as we leave our sacrifice/ One final step outside/ No longer feel these things around/ Soon we'll be happy in the place we are."All in all, "Goldfly" is a great album and Guster is an awesome band. For those who like "Goldfly" you should try Guster's other albums or, if at all possible, SEE THEM LIVE! If you are seeking a similar band, you should try Toad the Wet Sprocket.

Thought I would try an early work after listening to the recent albums forever. I expected it to be either very rough, or strange in a "we haven't quite figured out what we are" kind of way, or way overproduced in that "we've got pro-tools and a spankin' new G3" kind of way-- but none of the above. It's a fun, listenable, unpretentioous album with the same "just makin' music" simplicity that's endeared me to these folks.

This is a great early album from Guster. Love, love, love "Bury Me" and "Airport Song". If you're new to Guster and looking for older stuff. Check this out. The Thundergod's bongos can't be beat! (No pun intended).

groupe méconnu est pourtant! pour moi on me donnerais un nom de groupe queje ne connais pas eh bien juste par curiosité j'irais l'écouter sur YOUTUBE, DEEZER ou autres!

ギター２本とパーカッション１人の三人組み。即効性のあるようなロックではありませんが、ジーンとくるいいメロディーにまたいい歌詞をのせてきます。個人的には、この後のkeep it togtherよりもこっちのほうが好き。DemonsとMedicineは必ず聴いておきたい曲！