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Phantom Planet/the Guest

Phantom Planet/the Guest
 

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Phantom Planet/the Guest

 
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Label: Sony/Epic
Rating: 3.0
 
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Tracklist of Phantom Planet/the Guest

Disc 0
1 Happy Ending  3:19 no lyrics yet - submit it
2 Badd Business  2:16 no lyrics yet - submit it
3 Big Brat  3:20 no lyrics yet - submit it
4 1st Things 1st  2:51 no lyrics yet - submit it
5 Making A Killing  2:41 no lyrics yet - submit it
6 You're Not Welcome Here  3:27 no lyrics yet - submit it
7 By The End   no lyrics yet - submit it
8 Knowitall  4:02 no lyrics yet - submit it
9 Jabberjaw  3:14 no lyrics yet - submit it
10 After Hours  2:44 no lyrics yet - submit it
11 Meantime  3:46 no lyrics yet - submit it
13 California   view lyrics
14 Always On My Mind   view lyrics
15 Lonely Day  3:40 view lyrics
16 One Ray Of Sunlight  4:44 view lyrics
17 Anthem  4:21 view lyrics
18 In Our Darkest Hour  3:02 view lyrics
19 Turn Smile Shift Repeat  5:22 view lyrics
20 Hey Now Girl  2:44 view lyrics
21 Nobody's Fault  2:36 view lyrics
22 All Over Again  3:23 view lyrics
23 Wishing Well  4:19 view lyrics
24 Something Is Wrong  2:03 view lyrics
27 Guest (Live)  3:45 no lyrics yet - submit it
28 This Is What You Get (Demo)   no lyrics yet - submit it
31 Video Commentary On California (Video Version)   no lyrics yet - submit it

Reviews:

Hey now, boys

Thanks to the popular "O.C." TV show, powerpop/alt-rock group Phantom Planet is getting more exposure than ever before, coinciding with the release of their latest album. Here debut album "The Guest" and the self-titled "Phantom Planet" are collected together... even though you'd never think they were the same band.



"The Guest" is a collection of sunny, catchy powerpop. Hit single "California," Radiohead-like "Turn Smile Shift Repeat" and the plaintive "Wishing Well" are a few of the standouts in this album. But most of it is just the mind of a pensive adolescent male, with crushes, longings for faraway oases of fun, and overwrought emotions.



"Phantom Planet" is an entirely different kind of music: garage rock. Gone is the sunniness and fun: in its place is an edgier rock, grittier and faster and harder. The energetic "Big Brat," complicated "Knowitall" and "The Happy Ending" are among the best tracks, showing promise for the future. It has the sound of a band of New York cynics -- watch out, Phantom Planet is all grown up.



Funnily enough, just as the "O.C." snagged "California" for its soundtrack, the sound of Phantom Planet changed completely. Jason Schwartzmann (of "Rushmore" fame) departed from the band, and this radical change heralded a whole new sound -- and only time will tell what is ahead.



It's pretty clear that Phantom Planet has stepped away from its roots. The original powerpop shifts away in favor of Strokesian alt-rock. Even the vocals change from overwrought to flat (a bit of a Julian Casablancas thing). "Phantom Planet" is not bad, but (like "The Guest") neither is it amazing. Rather the self-titled album is just entertaining rock, as "Guest" is entertaining pop.



The "Phantom Planet/The Guest" combo pack is a good way to get into both sides of Phantom Planet, both the hard-edged rock and sunny pop. A nice diversion.