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| Nightcrawler | 
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| Artist: Pete Yorn
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 21157
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 92892
UPC: 827969289228
EAN: 0827969289228
ASIN: B000GG4RPC
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Vampyre | | • | For Us | | • | Undercover | | • | Policies | | • | The Man | | • | Maybe I'm Right | | • | Same Thing | | • | Alive | | • | Splendid Isolation | | • | Broken Bottle | | • | How Do You Go On | | • | Ice Age | | • | Georgie Boy | | • | Bandstand In The Sky |
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Amazon.com
The third and final CD in a series that opens and closes a day in the life, Nightcrawler signals that Pete Yorn may have saved the best for last. The New Jersey-bred singer/songwriter remains heavy on the pop-sensical rock songs that have sketched out his young, but million-selling career. Remaining front-and-center, his animated vocal style--which can soothe during the quieter moments and vociferate on more stout efforts--is skillfully adept in conveying newfound inspirations that have snuck into the mix and broadened his sound. Sure, tracks like "Maybe I'm Right," "Bandstand in the Sky," "Policies" and the instantly accessible "For Us" remain directly in Yorn's wheelhouse. But as he tackles issues such as love, jealousy and immortality, crosses into genres like contemplative '60s folk ("Alive") and Spectorized R&B ("Georgie Boy"), and harmonizes with Dixie Chick Natalie Maines ("The Man"), Yorn keys the vault on his first trilogy, leaving only a guitar and open canvas in the path of his future. --Scott Holter
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| Customer Reviews: Read 44 more reviews...
 3.5 stars.... the long shadow of "musicforthemorningafter" September 4, 2006
19 out of 26 found this review helpful
In 2001, Pete Yorn shot out of nowhere with an outstanding, even astonishing, debut album "musicforthemorningafter", which was an incredible collection of heartfelt songs with a great pop hook. Two years later, Yorn released "Day I Forgot", another nice album albeit not at the level of the debut album. After taking a long hiatus (and releasing a great live CD), now comes the third studio album.
"Nightcrawler" (16 tracks, including 2 bonus tracks; 58 min.) starts of with a subdued "Vampyre", a strange way to kick things off. Then follows the first single "For Us", which is nice but simply misses the killer musical hooks of earlier singles (such as "Strange Condition" and "For Nancy"). The album flows along nicely, "Undercover" brings some much needed urgency, but too many tracks seem unfocused. Couple of other highlights are "Spendid Isolation" and "Ice Age", but overall, the album simply does not live up to the previous 2 albums. The 2 bonus tracks "Baby I'n Gone" and "The Party" (pulled from an EP) are nice but non-essential.
The point is that Yorn is still trying to live up to the standard set by his stellar "musicforthemorningafter" album, and this album simply doesn't reach that. "Nightcrawler" is nice, but not great. That said, Pete Yorn puts on a great live performance, as demonstrated by the 2004 "Live from New Jersey" 2CD album, essentially a "greatest hits" of the first two albums. If you have a chance to catch Yorn live, don't miss it.
Full Circle August 29, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Pete Yorn's latest, Nightcrawler, effectively finishes off what he started in 2001, completing a trilogy of discs that capture a day in the life (2001's "Musicforthemorningafter" and 2003's "Day I Forgot.") Fans of Yorn have been waiting years for this release and it's certainly worth the wait. "Nightcrawler" again serves up a wide collection of pop-fueled rock songs, coupled with those ballads that only Pete seems to make work. A few standouts include "Undercover," "The Man" and "Bandstand in the Sky," which was featured on his "Live From New Jersey" CD a few years back, which was a tribute to the late Jeff Buckley. There are a few songs here that don't entirely work, but Yorn makes up for it on those that do. An excellent addition to the Pete Yorn catalogue.
