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Gimme Fiction (CD)

Spoon

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Label: Merge Released: 2005
Price: $15.99

Spoon make some of the catchiest, most confident rock 'n' roll of any group around. Their fifth full-length is nothing short of a dizzying, soulful masterpiece, easily the most expansive work in their career. Gimme Fiction is a sprawling, exhilarating, filler-free album of keenly focused artistic vision and ambition.

Tracklisting
Disk \| 1
1	Beast and Dragon, Adored
2	Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine
3	I Turn My Camera On
4	My Mathematical Mind
5	Delicate Place
6	Sister Jack
7	I Summon You
8	Infinite Pet
9	Was It You?
10	They Never Got You
11	Merchants of Soul

User Reviews

	Colin Moon - Thayne, WY, USA
So, the new Spoon album just came in the mail, much to my anticipatory delight. And, so far I'm not at all disappointed. All the Kill The Moonlight-era hooks are in place, all the raw whiskey-melted-sugar Britt Daniel (the frontman) vocal moments are there. I would venture to say that this might just be a more mature release than any Spoon has ever dropped on us. Here, they're giving us another slew of perfect mix-tape songs while maintaining a straight-forward, cohesive album. On the technical side, they're not exploring any specific grounds; these are perfect rock songs; guitar, drums, bass, and keys, with minimal studio-magic (aside from a tape-loop here, distortion there), songs in the realm of tambourines and driving choruses (Sister Jack!), and drum-beats that could kill you (I Summon You). I have a few albums per season, most years. Last year, my summer listening was a split between Modest Mouse's "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" and The Good Life's "Album of the Year". Not at all did I expect for the summer's first to be dropped on me so perfectly and seamlessly with the passing of seasons (school just ended yesterday, for Christ-sakes), as I very much see myself playing this album quite a bit. While, at first, I was slightly concerned about the dancy, disco-esque "I Turn My Camera On", the more I listen to it, I start to realize that it's more Spoon, more straight-on rock and roll than any song I've heard since the Desaparecidos released 'Read Music/Speak Spanish'. Britt and the gang know exactly what they're doing, all the time. It'll go easier if you just learn to give in and trust them. They are the professionals, after all. The LP version of the album is beautiful, though you do lose out on some of the stark photos that you get with the CD version. It's a large gate-fold affair, the likes of which always bring a feeling of grace with them. The National Geographic-esque cover image is stark and beautiful. Snatch yourself up a copy of it, dammit.
	Tom Speaker - Beavercreek, OH, USA
While their effulgent first four records mostly played it safe, Spoon's ''Gimme Fiction'' jumps into new territory, including several songs lasting (gasp!) over four minutes and diversity out the wazoo. ''My Mathematical Mind'' awes with its antsy bass-line, and ''I Turn My Camera On'' glimmers with blues-pop genius. It is the record's second half which robs it of canonization. ''Was it You?'' in particular never arrives anywhere, utilizing the same riff throughout and reeking of filler. But the first half (including the lachrymose ''I Summon You'') makes ''Gimme Fiction'' the best ''B'' record of all time.