Catch Without Arms

Product Description
If you wonder too long about where to place a band like Dredg, you’ll miss where they’re going. The band slips between the cracks of whatever rock classifications you try to stuff them into. Likewise, the Bay Area is just a mailing address; Dredg isn’t evocative of any particular place or scene. So what do we make of a band that makes music that’s heavy, pretty, experimental and tuneful – sometimes all in the same song? You can be frustrated that Dredg rejects the idea that the goal of music is to be easily described a couple of buzz words. Or with attentive ears and an open mind, you can enjoy the hell out of ‘Catch Without Arms.’

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Catch Without Arms

Average customer rating: A step up and to the right WHAT is this? A long way from "El Cielo" a lesson in absolutely tight songwriting sort of plain jane?

Catch Without Arms Dredg Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: El Cielo Leitmotif Live at the Fillmore In Absentia Team Sleep ASIN: B0009S2TEI Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Ode To The Sun
2. Bug Eyes
3. Catch Without Arms
4. Not That Simple
5. Zebraskin
6. The Tanbark Is Hot Lava
7. Sang Real
8. Planting Seeds
9. Spitshine
10. Jamais Vu
11. Hung Over On A Tuesday
12. Matroshka (The Ornament)

Album Description

If you wonder too long about where to place a band like Dredg, you'll miss where they're going. The band slips between the cracks of whatever rock classifications you try to stuff them into. Likewise, the Bay Area is just a mailing address; Dredg isn't evocative of any particular place or scene. So what do we make of a band that makes music that's heavy, pretty, experimental and tuneful - sometimes all in the same song? You can be frustrated that Dredg rejects the idea that the goal of music is to be easily described a couple of buzz words. Or with attentive ears and an open mind, you can enjoy the hell out of `Catch Without Arms.'

Customer Reviews:

A step up and to the right.......2006-12-04

This is a great album but it's not quite the Dredg I've grown to love. There isn't a single jam on this album, which is unfortunate. Every track is just a straight forward song like every other radio band. Yes, they've also seemed to head more the the lime light with a more radio friendly format. If you listen to this album in it's entirety though, you will hear Gavin singing about why this is so. That all aside...this is a great album. My only let down was the complete lack of musical jams. Every song is Dredg and at there best. They are memorable songs with great riffs, great bass lines and great drums. If you enjoyed the last two albums you'll enjoy this one for sure. (maybe just not quite as much at first)

WHAT is this?.......2006-10-25

This is definitely the most enigmatic album I've heard in a very long time, and after giving it to a friend with similar tastes, I'm blessed in knowing that I'm not alone in the opinion. What do I mean when I apply such a vague and not often used description such as enigmatic? This is what I mean: I don't understand why I like 'Catch Without Arms' so much, but by God in the Heavens above, I do. So much.

When I first gave this to my friend, this was his response: "Bug Eyes" is awesome; the rest of the album sucks. While my personal, initial reaction wasn't filled with such scorn, the sentiments echoed were similiar between the two of us; "Bug Eyes" blew me away, but the rest of the album I just "didn't know". I was guided to Dredg by a friend (online, no less) who was an avid, no... freakish Muse fan, and if I remember correctly he stated Dredg was the second favorite on his list, claiming that one who enjoyed the theatrics of Muse would by default fancy Dredg. We then got on to discussing productions, and how I was a sucker for the tight, polished type, and thus he recommended 'Catch Without Arms', the latest Dredg album; as the case often proves, at least in my own listening experiences, a band's newest release is usually their most refined. That I like.

So why is 'Catch Without Arms' so strange? Why did both my friend and I initially feel but zilch for the album, yet [un]willingly persist in listening to it faithfully, eventually bearing a slant that leant towards uncommon praise? Here's my take. This album is filled with ballads. Unlike "Bug Eyes" -- track two; the album's single; 'Catch...' doesn't rock. Tempo's pretty slow, in fact. Consistently. The overall sensibility of the album is pretty overblown and, in the case of both of us twats, devoid of any meaningful emotional response. Perhaps more critically, though, I simply cannot think of one album I've heard within the past few years that is content with so many simple ditties. Then there's the comparison to Muse. Don't really understand that, but what does that matter. Point is, the album is -- different -- distinct --; naturally, different can lay way to uncomfortable reactions, at least 'till one absorbs it repeatedly and becomes familiar with its peculiar aura. We both experienced this.

