Music : The Golden Hum

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075596267823
Label: Elektra / Wea
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: September 18, 2001
Sales Rank: 17411
Studio: Elektra / Wea

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Remy Zero has always displayed a keen understanding of rock's history, mining the sounds of '70s prog-rock, early '80s art pop, and the bombastic spirituality of U2 to create a unique sound. Unfortunately, previous efforts, while wonderful albums, suffered from an overabundance of ideas and a lack of editorial discretion. Often the band would try to fit an album's worth of ideas into a single song. The Golden Hum, Remy Zero's first release in three years, finds the band in control of its vision, reigning in its ambitions and creating an album of richly textured rock songs. While the band is often compared to R.E.M. and Radiohead, a more appropriate comparison would be David Bowie. Finding inspiration in the early hook-filled albums like Hunky Dory and the musical experimentation of the "Berlin" albums (Low, Lodger, and Heroes), Remy Zero has crafted an album that displays the best elements of glam-rock. Eschewing the feather boas and silly pretense that often passes for glam, The Golden Hum is filled with big riffs, subtle hooks, and soaring vocals. And like the best rock bands, Remy Zero revels in the music's contradictions: dark and uplifting, cynical and hopeful, The Golden Hum should certainly stand as one of 2001's best albums. --Adam Silverman

Average Rating:

Rating: - Golden Hum
Golden Hum is a perfect way to remind us of the loss that we all took when Remy Zero broke up. A great album from front to back, sure there's the songs we might not always remember but it's an album an entire work by these 5 talented artists. Be sure to check out their current projects.

Rating: - a good cd
this is a good cd. this alternative rock band is awesome. they should make an album this year or next year.

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Rating: - smallville
the only one i listen too is save me because that is the theme song for smallville and i love smallville.

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Rating: - save me
what an underated group. I absolutely love save me. That is an incredible song. The rest is good too.

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Rating: - Hum-dee-dum!
First off, as odd as it will seem being from the band's hometown, I had never even heard of Remy, until I watched and got ultimately hooked on "Smallville" all the way back at the first episode. I think by the second ep, I ran out and did some research to find the theme song, and picked up a copy of "The Golden Hum". Several songs from this album were later featured on the show, but even the unrecognizable songs are pure "Golden". This is one of those rare CD's you search years for, that offers first ... Read More