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| Sales Rank: | 35354 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $2.08 |
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| Release Date: | 2003-01-21 |
| Label: | Sub Pop Records |
| UPC: | 098787060829 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Sub Pop Records |
| ASIN: | B00007L7ET |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Such Great Heights by Sub Pop Records
- Such Great Heights
- Theres Never Enough Time
- We Will Become Silhouettes
- Such Great Heights - Iron & Wine
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Album Description
This collaboration between Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, Figurine) combines Ben's sweet-as-pie vocals and Jimmy's soaring electro-pop soundscapes, making for sublime listening. This specially priced single is a teaser for the full-length that was due out in February, and includes one album track, 'Such Great Heights', an exclusive Postal Service track, 'There's Never Enough Time', and two covers of Postal Service songs, 'We Will Become Silhouettes' (performed by the Shins) & 'Such Great Heights' (performed by Iron & Wine). Both covers are exclusive to this release. Sub Pop. 2003.
Customer Reviews
Such Great Singles - Reviewed on 2005-11-13
1 customer found this review helpful.
The Postal Service is one very unique band, and now, you can hear them from a different perspective. 2 originals and 2 more originals covered by Iron and Wine and the Shins. These songs are great, very exceptional.
Such Great Heights was a very poppy upbeat from their album "Give Up", and it's a great song. The drums are active, there is a lot of panning-involved riffs, and some good vocals.
There's Never Enough Time is a simple Electronica song. The simplicity is actually great in this song. Everything is real clear, and the "tss tss tah tss" drums sound awesome. I love the arrangement of this song, and the keyboard riff is soo good.
We Will Become Silhouettes by the Shins is a very nice song. Instead of busy keyboard riffs with saws and snare drums, there's a lot of realism acoustic guitars. They didn't make an exact replica measure for measure and they change some of the melodies (but keep the mood the same). Both the Postal Service's version and the Shins' version are good in their own ways.
Finally, Iron and Wine's cover of Such Great Heights. If you like acoustic guitar work, you'll apperciate this song. It's folky and a very different perspective on this song. Because of the slow tempo, the verses seem a little long, but that's the only flaw I see in this song.
Basically, if you like the Postal Service, this single will be worth it to you. It's only a few bucks to find out anyways.
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Book Subjects
- 5-Inch CD Singles
- Pop
- Pop/Rock Music
- Rock