Find Yourself Along The Way

Editorial Reviews
Mark Barton, Losing Today, July 2003
"A thoroughly captivating collection of bleached out sonic pop symphonies."

Marcel Feldmar, The Big Takeover, Fall 2003 (#53)
"It's back, better than ever. The sound that never went away is a wave that's rising again."

Album Description
THE MEETING PLACES' debut CD was recorded in Autumn, 2002 by Aaron Espinonza, the heralded musician [Earlimart] and producer [Elliot Smith, The Breeders, Folk Implosion]. While the album's elements and textures evoke the best of the early 1990s dream pop tradition (Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, and Ride), singer Chase Harris' inimitable vocal delivery leads the quartet into memorable, unfamiliar sonic territory.

"Freeze Our Stares" launches the album with Scott McDonald's trademark thick, shimmered coatings of guitar resonance. Harris' cool, self-assured vocal melodies on "You Could Never Be the One" and "On Our Own" hint of vintage Jesus and Mary Chain. "See Through You" is a more casual, but no less poignant, excursion into more delicate melodic structures, recalling 'Souvlaki'-era Slowdive. Dean Yoshihara's nimble drumming propels the buoyant "Wide Awake" and ushers "Same Lies As Yesterday" through to its soaring chorus. "Take to the Sun" is a three-act epic suggesting Spiritualized — leading with Harris' distant vocals, transitioning into Arthur Chan's bass-driven middle act, and ending with a noise-laden coda.

'Find Yourself Along The Way' escorts dream pop into its next phase — songs written with flair and tunefulness, enchantingly dressed in an echoed veneer.

Find Yourself Along The Way

Tracks:

Freeze Our Stares
On Our Own
See Through You
Now I Know You Could Never Be The One
Same Lies As Yesterday
Blue The Line
Wide Awake
Where You Go
Take To The Sun
Turned Over

Product Description

The Meeting Places presents ten songs brimming with wonderous guitar washes and melodies to hum and holler. The quartet's debut album was recorded by the acclaimed Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart.

Customer Reviews:

swooning guitar.......2007-02-21

this is my surprise album for this year thus far.
i bought it from a pandora recommendation and absolutely love this album.

it's very swoony and etheral guitar with simplistic melodies and good vocals.
the album is a very well matched set of songs.
i'd highly recommend it.

Excellent dreamy mood music.......2006-02-23

Quite removed from modern trends and therfore for people who can look outside of what's fashionable, this is a fantastic piece of dreamy guitar dream pop. Reminiscent of lots of early 90's UK shoegazer pop, its got all the necessasry ingrediants - relaxed vocals, walls of guitar effects and all in all is a superb listen. Highly recommended.

So good....top of the line ambient.......2005-10-14

If you like music from Cocteau twins, Slowdive, brain eno, my bloody valentine and or any other ambient chill music that just makes you feel good, you need this album, almost every song is great. in general this has the feeling of a cohesive album instead of a collection of random songs. if i were ever to make a movie, I would deffinately use some of these tunes in the soundtrack, hahaha...

Wondrous and Lovely.......2004-03-10

I love this CD!! I saw the band play a week ago in L.A. If you are a shoegazer or dream pop fan, this is for you! The resplendent washes of background sound and feedback are pierced by beautiful guitar melodies. Arthur Chan's bass playing is superb, and his bass bridge on Same Lies As Yesterday leading as an interlude into the blending of the melody and harmony of the song is transformative. I'm not kiding. It brings tears to my eyes. On Our Own is just a wonderful melody. It makes me picture Olympus and Athena, Aphrodite or Hera gliding down to assist a human they love who's in peril. The point is, whatever's in your mind, this music will highlight it and bring it to a more metaphyscial level. It makes it more meaningful. All of the songs are good though, Freeze Our Stares, Wide Awake, Now I know You Could Never Be the One, etc. etc. Great CD. Buy it now!

Great Music and Lyrics.......2004-03-02

If you like listening to and discovering new music then this band is a definitely worth checking out. I'm not a huge fan of shoegaze music however, I enjoy some songs done by `My Bloody Valentine'.

This band produces intelligent lyrics and original sounds with great rhythm and they have become one of my favorite newest discoveries in music. This album is worth owning!

