LAWN ORNAMENTS

Bob Drake

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RIO/Avant-Prog

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3.22 | 4 ratings | 1 reviews | 50% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 2014

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Lawn Ornaments - 2:27
2. What's Happened To Your Meerkat? - 1:18
3. To the Sphinx - 2:09
4. Park of the Mysteries - 3:55
5. Elsie - 2:34
6. Fix My Machine - 1:16
7. The Lonely Manor - 2:44
8. Hyena Hot Springs - 3:00
9. Perpetual Lamps - 2:39
10. Let's Go To the Marvelous Land - 3:41
11. Agents of Decay - 2:24
12. X-Ray Fruitful Plain - 1:24
13. Why Why Why Not? - 1:03
14. Wolf Nose Knows Nose - 1:45
15. Our Expert's Advice - 2:41
16. Don't Worry - 1:33

Total Time 36:33

Line-up / Musicians

- Bob Drake / vocals, performer

With:
- Bing Selfish / vocals
- Caitlin Hogan / vocals
- Ray Hogan / vocals

Releases information

Artwork: Joe Mruk

CD ReR Megacorp ‎- CTA-018 (2014, UK)

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3.22
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Review by Mellotron Storm
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This sure seems like a long way from Bob Drake's work with THINKING PLAGUE and 5UU'S back in the day. Released in 2014 this is all Bob except for the three guest singers. You should hear the vocals on "Elsie" haha. Referred to as Art Pop, Sunshine Pop but also avant and experimental, this one has a lot of energy and depth. A lot of fun, to being downright silly. The usual complex arrangements are here but this one is more about just being entertained. I like the detailed cover art, it reminds me of the music.

We get 16 short tracks and a lot of fun little stories. I like too that the meerkat of track two is mentioned again in "The Lonely Manor". And I thought of CARDIACS during those second and third tracks. My favourite though is "Hyena Hot Springs" for the heaviness early on. Some dense and avant leaning tunes on here too that are difficult. From quirky and chaotic to poppy and mellow, this is an album that entertains, like a lawn ornament really. Bob continues to bless us with music as he released his latest "The Room In The Tower" in 2023.

This album was written, recorded and performed over a period of year in France. Bob mentions that all of his music is real, nothing virtual, no samples, or copy and pasting etc. Old school.

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