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| ARTIST: | Matthew Sweet |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Volcano |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Dinosaur Act, Devil With the Green Eyes, Ugly Truth, Time Capsule, Someone to Pull the Trigger, Knowing People, Life Without You, Intro, Ugly Truth Rock, Do It Again, In Too Deep, Reaching Out, Falling, What Do You Know?, Evergreen |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 614223105024 |
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Customer Reviews of Altered Beast
Am I Missing Something? 95% of the reviews I read of Matthew Sweet albums say "It's ok, but its no 'Girlfriend'". Why? I guess I just never really "got" Girlfriend. Sure there are some great songs like Evangeline and Winona, but sometimes painfully blunt lyrics and weaker songs like "Holy War" and "Does She Talk" got in the way of my enjoyment. Not that I disliked it. Anything by Sweet is worth obtaining (except "Blue Sky On Mars"). I think that the first half of Altered Beast is his best work yet with killer cuts like "Time Capsule" and "Ugly Truth" I also liked the second half, because even though there weren't any runaway great songs, none of them were bad. I value consistency most of all. But anyway, the songs on this album made a greater impression on me than the ones on any other Matthew Sweet album, and I would reccomend Altered Beast over all others. PS: email me if you've seen Caligula. I'm a Malcolm McDowell fan, and I want to know if I should see it.
Matthew Sweet's first masterpiece
At the time, people were rather disappointed by this album (if I recall correctly, Rolling Stone even gave it the piddly rating of 2 stars, showing how much they usually know about good music). Everyone expected a straight sequel to "Girlfriend," not a morbid collection of songs about lost love, the loss of faith, and death.
Guess what?
In nearly every way, this is a far superior album to "Girlfriend," especially in terms of songwriting. "Devil With The Green Eyes" and "What Do *You* Know?" are bitter attacks on a (former) loved one, while "The Ugly Truth" and "Falling" deal more directly with the question of faith, or the lack thereof. And then there's "Someone To Pull The Trigger," an unnerving plea for destruction which ranks among the best songs Sweet has ever recorded.
Not all the songs are that impressive, but even lesser songs like "Knowing People" have their moments and pull you along from song to song. Finally, though, there's "Evergreen:" "In every love there is a promise/so baby don't you cry/There's no difference/Between the earth and the sky/there's no reason/we have to die."
On a personal note: I bought this CD the day it was released and rushed home expecting to hear "Girlfriend Jr." I didn't get it, of course, but it ended up growing on me. As I got older and went through some rough times, I often turned to this album in moments of despair and it got me through. I can't express how powerfully emotional it is for me, but I do think it ought to be in any essential music collection. It may not be easy listening, but when was art ever easy?
My favorite.
Beautiful and sad, this is my favorite of Matthew Sweet's albums, along with the related EP "Son of Altered Beast." Perhaps it is my favorite album, period. I almost wish he hadn't later found love and happiness, if it would have meant more like this.