But when we ended up listening to it on end, we both fell in love, or, perhaps more truthfully, a bizzare kind of lust. We still didn't quite get 'why' we liked it so much, despite our observations that it was well produced, and to this day, that stance exists to a good degree. This just isn't my type of music, really; I've given it a chance, and I was rewarded with treasures, but I still can't state exactly why I hold it in high esteem. I'll try, though.

Dredg, at least on this album, has a great skill at creating a very 'full' sound, with layers of unique, almost ambient like soundscapes that back the band's traditional instrumentation. To me, this is at least an obvious element I generally cling to; I love unique walls of sound, and when they're got a fervid melody to boot, I succumb to their power. A lot of the songs on 'Catch...' apply this technique and, basically, it works. "Bug Eyes" might be the finest example of such, but other songs stand close behind -- notably, "Planting Seeds", which is probably the most affecting piece on the album, with gooey but tender lyrics and a compelling amour; "Jamais Vu" and "Spitshine" also shares the musical mentality. Even when their isn't an overt cognizance of the particular approach, the band still manages to create that sense of fullness, albiet more subtlely, that is so pleasant and enveloping.

There are songs that rock. So I lied. Not a great deal, but some, and they, well... they rock, at least mildly. Both "Hungover on a Tuesday" and "The Tankbark is Hot Lava", for example... and... umm... that's it. But, hey, they are quick and cool, and, at minimum, relieve us from the relentless number of ballads.

That's it. I won't dare go back and read what I just penned, but I'm pretty confident I didn't list a convincing amount of reasons why I like 'Catch Without Arms'. But in this case, who cares? I'm always excited to observe and articulate why I find joy in something, but I fail here. Yet, such a loss in expressing 'Catch Without Arms'' appeal poses a problem not, for I still reap the many benefits it oh-so generously offers.

A long way from "El Cielo".......2006-08-20

"Catch Without Arms" is very well written, crafted, and produced, minus all the B.S. tracks (like the Brushstrokes on "El Cielo"). This album is without a doubt the best music that Dredg has created to date. I've read some other reviews for this album and see that some idiots have totally slammed it because they heard it could be compared to Tool or Mars Volta. Let me make it clear that this album separates Dredg from all other bands. I thought they had a very Incubus-type sound on "Leitmotif", but this third release has given them a sound of all their own. Anyone who doesn't love this CD is smiply not a fan of good music. Bottom line.

a lesson in absolutely tight songwriting.......2006-08-12

my most listened to album ever. had it since it came out in june 2005 and i've probably listened to it on average of about twice a week (which puts it at over 100 listens for me). every song is ridiculously well-crafted. the album is full of glorious melodies fluid, energetic, and dexturous drumming melodic, punchy, and groovy basswork, beauiful, melodic, tremolo'd guitars, and sensual, dynamic, emotional vocals. each song is a lesson in absolutely tight songwriting that compliments each indiviual of the group while never overstating any one trait. an absolutely masterpiece of modern rock/prog/post-rock/whatever! definitely on the short-list of my favorite albums ever.

sort of plain jane?.......2006-08-07

I fell in love with El Cielo, which was in fact my first forray into the musical world of Dredg. El Cielo is an amazing album that follows a concept of sleep paralysis. Then I found Leitmotif, which neither moved me nor gets much spins in my cd player. Then I found Catch Without arms, which nether dazzled me nor wowed me at all. There are a few good tracks, but other than that, this album follows standard rock formula. I understand that die hard fans of Dredg will eat this album up and beg for more, but what really drew me to El Cielo was the concept album aspect and the off beat musicianship, both of which are missing from Catch without arms. Though standard, Catch without arms is decent, not a must have, but decent.

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