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Stands for Decibels/Repercussion | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Db's
Label: Collector's Choice
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy New: $9.93
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 41202
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 250
UPC: 617742025026
EAN: 0617742025026
ASIN: B00005REPM
Release Date: January 8, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Black and White - The dB's, Holsapple, Peter | | • | Dynamite - The dB's, Holder | | • | She's Not Worried - The dB's, Stamey | | • | The Fight - The dB's, Holsapple | | • | Espionage - The dB's, Stamey, Chris | | • | Tearjerkin' - The dB's, Stamey | | • | Cycles Per Second - The dB's, Stamey | | • | Bad Reputation - The dB's, Holsapple, Peter | | • | Big Brown Eyes - The dB's, Holsapple | | • | I'm in Love - The dB's, Stamey, Chris | | • | Moving in Your Sleep - The dB's, Holsapple, Peter | | • | Judy - The dB's, Holsapple, Peter | | • | Living a Lie - The dB's, Holsapple | | • | We Were Happy There - The dB's, Holsapple | | • | Happenstance - The dB's, Stamey | | • | From a Window to a Screen - The dB's, Stamey, Chris | | • | Amplifier - The dB's, Holsapple | | • | Ask for Jill - The dB's, Stamey, Chris | | • | I Feel Good (Today) - The dB's, Stamey | | • | Storm Warning - The dB's, Holsapple | | • | Ups and Downs - The dB's, Stamey | | • | In Spain - The dB's, Stamey | | • | Nothing Is Wrong - The dB's, Holsapple | | • | Neverland - The dB's, Holsapple | | • | Soul Kiss - The dB's, Stamey |
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Album Description
Powered by two great songwriters in Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple, 'Stands For Decibels' and 'Repercussion' veered from psychedelia to new wave but never left the hooks behind, resulting in two albums that any serious collection of '80s alternative rock can't be without. This Collectors' Choice Music release features the bonus tracks, 'Judy' & 'Soul Kiss'.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Southern Rock at its finest September 8, 2007
John W. Sinclair IV (Knoxville, TN USA)
This is the album that bridged the 1970s southern rock of Big Star and the southern Indy Rock of REM. It is full of enjoyable hook driven rock and roll
 Meh... July 22, 2007
Zelie Nic (Pittsburgh)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
A girlfriend I had years back bought this album for me because she loved the song amplifier and figured I would as well. I thought the song was stupid... and told her as much. We broke up a couple months later.
The first three songs on the collection are good. The first, Black and White, is an absolute gem. If I had a seven inch of the first three songs I'd give the DBs a four star rating. This... I don't find it interesting. Sounds like an 80's movie background band. Not worth the $10.
Maybe you disagree.
classics you may have missed January 18, 2007
Michael Salmons (out in the garden shed)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A lot has been said about The DBs classic Repercussion. It's arguably the very best album to emerge from the early 80s South/East (Chapel Hill/Athens) alternative scene. I'd go further and say its classic pop sound checks and superlative stories of relationships gone awry place it in the the top twenty rock albums of all time. But even quirkier- and my personal favorite of the two- is Stands for Decibels. It's a much more challenging soundscape, embodying the edgy music of the best New Wave and at the same time providing an exemplary blueprint for so much heartfelt thinking person's pop to come in the subsequent twenty years. Absolutely essential.
Repercussion - a new horizon for powerpop and new wave composition August 15, 2006
J. Cohen (Long Island, New York USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This review is for the Db's second record - Repercussion:
Wow! the songs on this record are a varied lot, borrow from lots of sources, but thematically point to a similar theme - old relationships, loss, regret, and occasional bravery in the face of rejection. I am usually deaf (blind?) to lyrics, but here, the songwriting matches the lyrics. Much as "Repercussion" sounds like a souped up version of the Raspberries or Badfinger, "Repercussion" goes to next level and is a foundation for our contemporary rock/metal scene - these days, bands may rock hard but are able to express many emotions.
Some examples of lyrics that combine with composition:
"Amplifier:" a song about loss and suicide. The Db's use a simple riff and droll vocals to state a simple and final statement: "Dave went home and killed himself last night." When the song reveals that the girl left and took everything, but left the poor fellow's amplifier, the guitar riff 'amplifies' what Dave was feeling.
"I Feel Good (today)": Acoustic guitar and cello and rambling chord progression (that goes up and up) evokes a "lazy day affair." The Db's then tighten up and play faster in the chorus with a tighter chord progression to express their "running jumping everywhere." The Db's then resolve the chord progression to tell everyone "is that bad? I feel good!" I would sound like a dope if I said that to an audience - but say it with evocative music with an appropriate composition and you get - something too ahead of its time to get any airplay!!!!
"We were happy there:" Big drum sound and repetitive riff to express "Girl I've never been so tired of living" and 8 bars later, a major chord progression without the drum sound which expresses "we were happy there," then back to the minor key to express "a long long time ago."
"Happenstance:" Minor, dirge-like chord progression utilized to scold a girlfriend, telling her to "run back to your mother."
There is so much music here within such tight song structures, but "Repercussion" still isn't well known!! Try it, especially if you are from Hoboken!
 Nice guys but... May 20, 2005
B. Hull (New York, New York)
6 out of 26 found this review helpful
I bought this album on the strength of these reviews-what a mistake. After listening to this comp, I am again truly amazed at the reviews. I understnad that one persons floor is anothers ceiling and all that, but hey... these guys are nowhere even near Bigstar or other bands that I see other reviewers use as a comparrison. Anyway, as a heartfelt sign of the times or nostalgia for people who saw/ know them, maybe this album is great, but for a lot of us who did indeed never hear of them (no surprise there) their music doesn't really stand up to the test of time. Dated? You bet! Musicianship? Basic at best. Coming from someone who likes listening to anyone who puts it on the line- no matter how wavering, I gotta say, if this is their best example, these guys were amateur warblers who came to NYC to just hang out and take in the sites and music scenes.
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