
You're a Woman, I'm a Machine (CD)
#69 Seller of 2005! Of course there have been two-piece bands before: Simon and Garfunkel, the Chemical Brothers, the Carpenters, Sonny and Cher. But it's fair to say that none of these previous two-pieces have managed to make quite as much noise with as little instrumentation as Death From Above 1979. Death From Above 1979 are two friends who met in prison -- Jesse F. Keeler and Sebastien Grainger -- who live in a funeral parlor in Toronto. To hear them on record, it's hard to believe that the only instruments (with the exception of the odd flute sample or moog oscillation) are the bass and drums. "We wanted our band to be like an elephant in your living room," says Keeler, "that's why we gave ourselves trunks." As The Eye said, "This is your album -- whether you're a metalhead, suburban stoner, glue-sniffing gutter-punk, electroclash fashionista, new-wave spazz, hoodie skate-rat, indie-rock academic, geriatric Deep Purple fan, or whether you've just been jonesin' for an intelligent, uncompromising but accessible rock record..."![]()
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Turn It Out |
| 2 | Romantic Rights |
| 3 | Going Steady |
| 4 | Go Home, Get Down |
| 5 | Blood On Our Hands |
| 6 | Black History Month |
| 7 | Little Girl |
| 8 | Cold War |
| 9 | You're A Woman, I'm A Machine |
| 10 | Pull Out |
| 11 | Sexy Results |
| Adam H.
- , PA, USA |
| This album is like a riot for my ears, and I want to join in! Never before has a two person band sounded anything like this. It is very hard to categorize this sound that Death From Above, 1979 has. It is a mix between metal and some kind of heavy dance, actually I don't even know how to properly describe this. Each song is creatively constructed with mainly just two instruments (bass and drums). The lyrics and singing fit perfectly with the sound of each song. This is a controlled riot for your ears. There is never a point in any song where it gets too crazy. The only reason I am giving this album an A- is because it almost sounds repetative. As you get further into the album the tracks start to sound like previous ones. I would highly recommend this album though. If this album doesn't get you amped then maybe you do not have a pulse. | |