Marcy Playground

watarlacax — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:14:15 +0000

Marcy Playground Chill, dude. (Try not to freeze, though…) – Darrell Wong – Hawaii, USA
Not much to say about this one, really. It’s mellow, downtempo, easy listening, calm, smooth…does “stoner” qualify? (Hey, the star track is “Sex And Candy”; I think that’s a legit question.) The problem is that downtempo needs to have something to it to be good. It can be sweet and poignant (Jack Johnson), etherally beautiful (Loreena McKennitt), heartful and upbeat (Counting Crows), or edgy (Toad The Wet Sprocket). Marcy Playground, both the band and the self-title album are…just there, unfortunately. No big hook, nothing that stands out. If you’re into smooth, easy listening, you’ll love this. Not a whole lot to recommend/trash otherwise.
Marcy Playground – S. Tablada – Miami, FL USA
I really only purchased this CD because I liked the song “Sex and Candy”. To my surprise there were some other songs on the CD that were pretty good. On the other hand, there were some other songs that were not that great and that is why my rating stands at the median.
: Marcy Playground’s John Wozniak was one of those kids who, like Charlie Brown, got a bag of rocks for Halloween instead of candy. Fortunately, Wozniak used his childhood ostracism as the inspiration and fuel to write charmingly quirky pop songs. Wozniak woos the listener with his smooth, low-key vocals and lighthearted delivery of weighty, somewhat twisted, and darkly humorous songs. “Poppies” gives a cheery history lesson on the origins of the international opium trade, while “Elvinkind” and “Dog and His Master,” with its chorus of “One little, two little, three little idiots,” could become new, if slightly warped, children’s standards. And then there’s the country feel of the chartbuster, “Sex & Candy,” with the sing-along refrain “I smell sex and candy here.” One of the qualities of an exceptional band is the ability to tell a story through their music; something that Marcy Playground succeed at beautifully. –Gail Worley
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