Hollywood Records
2004
Together We're Heavy
About This Album
At first, the main difference between the Polyphonic Spree's major-label bow, Together We're Heavy, and their demos-turned-debut album, The Beginning Stages Of..., appears to be that the 20-odd members of the band are wearing colorful robes on the cover of Together We're Heavy instead of the snowy white garb that they used to wear. The newer album's track listing even picks up where The Beginning Stages Of... left off, beginning with "Section 11 (A Long Day Continues/We Sound Amazed)," and for the most part, Together We're Heavy's sonics are also a continuation. The band's sound and feel -- which recalls the sweeping symphonics of See You on the Other Side-era Mercury Rev (minus the bipolar tendencies) and the wide-eyed optimism of the Flaming Lips (but without Wayne Coyne's Willy Wonka-like mischievousness) -- remains intact as do platitude-like lyrics such as "It's the feel-good time of the day" and "keep yourself feeling brand-new." However, the changes that have been made on Together We're Heavy are small but significant. Thanks to co-producers Eric Drew Feldman and the Speekers, the album sounds more polished and elaborate than The Beginning Stages Of.
Track List

Disc 1 (try tracks 2,4,6,7,8 and 9)

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