The Weepies - Say I Am You
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Track List: Say I Am You
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Album Details: Say I Am You
- Release Date:
- 03/07/2006
- Label:
- Nettwerk Records
- UPC:
- 067003046626
User Reviews: Say I Am You
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I LOVE THE WEEPIES
, June 7, 2007Reviewer: ♥ Me ♥ - See all ♥ Me ♥'s reviews
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Pro Reviews: Say I Am You
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews The Weepies, (Steve Tannen and Deb Talan), have never pretended to be anything that they're not; which is, briefly, sentimental, melodic folkpop, with harmonious vocals and gentlypicked guitars. They accept this, they relish in it, they did it well on Happiness, and they continue to do so on their thirteentrack major label debut. Being that the title of the record, Say I Am You, is a quote from 13th Century writer Jelaluddin Rumi, known for his intense spiritual and passionate poems, it is not a surprise that the album is all about love. Sometimes the love is hidden or lost ("World Spins Madly On," for example,) sometimes it's false, but mainly it's a love that has been gratefully found and cherished. And for the most part, The Weepies manage to discuss and explore this without falling into the trappings of typically saccharine infatuated musings. "Take It From Me," the album's opener, has Talan trying, vainly, to find metaphors for her incomparable beloved ("a favorite pair of shoes?" or "a window the sun shines through?" she wonders,) and the rest of the album pretty much follows suit. The songs are simple and pretty and generally uplifting, basking in the glow of being happily smitten, but not blind to the misfortunes of others in the world. The tracks on which Tannen sings the lead vocals are actually the most pessimistic of them all (the David Graylike "Love Doesn't Last Too Long," for instance) or at least the most ambiguous, and provide more of a cynical, or perhaps just sad, perspective on the theme. Tannen's voice is nice, but it's nowhere near as charming to that of his counterpart's: he's much better suited to the role of backup harmony, and probably because of this he sings lead on only about onethird of the album. Talan's voice, instead, is a pleasant reminder of the chickfolk/rock stars of the Nineties, but she adds her own sweet innocence that fits perfectly with the love songs, the twinkling guitar, the literate wordplay, the scalar melodies. Say I Am You is not groundbreaking music, but The Weepies know what they're doing, and they know how they feel, and they're not afraid to sing about it. - Marisa Brown, All Music Guide |
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The Weepies, a folkpop duo comprised of Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, two singer/guitarists who had already released solo material, met at Tannen's concert in Boston while he was supporting his debut Big Señorita. Mutual admirers, they started writin...Full The Weepies Biography
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The Weepies are an indie pop-folk band which consists of the two main members Steve Tannen and Deb Talan. Steve and Deb who both had separate careers met at a show that Steve was playing at in Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When they met they found a bond between them and began playing together. In 2005, they were signed to Records. Now they live together in Topanga, California. Another member of The Weepies is Meghan Toohey on keyboard and electric guitar.