The Message Board (2005–2007) · started April 1, 2007
Wisdom from the Green Shag Carpet
Thoughts on the 1st LP, Wisdom from the Green Shag Carpet
Post edited by: josiahredding, at: 2007/04/01 16:03
Excellent CD of well-written rock music. The percussion and the guitars support the band\'s lyrics and voices without overpowering them. \"Mister Rogers (Neighborhood)\" provides an interesting perspective different from the one I recall having as a child of the show in question. It\'s a great and interesting song. Another favorite is \"Child of Yesterday\" because it is very poignant. I highly recommend the purchase of this CD. I could make positive notes on each of the tracks, but choose to leave my comments no-more-elaborate. The comparisons to the Barenaked Ladies and Dave Matthews are not unfounded, but the Redding Brothers have their own \'thing\' going for them.
## michaelsaunders — 2007-04-01 23:12:00 *(NOT migrated to Vanilla)*
Twelve full tracks and 1 \"outtakes\" track (#13) with some rather hilarious content evidently from the recording studio where the album was recorded. Overall the album features some rather interesting points: the lyrics especially stand out to me. The Redding Brothers are lyrical geniuses in my opinion, and they don\'t limit their content to drab love songs and such. They write of some relatively high philosophical idiologies, such as carpe diem, live life to the fullest, aspects of death, etc. Remarkable. My favorite tracks were \'Rosebud\', which I assume was written about Orson Welles\' famous movie \"Citizen Kane\"...a brilliant idea for a song -- and \'Misled\', which sounds like it is based on a strange psychedelic journey through the head of a man in love. Overall, I would recommend this album and the artist in general over many of the top artists out there today. Two thumbs up, Redding Brothers!
This the the absolute best Redding Brothers CD yet! They\'ve really outdone themselves this time. I got mine as soon as they were released and I play it in my car all the time. My favorite songs are \"Rosebud\" and \"Throwing Stones\". I agree with the other review that the Redding Brothers definitely have their own \"thing\" going on. Keep it up guys!