Camper Van Beethoven - Camper Van Beethoven Is Dead: Long Live Camper Van Beethoven (CD)

Long Live Camper Van Beethoven

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 19, 2001 | 1 out of 1 found this Camper Van Beethoven Is Dead: Long Live Camper Van Beethoven review helpful

David Lowery is a freak. Pure and simple. Whatever floats around in his and the rest of the Camper's minds either is the result of too much acid or a demented psyche. Regardless of what you think (or where you think) it all came from, one thing is... certain: Camper Van Beethoven is the great, unknown, underground band of the 80's and 90's. Like Velvet Underground, early Pink Floyd, and other off the wall, avant garde acts, Camper perfectly ballances the weird with the acceptable, the abnormal with the surreal. They grow on you also, a perfect example of this is Key Lime Pie, one of their late 80's LP's. Most critics agree that they didn't get it when it first came out, but after a few turnings and listenings, have now declared it a masterpiece. This is not a masterpiece. The average Camper Van Beethoven listener, however, will be pleased. There is an acoustic/orchestral version of All Her Favorite Fruit, from Key Lime Pie. There are also some great medley outakes that really rock, expecially the S.P.37957 Medley that has the group apeing both Led Zeplein and the Hari Krishna. This is a collection of outtakes, so of course there is a bit of throwaways, but even those are above the standard pop/alternative fare. And for those who love Van's sarcasam and general mischevious outlook on life, there is Who Are The Brain Police?.Recommended for Van fan's only. Those interested in listening to the group at thier greatest should tune into Key Lime Pie and Her Revolutionary Sweetheart. Read more Less