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Tales of Brave Ida |
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1994 |
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This is their debut. It's very good on repeated
listens. The lyrics are typical of Ida: very introspective lyrics
about people and life in general that just strike you as obvious,
then you wonder why you never wrote them down yourself. However,
the album suffers from not having enough drums (only one track
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Temping, Post Prom Disorder, Accidents |
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I Know About You |
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1996 |
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This album is probably Silvergeek's
favorite album by Ida. The whole album is perfect from start to
finish, songs about relationships that tear at your heart. Miggy's
drumming add a lot to the dynamics of songs. This is basically
their first album with better songwriting and better instrumentation.
Little Things is one of the first Ida songs Silvergeek
fell in love with. Even though this album is Silvergeek's favorite,
it still took him a while to warm up to it. So if you don't like
it the first time you listen to it, give it a couple more spins.
The boy-girl vocal harmonies are in full force here! Wow, breathtaking. |
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Little Things, Plans, Backburner,
Tellings, Thank You |
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Ten Small Paces |
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1997 |
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An album full of songs recorded on the road! This
album is a treat for Ida fans because even though it doesn't have
the strumming perfection or studio sheen of I Know About You,
it's got a different kind of charm. You feel like you're sitting
right next to them as they play these songs for you. They play
great covers from Neil Young to Brian Eno to The Secret Stars.
Karla contributes two songs on this album, and they are both among
Silvergeek's favorite Ida songs of all time. Karla's Poor Dumb
Bird contains some of the best Ida lyrics. Boy, this album
is great. |
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Poor Dumb Bird, Shoe-in (Secret Stars
cover), Fallen Arrow, Les Etoiles Secretes |
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Ida Retsin Family |
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1998 |
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This is a collaboration with the band Retsin. It's
okay. There are two songs written by Ida. One is okay, and the
other one ranks among Silevergeek's favorite Ida songs ever. They
also do some covers. And there are a few songs by Retsin that
are okay, and a few that are pretty bad. |
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The Great South River |
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Losing True |
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1998 |
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Wow, now this is an inspired EP! This EP marks the
beginning of the new Ida sound. The songs on this EP are less
immediately catchy, but Ida seem to have re-invented themselves.
Lots of pianos and cellos and such. But it's not just the instrumentation
-- the songwriting style is essentially different. It seems as
if ever since they finished writing I Know About You
they steered away from that intense sad sound... now they are
just beautiful and lovely and lush. This album takes a lot of
listens, but you'll be drawn to listen to it again, because the
first few times you listen to it you won't understand it, and
you'd be so mesmerized by the sounds that you'd want to come back. |
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Turn Me On |
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Will You Find Me |
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2000 |
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On this album, Ida takes the Losing True
sound and scales back a bit in terms of experimentalism. Which
is kind of a bummer if you liek that sort of thing. On this album,
every song freezes you with its beauty and quiet loveliness. The
great thing about this album is its minimilistic approach. Every
sound is so essential, and they managed to incorporate a lot more
instrumentation on this album than on previous albums, and yet
it sounds even more sparse than previous efforts (which is a good
thing). Another complaints about this album is that a lot of the
songs that were previously available on different 7" were redone
here, and some of them lost their intimacy and immediacy in the
transition to the "new sound". For example, Turn Me On
(previously on Losing True) is very good if you
haven't heard the original. But this version doesn't add much
to the existing song. |
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Maybelle, Encantada |
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Live At Carnegie Hall, The Album |
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2000 |
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This is a great live album. Some people complain
about the
sound quality, but what do you expect from a live album recorded
by a minimalist band!. There are a bunch of cover songs near
the end that range from hilarious to very touching. Go see Ida
live! |
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Standout Tracks:
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Subway Joe, The Pain of Loving You,
Honeyslide |
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The Braille Night |
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2001 |
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Ida returns to intensely personal songwriting with this release.
Recorded at the same time as Will You Find Me,
this album has the same "sound", but a very different
overall effect. Gone are the over sentimentalism of the previous
album. What you get instead are a few experimental instrumentals,
an emotional rocker that just builds and builds, and a few lilting
melodies with lyrics you thought you had heard in a dream before,
but forgot to write down.
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Standout Tracks:
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Ignatia Amara, Arrowheads, So Long,
Blizzard of 78, So Worn Out |
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