 Must Have!!!!!!!!!!! September 2, 2006
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Every so often a great cd comes along that makes you just want to go out and tell everyone about it and for me this is one of those albums. Nightcrawler is a impressive album that highlights many of Yorn's talents which can be seem in songs such as ; Vampyre, The Man; Splendid Isolation and Ice Age. Also unlike many cds that are released these days with only one or two tracks that are decent, Nightcrawler differs as there is not a bad track on the entire album. So if you are looking for an album that you can listen to from track 1 to 14 this is the album for you.
A must buy for any ROCK music lover! September 1, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
From the first song 'Vampyre' to the last song 'Bandstand In The Sky' its a roller coaster of musicial bliss. Interesting but the 2nd song 'For Us' has a special guest drummer David Grohl from the Foo Fighters. From there we go to my favorite song called 'Undercover' which has the typical Pete ryhm and riffs which can blow your hair back. 'Same Thing' gives me a David Bowie feel which who doesn't like Bowie? I could be here all day typing about each and every one of these songs. My ONLY recomedation is buy the cd insert it in the car and just drive!
Well worth it!!! A+++
The End Of The Day September 1, 2006
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Much has been said about new Yorn's release being the third chapter of "A Whole Day" trilogy. Well, wether you stick to this definiton or you just consider each one of the three releases separately, "Nightcrawler" combines the eerieness of some tracks of "Day I Forgot" with the astounding "new-but-old" sounds that made "Musicforthemorningafter" an instant cult classic.
Yorn's developing his skills as a singer; take for instance the opening track "Vampyre" where he begins with a whispering soothing voice building up to a yelling emotional climax. Kind of a spooky/introspective way to begin a nocturnal album. Simply perfect.
"For Us" is the single chosen to present the album. Its catchy guitar hook and pulsing beat makes it instantly hummable.
"Undercover" was released a long time ago on Spiderman's Soundtrack and is one of my favorites. Nice electronic beats and crashing guitars.
"Policies" is the first truly surprise of the album. Imagine a mixture of Spiritualized's vocal ambients, add a marching drummy beat and just freak out. This is the Yorn I love and envy at the same time: the abbility he has to create a perfect catchy pop song using innovative elements.
"The Man" it's the only song that doesn't really convince me, but it's due mainly to my aversion to country music. Appart from this, the lyrics are pretty good and one of the Dixie Chicks is featured on it.
"Maybe I'm Right" is a solid catchy song. It just has the sound that makes it a Yorn song recognizable (a la "Murray" or "Crystal Village").
"Same Thing" is a brilliant mid-tempo composition, acts as a bridge between the two halves of the cd.
"Alive" is a blast of energy, the perfect song to wake up in the morning (eventhough we're on a night-time album).
Eventhough the initial country sound (once again, nothing wrong with that, just not my thing), "Splendid Isolation" develops into a brilliant pop song about loneliness. Second point of envy here: to resume so well in 3 min. 30 sec. a piece of life, a concept, an image, to evoke unspoken feelings.
"Broken Bottle" has a nice twangy distant guitar intro that flows into a melody similar to "Just Another Girl". Having said that, imagine the result...
"How Do You Go On?" is the second experimental track of the cd. A blurry vocal chorus that seems to fade and reappear. I just love it.
The longest track is "Ice Age", a touching balad where Yorn's develops his well known emotional tone that we've come to love and get hooked on.
"Georgie Boy" is the third song that might make you raise your eyeborws. Pseudo-dance base, loops and blips all around. Weird, but fun.
The cd closes with "Bandstand In the Sky" which was written back in 1997 and previously featured on the "Live From New Jersey" double cd but has been cleverly remixed with a subtle electronic base. It ends the album perfectly and leaves you in awe.
Considering how biased this review is (I love everything this man does) I only regret there's no more sonic challenges all through the cd. But, if you like your pop music to be clever and sound different, please don't skip this release. Share it with the ones you love and give Yorn the credit he (DEFINITELY) deserves.
Me? Well, I just won't be able to wait another three years for a new release... Guess I'll return to The Beginning Of The Day soon.
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