Zenith

released September 12, 2000


 

 

The Players The Cover
 

The Jigsaw Seen: 

Dennis Davison: vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonium, Mellotron, maracas, tambourine, castanets, toy piano, producer 

Jonathan Lea: acoustic, electric & slide guitars, E-bow, piano, producer

David Nolte: organ, bass, fuzz bass, melotron, optigan, engineer, producer

Teddy Freese: drums

Additional personnel includes: 

Andy Bartel: bass, background vocals

D.J. Bonebrake: vibraphone, percussion, wood block

Tom Currier: bass

Kristian Hoffman: piano

Danny McGough: harmonium 

Phil Parlapiano: hammond organ

 

 

The Songs

01. Letter To The Editor

02. I'm With You

03. Celebrity Interview

04. When You're Pretty

05. Tight Lip

06. Fiddlesticks

07. Girl On A Red Velvet Swing

08. Whore Kiss

09. Persephone Again

10. If My Eyes Offend You

11. Big Hand

 

 

 

The Comments


ZENITH was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.

CMJ (11/27/00, p.18) - "...Yes, power-pop is the ticket here, and this band does it uncannily well, echoing Big Star-obsessed bands like Teenage Fanclub, Matthew Sweet and the Posies..."

This is one of the finer offerings from the new breed of "Modern Pop" groups. Why? Because Jigsaw Seen has always defied the strictures of that movement by being unafraid to explore the edges of so-called "pop" music. The Wondermints produce beautiful and even lush-sounding pop. But for a rougher and more realistic world view, try this CD. Zenith tracks run the gamut from the Big Star influenced "Letter to the Editor," the Byrds-Idle Race sounding "Girl on a Red Velvet Swing" all the way to the Hitchcock-like (Alfred, not Robyn) "Fiddlesticks". A true winner from a great band!

~a music fan



Reviews:

www.kinkdom.net/zenith.htm

www.powerpop.org/shakeitup/reviews/jigsaw.htm

 

For more information on this L.A. based band go to www.thejigsawseen.com

(find lyrics, reviews, audio clips etc.)

 


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