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Sugarcult - Palm Trees and Power Lines (CD)

Album Details: Palm Trees and Power Lines

Release Date:04/13/2004
Label:Artemis Records
UPC:699675151225

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    I love it I love it I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 6, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Palm Trees and Power Lines review helpful

    Pros: The lyrics, the melodies, the way its put together, the sugarcult sticker I got in the CD that I can slip in my binder and say Yeah thats right I have a sugarcult sticker, you jealous... I'll just stop, ect.

    Cons: The scary lady one the front cover. : ) just messing nothing is wrong with it

    There is nothing I would change about it. This Cd is the best Cd i bought in the past 12 months, and i bought a little more than 7! I really love it. esp. song #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,
    12, thrit....wait there's only 12 songs...well what do you kn...ow! I like all the songs on a cd, thats a first. The band did a great job on this cd. Don't get me wrong Sugarcult's other cd's are good too. Hopefully I gave you some good info one the cd. Read more Less

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    Back To California

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 29, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Palm Trees and Power Lines review helpful

    Pros: Well written lyrics and music. No song I don't like.

    Cons: Nothing bad I can say Keep making the music guys!

    There isn't a song on here I don't like. I wanted it for 5 months and was scared it wasn't gonna be what I was expecting. I was right...It was better than I ever imagined! "She's The Blade", "Memory, and "Crying&...quot; are excellent songs to start out with. "Destination Anywhere" has an awesome feel to it. I could write on and on about how great this CD is but no one should be having to read this because I think everyone should know how good it is by buying it. Read more Less

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  • All Music Guide

    Sugarcult's 2001 debut, Start Static, had its share of filler, but the band that brought listeners "Stuck in America" and "Bouncing Off the Walls" certainly understood the power and marketability of shoutable choruses and giddy hooks played loud. Palm Trees and Power Lines, their sophomore majorlabel effort, might not be as direct, meaning they want to trade a bit of the bubblegum for some mallpunk songwriting cred. Its formula a clutch of upbeat rockers paced out with a few girlfriendpleasing ballads is exactly the same, so the album will still please most of Sugarcult's Warped Tour constituency. But there's a sense that its hooks are more murky, that perhaps the bandmembers are aiming for some "seriousness" this time around. "Champagne" could be about the perils of celebrity overconsumption; its cleanedup Nirvana vocals carry over to the cleansed SoCal punk of "What You Say." "She's the Blade" mixes some minor chords into its tale of backstabbing romance, but is still guided by gid...dy pick slides and a headbouncing singalong chorus. Even lead single "Memory" nixes the fullon anthemic antics of blink182, instead coopting the faceless, vaguely punkinfluenced hard rock model of, say, American HiFi. This is what makes Palm Trees a bit strange. It includes the melodrama of "Back to California," and consistently dials back the giddiness that defined Static. Luckily, whether through its thick, glossy production or the band's own desire to make the kids happy not make them think Sugarcult keep Palm Trees on a mostly enjoyable track. All groups deserve the chance to stretch their songwriting chops a bit, and Sugarcult do here, but they know their niche is in direct guitar chops and inclusionary lyrics. "All I want to do/Is lie in bed with you," they sing in "Worst December," and even if you can't figure out what the song's supposed to be is it punk? Is it pop? Is it Toad the Wet Sprocket covering Jawbreaker? it probably works just fine for the kids. In the end, after their dalliance with Being Serious, Sugarcult are thankfully more concerned with pleasing the crowd than making a statement. - Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Sugarcult

The Santa Barbara, CA, rock quartet Sugarcult took their name from a moniker that lesbian neighbors who lived next door to the band (singer/guitarist Tim Pagnotta, guitarist Marko 72, bassist Airin, and drummer Ben Davis) called themselves. Although the band cites such '70s punk songsmiths as Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello as major influences, Sugarcult's sound is pure ... Read more