Auf Der Maur - Auf Der Maur

This is the solo album of Melissa Auf der Maur, who had previously played bass in the band Hole with Courtney Love, and in the Smashing Pumpkins. On first listen I absolutely loved this album, all the tracks sound different to each other, unlike so many simple and bland albums these days. All the songs are so full of rich sound. The album contains the unique single 'Followed the Waves', and the rest of the album is just as good. She focuses on a strong bassline, with the use of sound effects, a sexy sultry voice, and the music slowly grows and grows until it is at a peak of harmonies and uplifting sound. One song in particular that is very catchy and has a great riff and ...  Read the complete review

Auf Der Maur were a band that I had not heard of before last week. It was not till I read a review about them that they came to my attention. I was interested enough to investigate their web site and was very impressed and I downloaded the four available video's from there and have been listening to them for days while I have waited for the album to arrive. I am writing this as I listen to it for the first time because I wanted write it now to get my first impressions. I haven't even opened it yet. It says on the cellophane wrapper, 'Le premier album de Mellisa Auf Der Maur en collaberation avec les meilleurs musiciens du rock ...  Read the complete review

Truly brilliant and surprisingly so. From the girl who was in Smashing Pumpkins, a Black Sabbath tribute band and also being 'the one in that Celebrity Skin video', this album is nothing that could be expected. With a theme included that hasn't been touched for years; nature. To compare it to Courtney Love's new album (of whom she worked with when in the band Hole), it is very different, and shows her more worthy to be an 'alt-rock icon'. Courtney has gone for mainstream synthetic America whereas Auf Der Maur has touched something a lot deeper and with a lot more detail in the music. Courtney's album has been produced by Linda Perry, a ...  Read the complete review