1. The Breeze
2. Hang On
3. The Old Days
4. Army of Ancients
5. The Rabbit, the Bat, and the Reindeer
6. The Ark
7. From
8. 100 Years
9. Uncovering the Old
10. The Beach
11. My Friend
Product Description
Fate is the record Dr. Dog were destined to make, a timeless yet contemporary
distillation of the band s open-armed, big-hearted sound taken to new heights of
craft and creativity. Inventive, magnificently realized, and absolutely irresistible,
the Park The Van Records release sees the Philadelphia-based quintet filtering the
gamut of American popular music into its own idiosyncratic brand of blue-eyed,
dilated-pupil soul. As ever, Dr. Dog makes magic from an enduring pop palette
of intricate harmonies, shape-shifting melodies, and ramshackle audio ingenuity
all presented through the band s slightly skewed and utterly individualistic
outlook.
Album Description
Fate is the 2008 album, their fifth, by Dr. Dog, a Psychedelic Rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their sound has been compared to that of various 1960's Pop bands, especially The Beatles and The Band, as well as The Beach Boys. They have explained that friends of the band also receive nicknames, which are drawn from various aspects of their lives and personalities (Jones, for example, is a certified lawyer, hence the nickname 'Trial'). The band's fifth album, Fate, released in the summer of 2008. 11 tracks.
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Fate
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2008-07-22)
- Publisher: PARK THE VAN RECORDS
- Label: PARK THE VAN RECORDS
- Studio: PARK THE VAN RECORDS
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 9 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #3710
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Summary: Derivative, but quite good 2008-08-24
Comment: I bought this blind from Amazon, based on the reviews, and having never heard of the band before. I was so impressed, I bought their first two albums.
The music is certainly derivative, but if somebody makes a new painting that looks like a Dali, then well -- it looks GOOD because Dali was good, and to heck with those who decry the lack of originality. I actually saw this CD on an endcap display at Best Buy, of all places, and for people who buy CD's at Best Buy this might well sound original. It gets the "Beatle-esque" branding, though it reminds me more of solo Lennon, and there's a detectable love for Brian Wilson here as well, but the Bowie influence on their earlier records seems to have run dry. For the most part it is quite similar to the last two Wilco albums, with some harmonies bearing resemblance to Of Montreal's early work.
Compared to their first two albums, this one has better production value -- lo-fi has its charm, but these guys don't *quite* have the songwriting talent of a Robert Pollard to pull that off. The higher production value benefits them. The songwriting also is more consistently good on this album than on its predecessors, there are no real duds here. The guitar player has gotten a bit more conventional, but a bit better in the process.
If you're an indie rock fan, you may conclude that this album takes too few chances, deviates too rarely from the script, and has little to offer that you haven't heard before. I'd concede that, but a well-crafted pop-rock song doesn't have to be unlike anything you've ever heard, it just has to excite you through six or seven listens before it grows old. These guys have drawn together some great influences and created a solid record in their example, and I'm happy to have them out there doing it once a year.
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Summary: Dr. Dog What A Great CD 2008-08-23
Comment: I was sitting reading in my local Barnes & Noble when they were playing this CD in it's entirety and found myself tapping away at one upbeat track after another and they reminded me of the Beetles a little bit...had to go get this and have not regretted it at all. The more you play it the better it gets. Well done Dr. Dog Great CD
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Summary: Fate Fades into good 2008-08-13
Comment: Like it's predecessors, this album takes a couple of listens to get into. I love that moment when listening to a Dr. Dog album, when you realize the awesomeness. It's a great epiphany.
Fate's awesomeness isn't as awesome as Easy Beat and We all Belong. You can hear more definite, direct influences which takes a little bit from some of the songs. The fist song takes some Doowhops out of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi. It's not a bad thing though. Just takes you out of the song for a millisecond.
The first five songs are good, but not my favorite. From Ark on, the band is at it's best.
I hope they do more shows. I saw them in LA two years ago and every time they come back, they sell out! I wish more bands were like Dr. Dog. Lo-Fi is the new Hi-Fi! Or something.
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Summary: 4.5 Stars... Best album yet for Dr. Dog 2008-08-01
Comment: Dr. Dog has been on a roll. Only last year did they release the very nice "We All Belong", their 4th studio album, and already we have a new album from the Philadelphia indie-band.
"Fate" (11 tracks, 44 min.) brings an astounding collection of songs. The album kicks off with a great "The Breeze" and immediately it feels like the band has kicked it up another notch or two. The great tracks follow one after another, but the pay-off comes in the last third of the album. "Uncovering The Old" is as catchy (indeed even danceable) as the band has ever been. It is followed by "The Beach", with a biting undertone and aggressive electric guitar solo (imagine that!). The album closer, a 5+ min. epic "My Friend" sums up the album perfectly, with more catchy licks and melodies. Truth be told, there isn't a single weak track on here, and the leap forward from "We All Belong" is amazing.
In all, this is an outstanding album, and sure to make my "best of" for 2008. I have to admit that I didn't really got to know these guys but for the fact that they get played regularly on internet-only WOXY ("Bam! The Future of Rock and Roll"), the best source for indie-rock in the country, bar none. Meanwhile, "Fate" is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Summary: Dog Bless the Good Doctors 2008-07-29
Comment: Get five crowns and the keys to the kingdom ready because these guys are the kings of being f***ing awesome. If you already like the good Doctors, you'll find nothing to disappoint you here and if you're one of those cloth-eared snots who don't like Dr. Dog, well I hope you're hungry because you're going to have to eat it one day. Yeah, open wide Mr. Cohen. See you at the show!
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