The Guest

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074646206621
Format: Enhanced
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: February 26, 2002
Studio: Sony


 

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Having Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake as your record producers is roughly the equivalent of having musical life insurance. In addition to the pair's outstanding work together in the Latin Playboys, Froom has produced Crowded House and Suzanne Vega, to name two, while Blake has mixed or engineered seminal groups from the BoDeans to the Bangles. That said, the danger in hooking up with such a studio-savvy pair is the sheer force of their dominance, and unless an artist has real vision, the star of the show will inevitably be the ensuing sonics, not the songs. While fledgling pop combo Phantom Planet write breezy, accessible, jangly, upbeat songs that only occasionally speak to darker themes (the mildly cynical "Turn Smile Shift Repeat" and wistful "One Ray of Sunlight"), The Guest feels maddeningly measured, as if every chiming guitar part were scripted and directed for maximum sheen. In other words, it's toothless. If a band can't stretch in the presence of Froom and Blake, when can they? --Kim Hughes

Average Rating:

Rating: - Great CD
This is one of those CDs you can listen to all the way through. I really enjoy it. It makes me sad to listen to it now knowing that this band just broke up.

Rating: - Great CD
Personally, one of my favorite bands and favorite CDs. My friend recommended these guys to me, and I love them. This is probably their best album (IMO), but in general, these guys are great and unique. Just try the samples, or borrow someone's CD

I can't wait for their next album that comes out in 2007

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Rating: - Received it as a gift for Christmas...
...from a friend who'd accompany me to the beach every weekend. I listened to it with low expectations; I'd been knee-deep in prog-rock, listening to the Mars Volta, Tool, and other bands of the like (and I'm definitely not saying that if you like those bands, you'll like Phantom Planet). However, this CD brought me back to the days of old when music wasn't simply a concept, but created for the sole purpose of entertaining its audience, and those songs went way back to the days of the Eagles or even ... Read More

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Rating: - Almost pure good pop!
Catchy pop tunes, but not overly produced. Many of the songs have enough lyrical substance for thinkers, but enough of a sound vibe to try to grab a mainstream audience. I heard "California" when I saw the video way before the O.C. existed. After hearing a sampling somewhere, I picked it up and enjyted tracks 2 - 9 even more. Lonely Day sounded like another hit, and it was released as a video. Always on my Mind is catchy. One Ray of Sunlight is a slow, melodic, song with manly croons placed in ... Read More

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Rating: - A good indie pop album with a couple flaws - it is, however, not entirely appealing for non-genre fans
Phantom Planet's "The Guest" is a good album with several good songs, but a couple things hurt its rating. The first would be the singer - he's not all that likable. He's not horrible, but most people won't really dig him. Secondly is that the album has several bad tracks on it which definitely hurt the flow of the album. Last is that it's kind of cheesy sounding - you'll most likely feel awkward playing this in front of your friends. Lyrically it's pretty much all about girls and relationships, but ... Read More