Resigned

Editorial Reviews
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The Lies are a very theatrical band. So much so that their newest album recalls 1970s sci-fi and action-film soundtracks, complete with strutting drums, staccato vocals, and sonorous washes of synthesizer that sound like the work of a band of renegade tuba players. Their music recalls the dirgelike sound of Joy Division, with metallic, monotone vocals over layers of ominous, oppressive instrumentation. The Lies' heavy, retro-futuristic sound is broken up all too infrequently by a tinkling piano intro or a Pavementesque vocal or guitar line; by and large, though, the album is 40 minutes of inadvertently parodic, goth-influenced post-punk. It mines the slim strip of territory between the more genuine-sounding B-sides and outtakes of Joy Division's Substance and the more energetic, synth-fueled work of Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Brian Reitzall on Logan's Sanctuary. Not surprisingly, the Lies find nothing new. They are indie kids by current standards, and were still in diapers when the music that feeds their souls, the gloom-and-doom goth of the 1980s, was in its heyday. If Resigned is any indication, arriving late on the scene has left the band turning stones in search of originality in a field long fallow. --Sarah Sternau

Resigned
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is what John Lennon would be doing
  • A gem from an underrated artist
  • Penn's best record
  • Try it
  • What a great album!
 Resigned
Michael Penn
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002BMF
Release Date: 1997-06-03

Tracks:

  1. Try
  2. Me Around
  3. Like Egypt Was
  4. Out Of My Hands
  5. All That That Implies
  6. Selfish
  7. Cover Up
  8. Figment
  9. Small Black Box
  10. Comfort
  11. I Can Tell

Amazon.com

Sean's big brother pulled the sophomore hara-kiri routine on 1992's Free-for-all, sabotaging the goodwill built up by his debut hit, "No Myth," with an album of impenetrable Einsteinian pop. On Resigned, he's back to wonderfully melodic Beatles-inspired fare like "Out of My Hands" and "Me Around." "Like Egypt Was" proves he's still a brainiac, but all the melodies and arrangements here are once again ready for primetime. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is what John Lennon would be doing.......2007-04-08

-- if he were still with us.

The songs are very Beatleish and Penn's voice reminds me of JL- especially on 'Selfish', which also features a Lenny Kravitz slick solo lick.

Hard to not play over and over. MP is a musical genius. Amazing how much talent runs in the family- one of our best all time songwriters (underappreciated as he is) with a brother who acts up there with Deniro.

5 out of 5 stars A gem from an underrated artist.......2007-03-01

Michael Penn is one of those artists who has never quite broken through to mainstream success. He deserves it. RESIGNED is another example of his talent. His songs are little gems; filled with intelligent and meaningful lyrics and melodies that show his Beatles influences. And it's the lyrics that will keep you coming back to his songs again and again. For example on songs like "All That That Implies" (To add insult to injury
The sum you gets means I agree
So you can call that empathy
And find someone else to blame)
and "Try" (" Watch you take the fifth as I give you the third degree) he quickly shows his verbal agility as he constructs his miniature examinations of the human condition. And anybody who can reference Underdog and Wally Cox and make it work is obviously a genius. Do yourself a favor; if the singer-songwriter sound is one you enjoy, don't miss an opportunity to add this to your collection.

4 out of 5 stars Penn's best record.......2005-10-01

I have all of Penn's records, including the first two originals (not the combined amalgamated evil) and as a whole, this is most likely his best. There is nothing on here that engenders in me any reason to skip a track. His arrangements are excellent for pop, his voice is beautiful, his harmonies enticing...this is his best record. Best place to start with Michael Penn.

5 out of 5 stars Try it.......2004-02-27

Beware of buying this album because it might make you a Michael Penn fan. This probably means you'll get frustrated later on by the fact that he doesn't record enogh albums!

Luckily for me, I don't get tired of listening to this CD. All of the songs are very nicely crafted, as is normally the case with Michael Penn, but this album packs more emotion than any of his other ones. It's very hard to judge the quality of an album by the sound samples Amazon provides, but if what you hear is remotely appealing to you, buy this album. You will thoroughly enjoy this music while you agonizingly wait to hear more.

5 out of 5 stars What a great album!.......2003-09-04

Incredible! Everyone talks about his brother...Why not talk about him? This guy has so much talent. This is one of the best albums ever in my opinion.
Resigned to Life
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Nothing new under the sun
  • If you think Coldplay are great, you must own this CD
 Resigned to Life
Minuteman
Manufacturer: Ignition UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JKD8
Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

  1. Gave You All The Blame
  2. Big Toy
  3. 5000 Minutes Of Pain
  4. Words Fail Me Now
  5. Rid Of You
  6. Divine Elixir
  7. Quality Time
  8. Cloudburst
  9. No Harm Done
  10. I Love

Album Details

Simply Put, this is One of the Most Sparkling, Vivid Pieces of Work to Emerge from Any British Band in Ages. An Epic Album, One with that Rare Personal Quality and Integrity of Sound that Drags You in and Keeps You Involved. Recorded Over Six Months in a South London Studio in Between Gigs with the Likes of Sparklehorse, the Music, Cooper Temple Clause, Mull Historical Society, Soundtrack of Our Lives and Mercury Rev, "Resigned to Life" was Produced by Paul Stacey and Co-produced by the Singer/Songwriter of the Band Matt Jones. The Album Has Already Spawned Minuteman¹s Highly Acclaimed First Single `big Boy` the Beautiful `5000 Minutes of Pain`and a Couple of Now Collectable Limited Edition 7`s. They have Built Up a Considerable Live Following and Played a Number of High Profile Support Dates as Well as their Own Headline Shows.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Nothing new under the sun.......2004-02-18

After the recommendation made by the "music fan" in London (and thanks for that!!) I decided to go and buy the album, which I found pretty uninteresting. Just another little British band doing same things done by others and that will probably go into anonimity shortly.

