Word: lunapark
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center.$5 for students. "Accatone" at 5:30 p.m. "Shadowsof Our Forgotten Ancestors" at 7:30 p.m. "LunaPark...
...Luna, Lunapark...
...haunting, subdued bass line that introduces Lunapark, Luna2's excellent debut record, establishes a unique tone--relaxed but urgent, lazy but occasionally frenetic--that persists through 12 songs. The first of those, the endearing "Slide," breaks into a slightly askew half-speed aquatic-guitar trip with a catchy chorus and lyrics of subtle wit. "You can never give/ The finger to the blind," singer-guitarist Dean Wareham sings after an opening guitar solo, "Sometimes I act so stupid/ But you never seem to mind...
...there's not a lot of optimisim to go along with the sweet sounds of Wareham's singing. "Crazy People," a standout on Lunapark, is fueled by a simple 6-note guitar riff, a steady beat and a gripping solo...
Indeed. Wareman's lyrics--and Luna2'smusic--never really go anywhere. Everything iscomment, preparation, and anxiety. The result,however, is not a selfish Morriseyesque angstfest. Instead, Luna2 has crafted a disc of urgencyand honesty. Lunapark's beauty is that ityearns without whining.Luna2: A artsy Dean Wareman, a spooky JustinHarwood, and a smiley Stan Demeski...