Melinda: Everything Was Beautiful & Nothing Hurt

A hidden gem!

i hope Lifter gets a cut of this purchase. what an amazing CD!!! get this CD now and you will love yourself for it!!!! I mean this is the best CD ever!!!!

This is an awesome album! love it love it!

402 spoke to me at 18 when I heard it on The End out of Seattle in a way no band ever had. I searched for it for years only to find it under my nose 19 years later on the site that truly HAS EVERYTHING.

I had a girlfriend in high school who watched 120 minutes religiously. She made me a VHS tape of video's, one of which was by this amazing band, lifter, called the dark, sultry red of hate. It had a beautiful intro, and exploded into this powerfully emotive rock song. She eventually got a copy of the CD because we liked it so much. Had trouble finding it at the time, so she got it through Columbia House.The power of this album from the first notes of Yardcow to the last drones of Shine, moves me every time I listen to it. Mike Coulters poppy, interwoven vocal harmonies and deceptively intricate guitar lines, Jeff Sibelia's tastefully upfront bass playing, and Jonny Rouza's pounding drum work all culminate into a beautifully cathartic rock album. No idea how they got swept into the alterna-rock dust pan, but it's a damn shame. COME BACK!!

I heard lifter on the finale of Project Runway. I purchased the CD at a great deal, and well worth it.

If you like straight up "alternative" music, especially the type which was popular during 1994-1996, you'll absolutly love lifter. I don't understand how this band never got popular, and I've never heard anything of them since this release, but the album is a rare gem. Get it.

I'd never heard of these guys, but this CD is quite good! Alternative Rock with a soft spot and a hard edge. Nirvana meets Blind Melon! Really, a very good CD.