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Irreverent and polished, Ludo continue to deliver their brand of slick power pop meets post-hardcore on their fourth album, Prepare the Preparations. With a lighthearted obsession with pop culture, robots, and skeletons, Volpe and company deliver their usual collection of confidently offbeat rock with songs like “Whipped Cream” showing off the band's quirky, Weezer-esque side. The band also takes its sound in some unexpected directions, like the ironically indulgent "Cyborgs vs. Robots," which plays like the driving theme song to an '80s action movie, complete with modulated robot vocals and hair metal wails. On “Skeletons on Parade,” Ludo show off their theatrical side, which mixes equal parts sea shanty and cabaret into a macabre singalong. While these excursions don’t always work, it’s good to see not only that Ludo’s sense of humor is still intact, but that the band isn’t content to do the same old thing album after album. All in all, Prepare the Preparations shows that Ludo are the lovable, lovelorn, and weird band that they’ve always been, but with a few twists and turns that should surprise fans who have been with the band from the beginning.
© Gregory Heaney /TiVo
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Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Programmer, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Andrew Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Christensen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Martinez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marc McClusky, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludo, MainArtist - Will Kennedy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bowen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cantillon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Irreverent and polished, Ludo continue to deliver their brand of slick power pop meets post-hardcore on their fourth album, Prepare the Preparations. With a lighthearted obsession with pop culture, robots, and skeletons, Volpe and company deliver their usual collection of confidently offbeat rock with songs like “Whipped Cream” showing off the band's quirky, Weezer-esque side. The band also takes its sound in some unexpected directions, like the ironically indulgent "Cyborgs vs. Robots," which plays like the driving theme song to an '80s action movie, complete with modulated robot vocals and hair metal wails. On “Skeletons on Parade,” Ludo show off their theatrical side, which mixes equal parts sea shanty and cabaret into a macabre singalong. While these excursions don’t always work, it’s good to see not only that Ludo’s sense of humor is still intact, but that the band isn’t content to do the same old thing album after album. All in all, Prepare the Preparations shows that Ludo are the lovable, lovelorn, and weird band that they’ve always been, but with a few twists and turns that should surprise fans who have been with the band from the beginning.
© Gregory Heaney /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:42
- Main artists: Ludo
- Composer: Andrew Volpe
- Label: Island Def Jam
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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