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3 Rounds and a Sound

Blind PilotAudio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)


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MP3 Download, 11 Songs, 2008 $8.99  
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Vinyl, 2009 $23.34  

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listen  1. Oviedo 3:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. The Story I Heard 4:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Paint or Pollen 3:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Poor Boy 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. One Red Thread 4:31$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Go On, Say It 3:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Two Towns from Me 2:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. I Buried a Bone 2:39$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Things I Cannot Recall 3:18$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. The Bitter End 3:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. 3 Rounds and a Sound 4:27$0.99 Buy Track


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There’s no shortage of angles to Blind Pilot’s story: the tours by bicycle, the sheer volume of iTunes downloads, the dizzying ride from relative obscurity to headlining a national club tour in less than a year. But the real story of Portland, Oregon’s Blind Pilot is about the songs. Led by the acoustic guitar and gentle voice of songwriter Israel Nebeker, Blind Pilot’s heartfelt music is the sort… Read more in Amazon's Blind Pilot Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (July 15, 2008)
  • Original Release Date: 2008
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Expunged Records
  • ASIN: B001BTZO7S
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,799 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars my favorite album of the year, October 3, 2008
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This review is from: 3 Rounds and a Sound (Audio CD)
"Three Rounds and a Sound" is surely the best album I've heard this year -- indeed, possibly the best album I've come across since my dearly beloved Rheostatics broke up. It's fabulously beautiful, deep and sad and lovely, and catchy all at the same time. The melancholy tone of youth at the moment when youth begins to fade. Songs that sound as if they have been patiently waiting for a millenium or more for someone to finally come along and give birth to them. "Oviedo," in particular, could save the life of a desperate man if played at just the right moment. What can I say to capture how good this disc is? If it were a girl I'd leave my wife for her. There. Enough said.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars +1/2 -- Intriguing acoustic indie rock from Portland, Oregon, February 15, 2009
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One of the foundations of sound mixing is that you can emphasize one sound by de-emphasizing others. Portland, Oregon's Blind Pilot is a good example of how this principle works on a band level. Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski started out as a duo whose songs, built mainly on guitar and drums, emphasized lyrics and vocal melodies by stripping away all the other distractions. Their first full-length CD adds a second string player and a bassist, but even as they absorb touches of vibraphone, violin and horns, the arrangements retain the fragile sparseness that serves to spotlight Nebeker's melodious voice.

Likening Nebeker to the Shins' James Mercer acknowledges the high edge in each singer's voice, but only skims the surface of their styles. Mercer is, at heart, a rock vocalist, while Nebeker sings with more carefully constructed style, doubling his vocals, singing harmonies, and caressing his lyrics with thoughtfully stretched words and sounds. Backed by low-key mostly acoustic backings, Nebeker sheds the theatrics required of a rock vocalist, settles into the coffeehouse volume of a folk singer, and draws listeners into his lyrics with agonizingly beautiful melodies.

Nebeker's songs are crafted around ear-catching phrases, but even as you sing along, the verses remain enigmatic. But instead of remaining impenetrable assemblages of poetics, Blind Pilot communicates their songs' emotions through Nebeker's vocal tone and the band's subtle instrumental support. The lyrical imagery may remain abstract, but the feelings of loneliness, remorse, fallibility, and mortality, the longing to reach out and the reality of sharply pulling back, all resonate deeply. 4-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Saw them at SXSW in Austin, TX - been hooked since, May 28, 2009
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Was browsing through the SXSW lineup looking for bands to check out - the write-up for Blind Pilot caught my attention - first with them being compared to Iron & Wine as well as The Shins and then the story of their clever "Blind" and "Pilot" cycle trip. Apart from this CD as well as their live performance being outstanding, you're also taken in by how earnest and understated their performance is. I'd also say their music reminds me a bit of Calexico - especially in their ability to judiciously meld together a neat collection of instruments to create a delicate, beautiful sound.
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