Last Splash The Breeders

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  • Release Date: 09/08/2009
  • Original Release: 1993
  • Sales Rank: 41,041
  • Label: PLAIN
  • UPC: 646315514018

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Last Splash

1LISTENNew Year 1:56
2LISTENCannonball 3:33
3LISTENInvisible Man 2:48
4LISTENNo Aloha 2:07
5LISTENLe Roi 4:11
6LISTENDo You Love Me Now? 3:01
7LISTENFlipside 1:59
8LISTENI Just Wanna Get Along 1:44
9LISTENMad Lucas 4:36
10LISTENDivine Hammer 2:41
11LISTENS.O.S. 1:31
12LISTENHag 2:55
13LISTENSaints 2:32
14LISTENDrivin' On 9 3:22
15LISTENLe Roi (Reprise) 0:42

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Thanks to good timing and some great singles, the Breeders' second album, Last Splash, turned them into the alternative rock stars that Kim Deal's former band, the Pixies, always seemed on the verge of becoming. Building on Safari's driving, polished sound, Last Splash is half-brilliant singles and half-unfinished, uninspired ideas. When it's good, it's very, very good: "Cannonball"'s instantly catchy collage of bouncy bass, rhythmic stops and starts, and singsong vocals; the sweetly sexy "Divine Hammer"; and swaggering "Saints" are among the Breeders' finest moments, and deserved all of the airplay they received. And the charming country-pop of "Drivin' on 9," "I Just Wanna Get Along"'s spiky punk-pop, and the bittersweet "Invisible Man" proved Last Splash had a bit of depth. But underdeveloped snippets such as "Roi" and "No Aloha" drag down the album's momentum; likewise, the band tries to stretch their range on the rambling, cryptic "Mad Lucas" and "Hag," but neither quite comes together as a full-fledged song. Though instrumentals such as "S.O.S." and "Flipside" showcase the Breeders' chops and some nifty production tricks, they feel like filler; worst of all, Last Splash features an inferior, plodding new version of Safari's soaring "Do You Love Me Now" that emphasizes the album's unevenness. One of the definitive alternative rock albums of the '90s, Last Splash is equally inspired and infuriating; that it was the Breeders' last album of that decade makes it even more frustrating. Heather Phares, All Music Guide

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February 28, 2004: The Breeders are a strange band. Born when Kim Deal was on hiatus from her already successful band the Pixies, their first album "Pod" was met with cool commercial response, but enjoyed a positive underground buzz. After the Pixies split in 1993, Kim was left to pursue the Breeders full-time. Call it timing or luck, but the end of 1993 saw the breeders with a confirmed hit, the catchy and campy single "Cannonball". Soon the Breeders were all over MTV and the radio, and started opening for Nirvana. Those who bought the album just for the single may have been suprised at then albums depth, darkness, and complexity. Truly one of the best albums to come out of the early grunge movement, songs such as "No Aloha", and "Divine Hammer" showcase the bands' versatilty and musical diversity.

This review was written about the CD edition.