http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2009/04/14/pink-mountaintops-outside-love/ Half of it's you, Half is me Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2009/04/14/pink-mountaintops-outside-love/comment-page-1/#comment-149156 Stephen Cruze Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:59:07 +0000 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/?p=5723#comment-149156 This is, by far one of the better accomplishments in music in a long time. Outside Love is a themed album beginning in desperation and earth-bound delights of the flesh. The female's voice seems to represent true, spiritual love and can be heard flitting around through the first half of the album beginning by asking, "How deep is your love?" In the third song she tells us her story and reveals herself as the embodiment of true love and as a type of savior. The story progresses with McBean telling tales of trying to pursue love through the night and coming to an understanding that everyone needs to find their own redemption in order to begin to heal. Finally, in "Come Down", McBean calls for this love to come to him and she does. Some sort of conversion occurs, I guess and in the next song, the title track "Outside Love" we hear the perspective of the songs change. Where the voice in the first half of the record reveled in the glory of it's own pain and selfish love (though there is always the hope of something more), the second half of the record is filled with the voice of a redeemed lover. One that has found something wonderous from...well an outside love. And I Thank You is a gospel song, if you will. A love song to all the thieves, Liars and lovers in New York City. The love McBean sings of in this songs tells us that he finds light in the dark streets of the city. His long storm has ended and he is humbled and grateful. The next song, a great drone-rock love song is entitled, The Greatest of Sunbeams. And in closing he tells us how, united with his lover he is closer to heaven. What a record! Its like Milton or Blake decided to get into indie rock! Thank you, Stephen McBean!!! This is, by far one of the better accomplishments in music in a long time. Outside Love is a themed album beginning in desperation and earth-bound delights of the flesh. The female’s voice seems to represent true, spiritual love and can be heard flitting around through the first half of the album beginning by asking, “How deep is your love?” In the third song she tells us her story and reveals herself as the embodiment of true love and as a type of savior. The story progresses with McBean telling tales of trying to pursue love through the night and coming to an understanding that everyone needs to find their own redemption in order to begin to heal. Finally, in “Come Down”, McBean calls for this love to come to him and she does. Some sort of conversion occurs, I guess and in the next song, the title track “Outside Love” we hear the perspective of the songs change. Where the voice in the first half of the record reveled in the glory of it’s own pain and selfish love (though there is always the hope of something more), the second half of the record is filled with the voice of a redeemed lover. One that has found something wonderous from…well an outside love. And I Thank You is a gospel song, if you will. A love song to all the thieves, Liars and lovers in New York City. The love McBean sings of in this songs tells us that he finds light in the dark streets of the city. His long storm has ended and he is humbled and grateful. The next song, a great drone-rock love song is entitled, The Greatest of Sunbeams. And in closing he tells us how, united with his lover he is closer to heaven.
What a record! Its like Milton or Blake decided to get into indie rock! Thank you, Stephen McBean!!!

]]> http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2009/04/14/pink-mountaintops-outside-love/comment-page-1/#comment-146243 julio Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:53:18 +0000 http://www.muzzleofbees.com/?p=5723#comment-146243 i've been listening to it for a while and it's amazing, one of my favorites as well i’ve been listening to it for a while and it’s amazing, one of my favorites as well

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