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What's Next To The Moon
by Mark Kozelek
MUSIC:
The first full-length solo album from Red House Painters frontman Mark Kozelek (following his 2000 EP, 'Rock N Roll Singer') consists entirely, believe it or not, of Bon Scott-era AC/DC covers. You'd never guess it by listening to the album, however, as Kozelek transforms them into something entirely new.
| LABEL: |
Badman |
| RELEASE DATE: |
20 February 2001 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock, Alternative |

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90
Magnet
A flawless display. By turning former earache classics like "If You Want Blood" and "Love At First Feel" into beautiful acoustic ballads, much of The Moon sounds like his previous hits... [#49, p.86]
80
Wall of Sound
Without the thundering drums and over-amped testosterone of the originals, the songs are revealed as the beautiful blues-based writings they in fact are.

80
All Music Guide
A spellbinding tribute, with a commanding presence and sustained intensity that most songwriters can't manage even with their own material. Like a reverse version of Bob Dylan and the Band's The Basement Tapes, 'What's Next to the Moon' turns songs that were loose, irreverent, and even silly or one-note in their original readings into songs of timeless beauty and depth, their passions, pains, and torments made agonizingly palpable.

80
Splendid
What’s Next to the Moon is Kozelek achieving the impossible; he has actually managed to make AC/DC sound romantic.

80
The Onion (A.V. Club)
The fact that its 10 songs are all Bon Scott-era AC/DC covers seems oddly secondary.... There's nothing earth-shatteringly special about reinventing old songs this way, but it's striking how well the lyrics match Kozelek's weary delivery.

80
Alternative Press
With just his voice and an acoustic guitar, he's made these songs his own, and in the process created a most remarkable LP. [#154, p.93]
70
Rolling Stone
Stripping away the nails-on-chalkboard caterwauls, ear ravaging guitars and caveman histrionics, Kozelek gets down to the very essence of the words and melody, rendering most of the songs unfamiliar but wholly captivating.

70
Neumu.net
Kozelek has delivered a wondrous collection.

60
Pitchfork
If there's one positive remark to be made about What's Next to the Moon, it's that it sheds revelatory light on the subjective nature of lyrics. Yet, that might be the only truly positive remark this album deserves. Sure, Kozelek's voice is still smooth and sad, and his guitarwork is still deft, yet modest. But these are standard factory settings.

60
Q Magazine
Kozelek's sparse, haunting delivery can render even the basest material achingly affecting...


The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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