This is really a genius piece of work from a band that should of been bigger, but due to the tragic suicide of the lead singer and bassist Richie Lee, their popularity was cut short to word of mouth, or in this case, word of blog.
It took me a while to really understand this album and I beleive that Acetone have more instantly likeable songs from their other releases, but this album was discovered at a time in my life where I was listening to artist that would become really influential on me such as Bedhead, Pavement, The Handsome Family and The Velvet Underground. All this music kind of stopped for a while and I went through a phase of not listening to music at all, untill I stopped sulking about shit and started to listen to stuff again. One of the albums that got me back into music again was this one.
I think the first thing anyone will realize when they listen to this album for the first time is how loud the songs could potentially be, but instead, it is a very quiet album full of loud songs. The guitar and bass work is without a doubt some of the most under appreciated work ever. Richie Lee and Mark Lightcap blend their guitars perfectly and at times it is hard to differentiate what is guitar and what is bass. They were both great at singing and playing at the same time. Steve Hadley is the perfect time keeper for this group and it's quite clear that the three of them had known exactley what they wanted Acetone to be.
A live performance of "In The Light" which is the third track on this album
Acetone's blog page
http://www.bugnoise.blogspot.com/
Acetone's Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/acetonemusic
And drummer Steve Hadley's blog full of awesome music and surfy lifestyle
http://www.thecentralshaft.blogspot.com/
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