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The Meaning of 8

Cloud Cult Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Chain Reaction
2 Please Remain Calm
3 Chemicals Collide
4 Pretty Voice
5 Brain Gateway
6 Take Your Medicine
7 Your 8th Birthday
8 Dance for the Dead
9 Everywhere All At One Time
10 Purpose
11 A Good God
12 The Shape of 8
13 The Girl Underground
14 2x2x2
15 Thanks
16 Alien Christ
17 The Deaf Girl's Song
18 Hope
19 Song of the Deaf Girl

Editorial Reviews

With this record, Cloud Cult is looking to build their last release, ADVICE FROM THE HAPPY HIPPOPOTAMUS, of which the band sold more than 80,000 copies by doing most of the distribution themselves. For fans of the Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, Modest Mouse, and Bright Eyes.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.62 x 4.92 x 0.4 inches; 3.84 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rebel Group
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 109
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2010
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 4 minutes
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 27, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Rebel Group
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000NQR7RK
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Scott E. Bindel
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Entire Excellent Album
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2008
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    This is truly an album experience, not just a bunch of songs. Each song has pieces of other songs, whether it be a few measures of bells or a familiar stanza of melody. Though each song is also unique enough to skip around to favorite songs on a short drive, the best listen is all the way through the album.

    References to Flaming Lips and Neutral Milk Hotel are justified. The level of cohesion between songs and instrumental diversity is comparable to NMH's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea," while the relentlessly catchy (and high pitched) vocal melodies remind me of later Flaming Lips. Despite the references, Cloud Cult is not at all derivative and it's difficult to name a "sounds like" band.

    Any album that appeals to both me and my girlfriend is easy to recommend because she has very different tastes than I do. An excellent album from start to finish. It is refreshing to find such a high level of production from an indie label.
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  • Chris
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013
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    I've been listening to Cloud Cult for many years, and had the opportunity to see them in concert on numerous occasions, and they continue to be one of my favorite bands. Check them out!
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  • McOliveto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, love this cd!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2009
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    Singer sounds like the singer of Flaming Lips. Music is not as noise orianted as the FL. Songs are beat driven, many with an excellent build up.
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  • BMWRICK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015
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    Cloud Cult has become my favorite!
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  • R. E. Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you like to lose yourself in music, get this album!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2008
    Cloud Cult is a band I just happened to stumble across a few months ago. "The Meaning of 8" has quickly become one of my top 5 from the last 5 years. This album was my introduction to Cloud Cult. Amazingly, this 19 song masterpiece comes as their 5th of 6 albums in the short span of 7 years.

    The opening track `Chain Reaction' makes me want to just close my eyes and float away into the abyss in which the air is the ethereal soundwaves they generate. But just as I'm about to drift into space, a voice calls me back with some soft violins "Put out fear and they'll feel fear, it's a chain reaction. Put out love and they'll feel love, it's a chain reaction". The beautiful poetry presented here by Craig Minowa's unique voice reminds me of when I first heard the Postal Service and how I felt. If you like to lose yourself in music, this album is definitely for you.

    Noteworthy tracks are the stellar `Chain Reaction' and `Please Remain Calm'. They bring it all together on these tracks, feeling, poetry, rhythm and good vibes. `A Good God' is a grinding rocker that while offbeat and scattered, has a great flow to it. Also, 2X2X2 (the title track) rises and falls with precision, and just when you think it's done, they lead you back down the rabbit hole with NIN like guitars and sprinkling xylophone droplets. "This is the meaning of the number 8" 2X2X2 - get it??

    It's rare that an album can make you feel something deep. The lyrics, production, and epic stature of their music would have you think there's 6 musicians in this band, not 4. They have 6 members, but two are painters who sell their works for charity after each show. How cool is that?! The only negative thing I can say is that with 19 tracks, there are bound to be (and are) a few that they could have left out, there's a couple of interludes and songs like `Alien Christ' which are "just ok". As a side note, the band members are about as eco-conscious as they get. Allmusic (who chose this album as their "album pick") has a great bit of background on their biodiesel van, green ways, and charitable contributions.

    My glowing review ends with a 4.5 star rating!

    -thanks for reading!-
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  • MDS
    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm blown away.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2008
    For years I've been trying to expand my horizons, a refugee from the long stagnant jungle and lounge genres who had almost given up on finding anything to satisfy my desire for movement of body and soul. Winding along a path of pleasure, I came to A Silver Mt. Zion and took a free spin with the emotional grip of Sigur Ros, moving forward I've grown with each step but months ago I hit a brick wall.

    Today, while obsessively trying to locate a song that my memory fails to recall in any detail, I happened upon mention of Cloud Cult performances in Seattle. Compelled by the itch needing a good scratch, I ignored it and continued the search. As the frustration continued, I changed the query syntax and terms over and over, Cloud Cult continued to show up and a nagging curiosity eventually won me over. I'm delighted with the result.

    In a musical era where pop has somehow become an even more simplified formula, Cloud Cult stands out with a rare few who have emerged in the dawn of this century with richly layered compositions played so skillfully as to wrap around the lyrical performance to form a seamlessly integrated five course audio treat. Written with passion, the lyrical themes are reflections of history and issues yet covered in a timeless fashion.

    I am no expert in music theory, but I know what I like and make an effort to hear what's out there. I've bought three albums today, all Cloud Theory, and it is to their credit that I'm blown away by every track.
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  • Brockett
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite album of all time
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2013
    Cloud Cult is the most under-appreciated band I know of. Their music is creative and rich, and their lyrics profoundly insightful and uplifting. My life has been changed by soaking in their music. Other than Feel Good Ghosts, this is my favorite album of theirs.
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