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The Minus 5
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Out of 36 votes - Similar Artists: the Possibilities, John Moremen, the Breakup Society, Young Fresh Fellows, Outrageous Cherry
Out of 36 votes
- Location: United States
- Genre: Rock & Pop » Pop/Rock
Editor's review
With friends like Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Rebecca Gates (Spinanes), and John Stirrat (Wilco), Minus 5 mastermind Scott McCaughey could achieve greatness solely by proximity. However, his baroque brand of warped sunshine pop is what takes center stage, not his famous friends--the Minus 5 have created an impressive body of work regardless of who's playing the instruments. This is power pop from the 'A list' of alternative rock.
Biography
This is the new Minus 5 album. Against all odds, it is perhaps the seventh full-lengther in a career marked primarily by catastrophe, shame and fisticuffs. (Leave triumphs to those that beseech them.) This record could not have happened without the superhuman efforts of Scott McCaughey. Even though Mr. McCaughey had the assistance of the usual horde of ragtag bandoleros (see below), it was Scott who hung the notes on the staff, gathered the orchestra (paying triple union scale, out of pocket), set up a microphone, manufactured the recording tape, invented electricity, and provided each participant with a sponge and a marmot. Therefore, regarding this project, it is at Scott McCaughey only that any projectiles or pearls must be hurled. The Minus 5 (a/k/a The Gun Album) features the McCaughey/Buck/Ramberg/Rieflin line-up, as well as two tracks recorded in Chicago with Wilco, and guest appearances by John Wesley Harding, Kelly Hogan, Morgan Fisher (Mott), Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger/Long Winters), and Colin Meloy and John Moen (Decemberists). Digipack.
