After the Flood

Clumsy Lovers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nettwerk Records
• ASIN: B00019JQG4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,378 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Celtic bluegrass, September 28, 2004

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Aingeal Stone "Queen of the Multiverse" (Yellowknife, NT Canada) - See all my reviews
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This is a great CD for bluegrass lovers and celtic music lovers! Absolutely high energy excellent musicianship and a great attitude! I would absolutely love to see these folks perform live! If you are looking for something uplifting this will have you dancing in no time!

Don't Canadian musicians rock?!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clumsy Blues, July 3, 2004

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Kevin L. Nenstiel "omnivore" (Kearney, Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After the Flood (Audio CD)

What do you get when you take a basic bluegrass sound, throw in every other form of music thatcan support a mandolin and fiddle, sculpt it with a strong young songwriter, and season it with several years of indie releases and long tours before putting it on major-label disc for the first time? You get this CD.

The sticker on the shrink-wrap calls it a fusion of Bluegrass and Celtic music. That's part of it. You can also hear the influence of gospel, Gypsy, country, blues, and rock on several tracks. Traditional instrumentals and adaptations punctuate sharp songs like "Mercy," "Scarce," and "Everything's Okay." The mini-opera that runs from "House and Home" through to "Waterbound" is witty and well-constructed. This is a CD to play often.

There are hints that the band's main songwriter, Chris Jonat, may have competition in the near future from bandmates Trevor Rogers and Andrea Lewis. If that's the case, we may live to see even more mature, sophisticated work from this band. Even if that isn't the case, this is one of the bast major-label CDs to come down the pike in a decade.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fingerpicking Mayhem, May 6, 2004

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After the Flood (Audio CD)

Reviewer Johnny Loftus called the Clumsy Lovers' CD "fingerpicking mayhem" which is probably a kinder description than my own which was "John Hartford on speed." This Canadian band from western Ontario rocks with a vengeance. Jason Homey's banjo and Chris Jonat's mandolin give the Lovers a traditional sound that will make fans of Nickel Creek want to give a listen. Chris Jonat stuffs words assiduously inside buoyant melodies with a bit of humor, much as John Hartford used to do. For example, on "Everything's Okay" they sing, "You've seen scenes so serene like red makes you rage but you sleep to green." The instrumentals "Groove Set," "Waterbound" & "Highland Skip" are wonderful little bolts that fly by at lightning pace. "Amen" is a great ballad that for me has a Bob Dylan flare, assuming he did a bluegrass set. On their first major-label disc, there may not be a great standout single track like Nickel Creek had, but everything is consistently strong and delightful. This is a high energy set that will set you toe to tapping. Enjoy!