American Acoustic

Eric Tingstad, Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 2, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 2, 1998
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Narada
• ASIN: B000006NPW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Liquid Architecture, November 6, 2000

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This review is from: American Acoustic (Audio CD)

Trying to describe Tingstad and Rumbel's music with mere words is like trying to render a Frank Lloyd Wright building with Lego blocks. Eric uses the phrase "liquid architecture" to describe music and its ability to create a space within which we can be.

Eric and Nancy's music takes us out of time and into quiet, cancelling out the noise that surrounds us, and allowing us to hear and feel the world's heartbeat - and our own. They take us to a rich variety of beautiful places all over the world - from pastoral sunlit meadows to stormy mountaintops; from wooden sailing ships to country chapels; from lush forests to scalding desert.

The musical means are deceptively economical, often a single guitar and oboe (or English horn, or ocarina). The clean musical lines, free of any excess weight, soar freely and carve out surprisingly large open spaces. Eric and Nancy's wide range of stylistic interests results in a mix which can satisfy listeners of varying tastes.

This music isn't just for the "new age" crowd. Anyone who likes good music should check out Tingstad and Rumbel. This collection, featuring new recordings from seven T&R and solo albums, as well as several new songs, is ideal to begin with.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Acoustic, September 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: American Acoustic (Audio CD)

Unlike some "New Age" titles, American Acoustic is melodic, serene, and sometimes fun. The selections complement each other. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am playing American Acoustic repeatedly and love it., May 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: American Acoustic (Audio CD)

I play it in the car when I drive. I play it in the classroom when I prepare to teach. I play it in the evenings to simply lay back and relax. Not just New Age, but a sampler of Native American, Hispanic American, Celtic American and other themes. Truly an enjoyable collection. Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumble need to team up again for future CD's, because I'm ready to buy and hear more of their wonderful music.