WAITER:YOU VULTURES 03/19/2002 as soothing as it is

as soothing as it is

as best evidenced on the wistful opener "How to Be Dead" and the slowly building "Run

Beachwood Garden Studio

swooning with a narcotic sway that recalls peak Mercury Rev

and plenty of major and minor members of the Wu-Tang family are on board for the project

WAITER:YOU VULTURES 03/19/2002 as soothing as it isWaiter: "You Vultures!" is an album decidedly of its time. Its pretentious title, punctuated as if ripped from a screenplay, should give most listeners an idea of what to expect. The album sees Portugal. The Man suffering or benefiting from an identity crisis. They seem unable to determine if they want to be a fractured art rock ensemble ? la Blonde Redhead and Shudder to Think, a dance oriented electro indie act like Tahiti 80 and Phoenix, or a