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The Flying Club Cup
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Track Listings
1 | Call to Arms, a |
2 | Nantes |
3 | Sunday Smile, a |
4 | Guyamas Sonora |
5 | La Banlieue |
6 | Cliquot |
7 | Penalty, the |
8 | Forks and Knives (La Fete) |
9 | In the Mausoleum |
10 | Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route) |
11 | Cherbourg |
12 | St. Apollonia |
13 | Flying Club Cup, the |
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Product Description
THE FLYING CLUB CUP is Beirut's homage to French culture, fashion history and music. Saoking up the likes of Francois Hardy, Charles Aznavour and most notably Jacques Brel.
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Beirut's second LP purportedly takes inspiration from French chanson of yesteryear (as opposed to the Balkan folk of yesteryear). Bandleader Zach Condon has found a new home in Paris, and a new muse as well, quickly absorbing fodder from the likes of Francois Hardy or Jacques Brel. The music remains quite recognizably Beirut--in all its oom-pa glory--but the production value is stepped up a notch. It's through the dense arrangements that it reaches new heights, this without question being the fullest offering yet. The band appeared on Owen Pallet's (Final Fantasy/Arcade Fire) new album in exchange for the use of Arcade Fire's Masonic church studio, along with the exotic pile of instruments within. Pallet ended up contributing several string arrangements and the band made full use of the studio. The result is a truly orchestral take on the simpler gypsy stomp of Gulag Orkestar or the straight-up eight-piece live band of the Lon Gisland EP. Opener "Nantes" features a perfectly broken organ and introduces the wealth of percussion that continues throughout the album, as well as some samples of French TV or radio (the most explicit Franco-features are these sampled tidbits). Waltzing glockenspiels give way to a celebratory, raucous chorus on "La Banlieu." "Un Dernier Verre" features a skittering, jazzy piano bit (in 3/4 time, natch). The Flying Club Cup lacks the immediate hits that made Gulag Orkestar explode (like "Postcards from Italy" or "Mount Wroclai"). It works as an album rather than just a collection of songs. It's a more pensive presentation--dare I say it: more mature. Beirut remains mind-boggling work for a 21-year-old, and it's exciting to watch Condon's musical palette expand as he gathers the life experience to match his voice. --Jason Pace
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.39 inches; 2.75 ounces
- Manufacturer : Ba Da Bing
- Original Release Date : 2007
- Date First Available : August 1, 2007
- Label : Ba Da Bing
- ASIN : B000UJ48XG
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #68,939 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #900 in Contemporary Folk (CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,305 in Adult Alternative (CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,378 in Indie Rock
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2008Take my advice- if you are at all a fan of music, click "buy it now" and switch from reading reviews of this work of art to experiencing it. This album is in my opinion an extension of their previous full-length work, Gulag Orkestar, in that it contains very little synthesized layers. Comparatively, the Lon Gisland EP goes more the electronica route with great effect.
My only complaint after several listens is that the violin parts at times clash with the mood & style of the music. Most noticeably this happens on the track "In the Mausoleum", where the violin part reeks of vintage Annie Lennox. Some of the violin fills in other songs smell of the same stylings as well. As you can probably tell, I'm not a fan of the choice of violinist. Other songs and on other albums, the violin fits into the overall theme well.
Differences from Gulag Orkestar seem to be mostly in mood-- this album is a slight bit more brooding and slow. It is a little more mature in the composition as well.
If you have not seen the video series (one video per song) on youtube yet, you must. It is another facet of the musical revolution that is Beirut, and is essential to the experience of The Flying Club Cup. Just search for "flyingclubcup" and enjoy.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2011Since I discovered Beirut I immediately become a fan. The crooner voice of Zach Condon, the melodic lines of brass instruments, their trueness of sound made by acoustic instruments sets an entire different approach in a world dominated by electronic and post-production, auto-tuned songs.
The whole album is a kind of ear caress, which explores simple harmony and delicate lyrics with beautiful strings and brass arrangements making an old new sound. I call it an old new sound, because The Flying Club Cup sounds at the same time those old tunes our grandparents used to hear in a square or ballroom, but also sounds new as the strong vocals of Condon sets an alternative to the current mainstream music. With Beirut, we can say that melody is back to music, and is back to stay.
