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- Summary: Howe Gelb is joined by producer John Parish and singers Vic Chesnutt and Patsy Jean on his latest Giant Sand offering.
- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 16
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Mixed: 2 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Gelb creates masterful songs for the ages.
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Some of the rowdiest Giant Sand music since the near-grunge of 1992's Center of the Universe.
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No one makes records that sound quite like this: a shambolic, atmospheric mixture of hushed tones, deadly distortion, tender poetry and rock and roll.
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His raspy, hushed voice is in fine form as ever.
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FilterGelb and the band make great strides in musicianship, shifting tempos, languages and sounding disjointed, elegiac and hallucinatory all at once. [#12, p.98]
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Q MagazineThough head-spinning, this collision of ideas retains some cohesion thanks to Gelb's sun-scorched songwriting that sees his acoustic alt-country efforts, in particular, shine. [Oct 2004, p.123]
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Musically, the disc feels jerky and distracted, as if Gelb was plagued with fragments of ideas.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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Aug 29, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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GregJMay 22, 2006
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OlivierPFeb 18, 2005A very good album Majestic songwriting
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eirikeNov 26, 2005another splendid album by howe gelb and giant sand - after more than 20 albums they still amaze and delivers yet another gem!
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