Three Tracks $1.47
How nice to hear this again!! Will try the new format for awhile!
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Yes, Elephant Gun is the same version.
I did download Elephant Gun to see if it was the same version... and yes it is. If you've already got this song on the Lon Gisland CD, then just skip it. If you don't have it, then you need to download it, because it's still a great song. The other two songs are good, worth downloading, but certainly not their best. And I still don't see the point of adding the clip from "My Family's Role in the World Revolution" to "Le Moribond." It was the same recording just tacked to the end. I don't mind them mixing bits of songs together, but they should blend. I look forward to their new album. T
Not Great, Not Bad
This is probably Beirut's weakest EP to date. Track 1 is a no-brainer, but I got it off of the Lon Gisland EP so this review is really for the other two tracks which are okay at best. Neither are very original or stimulating. Here's hoping those two are the kinks he had to work out of his system to create something really neat and exciting for his upcoming second LP.
Different Version of Elephant Gun?
I didn't get the version on this single, but apparently this version is 2 seconds longer than the version on the Lon Gisland CD. I'm guessing that's just a pause or something though. The b-sides are quite good, certainly worth 2 downloads.
not a lot new here
Not only is the title track here also found on the Lon Gisland EP (I didn't download to see if it was the same recording), but "Le Moribond" quotes a significant chunk of "My Family's Role in the World Revolution" from that same record. Still, the Beirut sound remains fresh, now incorporating a bit of French cabaret as well.
i know you already have this song, but...
part of the proceeds of this release will go to restoring the neighborhoods in Beirut that were destroyed during the Israeli airstrikes last year.... JUST KIDDING! like they give a shit. but seriously, they're really milking the b'jesus out of this tune aren't they?
elephant gun
Is this version of Elephant Gun the same as the one on Lon Gisland EP?
dig it
beautiful. absolutely beautiful.
I want more
Transatlantique is just enchanting.
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