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http://www.monstersandcritics.de/artikel/200946/article_162012.php/CD-Kritik-Leaving-Wonderland-In-A-Fit-De-Rage-von-Marcy-Playground
Translation:
Back To The Roots - Marcy Playground remember old values.
Who’s fourth album, the unwieldy title of “Leaving Wonderland … In A Fit Of Rage ‘there, which must have a lot of Muse and leisure. Just like Marcy Playground, who have taken five years time, a new work place on the market.
Really was known to the New York rock band with their 1997-Erstlingshit ‘Sex And Candy’, a smoother, comfortable, discreet underhanded song from the debut album ‘Marcy Playground’. Well, then Marcy Playground in this country were considered one-hit wonder, despite the loyal fans that they still adored. With the albums ‘Shapeshifter’ and ‘MP3’, the band was always less pop, more indie, rough, gnarled, oblique and rocking. What they probably saved a great success. And in itself would frontman John Wozniak, who is now successful with his own studio as a producer in Toronto, this time to start another solo album, but then it decided to resume with his colleagues. After all, his musical ideas of which were the band no longer so far away.
A small subtle course change was made, and so Marcy Playground have now unpacked acoustic guitars, Opas Batterias, a piano and other acoustic darling. Not that she had sworn off his coat, for example, in the bridge of ‘Gin And Money’ boards, the guys, being duly meaning heave brutal storm between the acoustically-scale verses, otherwise scores with a beautiful piano melody. But the skirt is only unpacked yet to prove that he could be there. When did the band. With songs like ‘Star Baby’ Schrammeln funny guitars a la “If I Had a Hammer ‘and alternate with Britpop ideas and Bowie and reminiscences. Pretty creative, ‘I Burned The Bed’ alternates between grunge and Doors. Character, but they are giving clear, positive, warm and folky (up country-affine), mid-tempo ballads, plus numbers such as ‘Irene’, ‘I Must Have Been Dreaming’ or ‘Thank You’.
All of these virtuoso guitar and this earthy charm and lonely give the album a special kick, the typical sadness and loneliness of the singer and the beautiful melodies of Marcy Playground, however, remain preserved. MP to move so well back in the direction of their greatest hits, but sound less sugary, less superficial. Simply put: once again, more beautiful.