The album gathers influence from East European, French, Gipsy and Mexican songs, making an unique combination inspiring the listener to hear from beginning to end. Of course there are top songs, that may become one's favorite, but listening with attention, there is no bad songs at all.
People who likes Folk Music, Alternative Pop & Rock, or even Tradtional Music, should hear this album with attention and care, and I'm sure they will enjoy!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2009Listening to The Flying Cup Club crystallized an old memory from my undergraduate college days (long, long ago). I was taking a philosophy course on aesthetics. On the first day, the professor asked: "What separates animals from people?"
Some of the class resorted to an answer that relied on biology, which was the same thing as answering "nothing." Some said tool use was a distinctive trait of people. This was just plain wrong. They had forgotten watching chimps on nature documentaries use grass stalks to fish termites out of their mounds. I also didn't have a good answer. Class dismissed without a valid response. Only while walking away from class that afternoon did the answer occur to me: art. Art is the one activity that differentiates humans from the rest of the living world.
The work of Beirut is a monument to humanity's claim of singularity. It conveys a deep sense of longing that transmutes a morning commute in a used sedan into a beautiful event. It draws inspiration from a reality that claims civility as a virtue and talent as the key to success. It is a reality we need. Go buy it.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2015I think The Flying Club Cup belongs in my top ten albums of all time. Everything just comes together perfectly from start to finish. I love the combination of french horn and ukulele that Zach Condon brings, and he plays both very well. The rest of the instrumentation goes pretty deep on some tracks and all the players sound great and play tightly together. I highly recommend checking out the take away shows on youtube if you are a fan and haven't heard them.
I do want to say that when I first heard Beirut it really took me awhile to get into Zach Condon's vibratic singing style. If you don't like it--honestly I'm not surprised. Try listening to it as another instrument in the band and don't focus on it too closely, and give his voice a chance to grow on you--you wont regret it. If you really can't stand the style, well as my mother says "there's no accounting for taste."
- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2013Some folks will hate Beirut, and think the music is pretentious & /or boring. I like his music for a change of pace, and thoroughly enjoy the unusual instrumentation. I like The Rip Tide also, and think his more recent albums are better than the early ones (like Gulag Orkestar).
- Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2009I know I've mentioned this disc under the R J Moss monicker, but I'm throwing another round of applause at it, given that nothing from American pop music has rivalled or excelled it. It's that good! Unpack the superlatives.. so finely calibrated as to be note perfect, from the conch call-to-arms through to its finale. You make your own luck with this sense of timing, and my fear is that Condon will find this hard to top. It's up there with Astral Weeks, Highway 61 Revisited, Blue, A Walk Across The Rooftops(Blue Nile) in creating a visually and aurally compelling and alluring parallel world. Hyperboles aside, this is a disc to savour. For all its influences, well documented by reviewers, it transcends them all with a verve and nerve that is its author's alone.I'd pay the entry price for,'In The Mausoleum' on its own, but such pickiness is beside the point. 'Do yourself a favour'. Condon's resemblance to fin de siecle French Romantic, Arthur Rimbaud, per his video clips, intensify the Parisian ambience of the disc.
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- Mister BlueReviewed in Canada on July 11, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly Good
I decided to check these guys out since Blondie covered one of their songs. The lead is not the best singer in the world, but that's not important here. What is important is that he's able to paint visual landscapes with the songs and the instrumentation used throughout completes it. It didn't disappoint.
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Amaury queirozReviewed in Brazil on May 5, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Tudo certo
Gostei muito, de boa qualidade
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SuseReviewed in Germany on June 27, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein wundervolles Album!
Dieses Album ist wirklich ganz fantastisch, nicht nur das Meisterwerk Nantes. Ich liebe Beirut.
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Pau mReviewed in Mexico on August 8, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy recomendable!
Llego a tiempo y a mi me gustó mucho!
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Cliente AmazonReviewed in Italy on January 18, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastico
Fantastico