Find Yourself Along The Way
Average customer rating:

swooning guitar

Excellent dreamy mood music

So good....top of the line ambient

Wondrous and Lovely

Great Music and Lyrics

Find Yourself Along The Way
The Meeting Places
Manufacturer: Words On Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

Freeze Our Stares
On Our Own
See Through You
Now I Know You Could Never Be The One
Same Lies As Yesterday
Blur The Lines
Wide Awake
Where You Go
Take To The Sun
Turned Over

Album Description

THE MEETING PLACES' debut CD was recorded in Autumn, 2002 by Aaron Espinonza, the heralded musician [Earlimart] and producer [Elliot Smith, The Breeders, Folk Implosion]. While the album's elements and textures evoke the best of the early 1990s dream pop tradition (Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, and Ride), singer Chase Harris' inimitable vocal delivery leads the quartet into memorable, unfamiliar sonic territory.

'Find Yourself Along The Way' escorts dream pop into its next phase — songs written with flair and tunefulness, enchantingly dressed in an echoed veneer.

Customer Reviews:

swooning guitar.......2007-02-21

Excellent dreamy mood music.......2006-02-23

So good....top of the line ambient.......2005-10-14

Wondrous and Lovely.......2004-03-10

Great Music and Lyrics.......2004-03-02

If you like listening to and discovering new music then this band is a definitely worth checking out. I'm not a huge fan of shoegaze music however, I enjoy some songs done by `My Bloody Valentine'.

This band produces intelligent lyrics and original sounds with great rhythm and they have become one of my favorite newest discoveries in music. This album is worth owning!

The Heart's Journey
Average customer rating:

A soothing story

A journey you will take again and again and again ....

The Heart's Journey
Ron Stubbs
Manufacturer: Zebra Productions Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009YAFY
Release Date: 2003-06-05

Tracks:

The Heart's Journey Narration
The Heart's Journey Soundtrack

Album Description

From an island off the beautiful Washington coastline comes an ambitious new project, Ron Stubbs' "The Heart's Journey". This unique album combines noted clinical hypnotherapist and instructor Ron Stubbs' narration with the music of acclaimed keyboardist and composer Laurie Z to create an incredibly powerful relaxation experience. The story that is unveiled is universal in our age. It describes the journey of a man who grows up beside a beach, relishing and treasuring the plants, animals and nature. As he grows older and life becomes more fast paced and stress filled, his love for the beach diminishes. He packs a bag full of all the essential items that he believes he needs for a journey. A Journey of the Heart, to capture what he has lost in life. As he finds his answers, you may just find your answers also…. Ron Stubbs places the listener in a relaxed, hypnotic state, then through the use of storytelling and metaphor, provides a comfortable environment in which tension and anxiety can be released. Many listeners with physical aliments affected by stress find themselves relaxed and uplifted by this album. The score created by composer Laurie Z specially to accompany Ron's Narration provides a lush backdrop for the piece. To further the meditative state following "The Heart's Journey" story, Laurie Z's music provides the beautiful second track on this CD, bringing the total CD time to just under one hour.

Customer Reviews:

A soothing story.......2003-08-01

After listening to Ron Stubb's "A Hearts Journey" a few times I can say, with great confidence, that it will relax you and if you are at all like me it will teach you a life lesson, or perhaps many lessons. Also, the sounds on track two, following the journey, are quite relaxing and I find they are nice to fall alseep to. I highly recommend checking out this compact disc, it is helpful wether you have problems or mearly want to find a way to relax.

A journey you will take again and again and again ...........2003-06-24

This audio program is a inner journey of discovery and insight. I just got it and have listened to it numerous times already. It has become one of my new favorites. I LOVE it!

I remember the way I felt the first time I read some of my favorite books, the way I felt when I first heard some of the songs that have gone on to become my all time favorites. That is the way I feel about this CD; I know it will be with me for years to come.

The music is beautiful and supportive and the words roll over you and shine a light on our past, our future, our needs, fears, wants and desires.

Ron makes us realize how easy it is to forget what is really important, and more importantly, makes us rediscover those aspects of our lives. He helps us rediscover our heart's journey and ourselves along the way.

Highly recommended.

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