Ziggurats
The Beautiful Girls
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Royalty | The Beautiful Girls | 3:30 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Sir, Your Fashion Has the Cold Heart of a Killer | The Beautiful Girls | 5:34 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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I Thought About You | The Beautiful Girls | 3:12 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Bring Me Your Cup | The Beautiful Girls | 4:12 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Spanish Town | The Beautiful Girls | 2:47 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Under a Southern Sky | The Beautiful Girls | 4:09 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Generals | The Beautiful Girls | 3:33 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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In Love | The Beautiful Girls | 3:01 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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She's Evil | The Beautiful Girls | 4:48 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Dela | The Beautiful Girls | 3:42 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
Advance buzz over the third album by Australian trio the Beautiful Girls was that the once primarily acoustic trio was plugging in and turning up in an attempt to move away from the "mellow jam band" tag and consistent Ben Harper and Jack Johnson comparisons they were getting. Well, Ziggurats is indeed a bit noisier; opening track "Royalty" even features a ton of distorted power chords. But at heart, the songs on Ziggurats are pretty much entirely the same as they would have been if they had appeared on earlier Beautiful Girls albums. The same cod-reggae beat underpins songs like "Sir, Your Fashion Has the Cold Heart of a Killer" (though, to be fair, points for the song title) and "Bring Me Your Cup," and singer/songwriter Mat McHugh (who with the addition of new drummer Bruce Braybrooke is now the band's sole original member) still sings like he's imitating Sting imitating Bob Marley. Anyone still looking for Police albums with all the interesting or quirky bits sanded away in favor of nothing but a certain brand of easy listening skank will be all over Ziggurats. Those with an allergy to Trustafarians, hacky sacks, and patchouli oil are advised to stay well away.
Customer Reviews
Awesome aussie band
Combination of roots, reggae and pop, these guys are great. Fans of John Butler Trio will probably like this, sounds very similair, maybe a bit more organized than them. My favourites would have to be Spanish Town and Royalty, there is no real stand out or bad song on the album though, give it a try if you got the money, i think you will enjoy what you hear :)
hame-o you're a lame-o
if only your review was as honest as it was biased. i dont like either the cat empire or the beautiful girls, but a great live band they are and know how to competely enthrall their fans with a solid base of both musical integrity and musical brilliance. A great band to watch out for in the future if their music progresses into the swan they're capable of.
Bored into a coma.
I recently saw this band in Canberra when they supported the Cat Empire, and I don't think I've ever been more uninterested at a concert in my life. They thrashed through what seemed like an eternity of nonsense, try-hard reggae tunes with wayward delay pedal fuelled guitar solos. That all sounded exactly the same. This album is that experience made immortal by mp3s. The staccato reggae chords of "Royalty" grate when you first hear them and aren't any less irritating by the time "Under a Southern Sky" plays, let alone the end of the album. You're entitled to believe whatever you like... personally, I despise it.
Biography
Formed: 2001 in Sydney, Australia
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs By The Beautiful Girls
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I Thought About You | Ziggurats | 3:12 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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In Love | Ziggurats | 3:01 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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La mar (The Ocean) | Learn Yourself | 3:57 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Under a Southern Sky | Ziggurats | 4:09 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Spanish Town | Ziggurats | 2:47 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Dela | Ziggurats | 3:42 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Periscopes | Morning Sun | 3:33 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Royalty | Ziggurats | 3:30 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Bring Me Your Cup | Ziggurats | 4:12 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Music | Learn Yourself | 3:31 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
- $16.90
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Roots Rock, American Trad Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Jam Bands
- Released: 12 May 2007
- ℗ 2007 Die!Boredom Records