5 out of 5 stars If you think Coldplay are great, you must own this CD.......2003-09-23

I will not waste your time with lengthy reviews and poetry. It is very simple, if you think Coldplay are great (which I happen to believe they are), then Minuteman will blow your top off. This CD is awesome from start to finish. Buy it, you will never regret it. If you doubt me, sample it. But you will ultimately agree with me, you can't do without owning it if you are passionate about your music collection.
New Blue Yodel
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		New Blue Yodel

    Manufacturer: records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00021LJ7U
    Release Date: 1995-11-28

    Tracks:

    1. Shy Boys Always Dance with the Big Girls
    2. When You Love Me (You Love Me Right) Blues
    3. Blues in My Mind
    4. Aggie
    5. Oh! Susanna
    6. New Blue Yodel
    7. When the Saints Go Marching In
    8. Wrong Side of the Bourbon Street Blues
    9. Ayee Lousiana
    10. Jalopy Blues
    11. Country Musics Gone to the City
    12. In the Hands of God
    Once Were the Pastures of Plenty
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Once Were the Pastures of Plenty
      Oil Can
      Manufacturer: Resigned
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000E74U
      Release Date: 1995-08-29

      Tracks:

      1. Like Runnign Waer
      2. One Were the Pastures of Plenty
      3. 30 Second and 7th/Power Mania
      4. Cajun Dance
      5. Pretty Old Men
      6. Tumblin' and Rollin'
      7. (Latent) Regret
      8. New York City New Age
      9. Bag Tao
      10. On Line
      11. Mississippi Boys
      12. Darkness, Darkness
      Resigned
      Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
      • I want to get this cd
      		 Resigned
      Lies
      Manufacturer: Kill Rock Stars
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00005EBLU
      Release Date: 2001-05-15

      Tracks:

      1. Accident & Emergency
      2. Perverse
      3. Spartacus
      4. Cosmetic
      5. Rogues Are Weary
      6. Sight And Sound
      7. A Certain Surround
      8. Overpass
      9. The Party Line
      10. Landscape After Battle

      Amazon.com

      The Lies are a very theatrical band. So much so that their newest album recalls 1970s sci-fi and action-film soundtracks, complete with strutting drums, staccato vocals, and sonorous washes of synthesizer that sound like the work of a band of renegade tuba players. Their music recalls the dirgelike sound of Joy Division, with metallic, monotone vocals over layers of ominous, oppressive instrumentation. The Lies' heavy, retro-futuristic sound is broken up all too infrequently by a tinkling piano intro or a Pavementesque vocal or guitar line; by and large, though, the album is 40 minutes of inadvertently parodic, goth-influenced post-punk. It mines the slim strip of territory between the more genuine-sounding B-sides and outtakes of Joy Division's Substance and the more energetic, synth-fueled work of Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Brian Reitzall on Logan's Sanctuary. Not surprisingly, the Lies find nothing new. They are indie kids by current standards, and were still in diapers when the music that feeds their souls, the gloom-and-doom goth of the 1980s, was in its heyday. If Resigned is any indication, arriving late on the scene has left the band turning stones in search of originality in a field long fallow. --Sarah Sternau

      Customer Reviews:

      2 out of 5 stars I want to get this cd.......2002-02-19

      I want to get this CD even though I only heard Certain Surround, A.
      The Resigned
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		The Resigned
        The Resigned
        Manufacturer: Resignation
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B000JR6LZM

        Product Description

        8 Songs. Greggory Moore, vocals.
        Resigned to Life
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Resigned to Life
          Minuteman
          Manufacturer: Ignition
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B00007LAB1
          Release Date: 2003-03-10

          Tracks:

          1. Gave You All The Blame
          2. Big Boy
          3. 5000 Minutes Of Pain
          4. Words Fail Me Now
          5. Rid Of You
          6. Divine Elixir
          7. Quality Time
          8. Cloudburst
          9. Mother Fixation
          10. No Harm Done
          11. I Love
          12. Resigned To Life

          Album Details

          Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks
          Gondwanaland
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Gondwanaland
            Michael McDaeth
            Manufacturer: Sophisticated Monkey
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000CA8GJK
            Release Date: 2001-09-18

            Tracks:

            1. Taking My Time
            2. You Got the Blues Again
            3. Another Ghost Leaves the Room
            4. Stepmother
            5. Profitability
            6. My Sister
            7. Typical Destitute Day
            8. King of the Underworld
            9. Denial

            Music:

            1. Reveal
            2. Rock N Roll Animal [Live]
            3. Scared of Myself
            4. Scary Monsters [Enhanced]
            5. Second Edition
            6. SkyHigh
            7. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of [CD-single] [Import]
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            9. Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions [Live]
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            Prokofiev: Violin Concertos No.1 & 2

            No Miracles Today

            Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie

            Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah [Enhanced] [Live]

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            Me Gusta [Import]

            Henryk Górecki: Already It Is Dusk (String Quartet No. 1, Op. 62) (1988) / Quasi una Fantasia (String Quartet No. 2, Op. 64) (1990-91) - Kronos Quartet

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