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Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors
- Portugal. The Man demonstrates a unique and distant sound hailing from the Alaskan north. It downplays – not in a condescending way – down the slope, pontificating burrowed ideals in a ravishing song and dance. Their album, Censored Colors, fosters an avant-garde methodology that has transcended earlier works. Censored Colors features a buildup of longwinded and suited compositions that has evolved from the mainstream waters and ventured into the forbidden kingdom of fruitful, inventive creationism.
Censored Colors has a challenging crafting of songs that are gashed into by the ravenous vultures of imagination against the tempting, addicting standard. Portugal. The Man pays its respects to past fountains of inspirations that spout out classic '60s and '70s rock and pop. What Censored Colors is, is a hybridization and harmonization of an assortment of musical styles that releases a fused burst of amazement, dazzling us with a theatrical show. The flying vocals chime in from a distance on what seems to be a mountain top and echo through the valley below. The sensual riffs of the backdrop of instruments create a furious storm that hovers over and pours down on us.
The use of vocals is quite intriguing, for they have a unique tribal or primitive quality to them, as it’s spray painted on cave walls with enlightenment and makes the chanted choruses that much more meaningful. In unison they sing, and the harmony and celebratory, existential, out of body experience brings us together. Sometimes innovation creates bantering sounds that are heavy and clunky, which isn’t aurally pleasing, but Portugal. The Man stitches the fibers of contrasting styles to make a unified quilt with brilliant and marvelous splendor that is comfortably warm.
Reviewer: John Berkowitz
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Reviewer's Rating: 8.5
Reader's Rating: 7.00
Reader's Votes: 1
Added: 10-Nov-2008
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