For those of you expecting 'Date With The Night' part II or even a continuation of 'Maps', the colossal introduction of a drum sound borrowed from Queen's 'We Will Rock You' will come as a total shock.
That's what the initial 30 seconds of 'Gold Lion', the comeback single from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, offer the unsuspecting listener - once the delectable melt-in-your-mouth vocals of Karen O kick in, it proves to be a departure from the norm that was well worth waiting for.
Simplistic lyrically, and with a guitar hook that may owe a slight nod to Jack White's songbook, 'Gold Lion' doesn't sound overwhelmingly significant on the surface. After half a dozen listens, though, its richness - or rather Miss O's whoops and shrieks - captivate and excite in equal measures.
Groundbreaking as far as wheel re-invention it may not be, but as a taster for what to expect from their forthcoming second album Show Your Bones, 'Gold Lion' is ample proof that Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been busily re-inventing themselves during their lengthy hiatus.
Aww...
I feel a bit let down by this especially with Be Your Own Pets offering being as good as it is. Shame
cant wait...
for the new album. 'Fever to tell' was great... hope 'Show your bones' is as good. Oh and loveeeeee karens vocals
Terrible comeback single.
Dull as dishwater. Karen having a great voice can't save a boring song - or a boring album.
i havnt heard anything....
yet released in april here in NZ so i wouldnt no ill be so unhappy if its pants :(
'Terrible comeback single'...
I agree totally. It's dross. Definitely not loving it.
Tis a grower
and I really like it. They were good on TOTP at the weekend.
As for NZ, log on to Australia's Tripple J website - they're playlisting it at the moment.
reminds me...
of cat power's "free".
i like the single
yeah
I like it too, never really taken any notice of them before
Great Comeback Single
In my opinion, although others obviously disagree. A welcome departure as if they had tried to merely continue Fever To Tell it would have been an abject failure.
I like it...
My relationship with The Yeah Yeah Yeahs is definitely more off than on, but I've warmed to them more recently. As cliche as it is to say it, 'Maps' stands high and mighty above anything else they've ever done. This is good, though.
HAHA.
I just looked back at the review of their DVD and someone comments about how I'm an MTV-ite who says the same thing about this band every time.
Hats off to whoever that was.
Just a second
Doesn't it sound very similar to Mercury Rev's Goddess On A Highway?
shut up
oh do be quiet, this is an awful review. firstly 'gold lion' is an excellent single, as for being a 'tiresome piece' it has more balls than har mar superstar overdosed on viagra. secondly and more absurdly, you call Interpol's 'Antics' a 'yawnfest'. what a stupid thing to say, it is one of the greatest and moving albums of the decade. i call for your immediate death.
Cheers.
I'll bear that in mind.
Yeah Dom.
It's brilliant! I second the motion for your death.
Looks I'm
fucked then!
Oops!!!
There should have been a "like" inbetween "Looks" and "I'm"!
apologies
i posted the last rant on the wrong review. John_Brainlove wrote the horrid review, domourglay wrote a lovely one and I do not wish any harm to come to him. John_Brainlove on the other hand needs to be choked.
lol
You seem to be getting your emotions a little tangled up in the divided critical assessment. May I suggest some soothing tea, and the gentle realisation that criticism and praise are equally subjective and valid on almost any topic?
Looks like
we're both goners!
Reviewing music is more dangerous than I had guessed.
Dom Gourlay & John Brainlove
I think both of u should count the ratings u gave to this song 8 + 2 = 10!
Yes!!! A 10/10 for this AMAZING song! Btw the YYY's haven't followed the same path as The Strokes and Interpol. Both of those bands released similar material for their follow up album while YYY's have evolved!!!
Of course they haven't changed completely, and apart from the acoustic start and middle part, when KAREN O sings "Now tell me what you saw" the song kicks in similarly to their older stuff. (I loveeee the ooooh-oooohs btw).
What has happened is that they've grown up a bit and they've smoothed a bit their sound! And this is what will keep them ahead of the pack! They're always in a kind of evolution and they'll never sound the same!
I just hope their album is as good as this! If it is, it's going to be though to beat this album from taking away the top spot in my year end chart!
YEAH YEAH YEAHS ruleeeee! :)
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Are you on Ritalin?
well...
not what I expected! I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but I was quite dispointed when I listened to 'Gold Lion'. Let's be honest, after all this time spent on the new album, they could have come up with something much better!!!