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Bluebird

Falling Back To Earth
2004
Dim Mak

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Review by: Brian
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Published on September 21st 2004

Bluebird's five-song single/EP, Falling Back To Earth, is the spawn of their last full-length, taking the lead track from Hot Blood, released last year on Dim Mak, as well as a handful of B-sides/outtakes/etc. for the completist in your life.

The band's sound is a basic containment of 90s rock coupled with a snapshot of more classic influences with bites from grunge-induced garage. Although "Falling Back To Earth" definitely starts off with an immediate Stone Temple Pilots-esque swagger, the later tracks hint at what the press release boasts is the band's throwback sound to bands like The Stooges and MC5. Sure, there's a cocaine-peppered, liquor-laced layering in the sort-of-I-guess-Iggy-Pop-ish vocal style at times, but it doesn't really go too far beyond that. The rabid, snarling yell though is what really carries a song like "F.U. Pay Me" - the line of "Hey, hey! We're gonna make those motherfuckers pay!" would be slightly more convincing with a more chaotic level underlining it, but Sam James's throaty threat is still rather convincing in itself.

I could say this band mixes it up well, but the only truth to that statement is hiding behind the fact that these are B-sides. It's really hard to get a determination of a band's sound whose example given to me is tracks they didn't even really settle on including on an official album, but hopefully the above has given you a good idea.






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    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 8:21 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    this band is ex-amen!!!

    and they broke up, great!

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 3:07 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Didn't Dim Mak put out an old Cross My Heart ep? That album was the shit. WOOOOOO.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 2:56 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    i confused this band with bluetip.

    the score is for the fact that there's no hot water music, dwarves, or (to a lesser extent) shadows fall reviews, but we get to read about a band that obviously not many people care about.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 3:36 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    69 college spring break up the punx

    Posted by johnnydanger on 2004-09-21 22:49:38
    My Score:

    i kinda feel bad that no one commented.

    first?