GRANDADDY

Under the Western Freeway

2012-12-03

When Under the Western Freeway was first released in 1997, I wrote it off as uninteresting and a bit too quiet. Perhaps my tastes have changed over the years. Upon listening to Grandaddy's first full-length in its entirety, fifteen years later I'm a convert. Consisting of Jason Lytle's breathy vocals over fuzzy guitar and analog synthesizer, Grandaddy's music has a dreamy quality to it. Add to this anthemic crescendos and themes of loneliness and you end up with pretty, though depressing stuff. Rebecca Ruth

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Rock

  • reviewed 07/2006

    THOM YORKE
    The Eraser

  • reviewed 10/2008

    Ane Brun – Changing of the Seasons
    Changing of the Seasons

  • reviewed 04/2010

    CLUTCHY HOPKINS
    The Storyteller

  • reviewed 12/1969

    THE PRETENDERS
    Break Up The Concrete

  • reviewed 11/2009

    PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX
    Whispering Pines

  • reviewed 01/2006

    THE UNIVERSE
    The Outer Void Intrepid Sailor

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.