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Editorial Reviews
On American Goldwing, Blitzen Trapper's 6th album and third on Sub Pop, the band let their loves and influences hard guitar rock, country picking and pawn-shop Casio aplomb hang out for all to see. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Eric Earley says American Goldwing will make you want to shotgun a beer in the shower while listening to the Stones or Joe Walsh (well, or Blitzen Trapper) and we are not inclined to argue.
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43 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By B. Deal
Format:MP3 Music
I would actually rate this album at 4 stars but I wanted to counter some of the negativity. Here's the thing, if you are expecting an album to redefine music, if you insist that every new album released must blow your mind with something "innovative" or "progressive" this probably isn't your album. On the other hand, if you are a person who trys to find the good in an album, if you like driving down a road going nowhere just so you can roll the windows down,turn up the volume and leave the rest of the whining complaining world behind, this album should help put a smile on your face.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Dear Music Appreciator,
Here are some reasons to buy this new album by Blitzen Trapper:
- You are laid back enough to appreciate good rockin' music for what it is rather than pick it apart and critically compare it to a bunch of other music and/ or bands and/or genres that you think are somehow relative to the quality of Blitzen Trapper as a band and American Goldwing as a record.
- You are sensible enough to know that for a band to not fit neatly into a box could actually be a good thing.
- You are wise enough to know that a band's failure to fit into a box or to capitalize on a signature sound could actually be what makes it great and that sometimes the lack of a certain defining quality in a band is a defining quality in and of itself and that that could actually be close to what Dylan had in mind when he called himself a "musical expeditionary." Blitzen Trapper is a band of musical expeditionaries.
- You are educated enough to know that, as in the movies, if a band produces a record that seems to play by a certain set of rules associated with a certain genre that the record can still be a work of art if the band plays by those rules well. The Hollywood studio system produced paint-by-the-numbers genre films for years that were later recognized as true works of art and masterpieces of their particular genre. Is AMERICAN GOLDWING a true work of art or a masterpiece of it's genre? Too soon to tell but I definitely can't say that it's not...
- You are cool enough to know that when a band reminds you of Zeppelin and Dylan and The Band and Big Star on the same record that it's not a troublesome thing - it's an effing awesome thing.
- I saw these guys live at Easy Street Records in Seattle, WA last Tuesday for this record's release day and they rocked the store and I couldn't help but lay down my $9.99 for a copy of AMERICAN GOLDWING. The CD came with a free poster and a keychain - c'mon free stuff is awesome (FURR came with a patch if I remember right). The album has been playing in my car every day this week and I am not tired of it.
- There is a beautiful, sepia toned, panoramic photograph of the band waiting for you when you open the gatefold digipack that houses this remarkable record - stare at it while you listen to "Fletcher" or "Love the Way You Walk Away" and whether you lived through the decade or not, just let yourself groove on the band's tangible 1970's vibe - music that now seems to come from a time when humanity was just a little more laid back.
Sincerely,
Constant Listener
Here are some reasons to buy this new album by Blitzen Trapper:
- You are laid back enough to appreciate good rockin' music for what it is rather than pick it apart and critically compare it to a bunch of other music and/ or bands and/or genres that you think are somehow relative to the quality of Blitzen Trapper as a band and American Goldwing as a record.
- You are sensible enough to know that for a band to not fit neatly into a box could actually be a good thing.
- You are wise enough to know that a band's failure to fit into a box or to capitalize on a signature sound could actually be what makes it great and that sometimes the lack of a certain defining quality in a band is a defining quality in and of itself and that that could actually be close to what Dylan had in mind when he called himself a "musical expeditionary." Blitzen Trapper is a band of musical expeditionaries.
- You are educated enough to know that, as in the movies, if a band produces a record that seems to play by a certain set of rules associated with a certain genre that the record can still be a work of art if the band plays by those rules well. The Hollywood studio system produced paint-by-the-numbers genre films for years that were later recognized as true works of art and masterpieces of their particular genre. Is AMERICAN GOLDWING a true work of art or a masterpiece of it's genre? Too soon to tell but I definitely can't say that it's not...
- You are cool enough to know that when a band reminds you of Zeppelin and Dylan and The Band and Big Star on the same record that it's not a troublesome thing - it's an effing awesome thing.
- I saw these guys live at Easy Street Records in Seattle, WA last Tuesday for this record's release day and they rocked the store and I couldn't help but lay down my $9.99 for a copy of AMERICAN GOLDWING. The CD came with a free poster and a keychain - c'mon free stuff is awesome (FURR came with a patch if I remember right). The album has been playing in my car every day this week and I am not tired of it.
- There is a beautiful, sepia toned, panoramic photograph of the band waiting for you when you open the gatefold digipack that houses this remarkable record - stare at it while you listen to "Fletcher" or "Love the Way You Walk Away" and whether you lived through the decade or not, just let yourself groove on the band's tangible 1970's vibe - music that now seems to come from a time when humanity was just a little more laid back.
Sincerely,
Constant Listener
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By M. Childress
Format:MP3 Music
I wanted to post something to counter the only other review (as of 9/13) that bashes Blitzen Trapper (and "Goldwing") for "suffering from a complex" that involves neither a signature sound nor a an emotional appeal. I'm not sure how anyone could make that statement after listening to "Furr," and while Goldwing isn't Furr (in my personal top 10 from '08), I think it's a better (funner?) album than "Destroyer Of The Void." Goldwing brings back the energy and drive that make Blitzen Trapper such a joy to hear. Maybe some Pitchfork-types want to bash Goldwing, but I don't think you can listen to Goldwing from front to back without wanting to do some air guitar or ride around town with the windows down. It's a shame this album wasn't out three months ago, as it is nearly a perfect summer record. Don't put it on your couch and try to diagnose it with a complex. Instead, buy and enjoy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
I was hooked after the first song.
I saw them on Carson Daily the other night. I was buying there album before the end of the first song (Astronaut). They have a very Bob Dylan/Arlo Guthrie sound. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Timothy J May
4.0 out of 5 stars
goodness
Head bobbin, neck swirling goodness. Really glad I stumbled into this guys--opening for Wilco. It's easy enough to find free streaming of this album and older tracks online to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by CRasmussen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
This group, and American Goldwing in particular, is amazing and has everything you want when you play an album. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Zimmy51
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great
A fantastic album and actually one of my favorite albums of 2011. It's not as good as the Decemberists or Black Keys, but fits in nicely behind them.
Published 16 months ago by Matthew K. De Mello
3.0 out of 5 stars
marginal
just OK, not as good as the last 3 albums, although I will give it some more time. Lacks the pop of furr, wish there was more electric guitar
Published 16 months ago by Michael J. Grabowski
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Favorite of 2011-Vinyl
This was the first record I played on my new turntable and it did not disappoint. It is a sturdy 180 gram vinyl record and sounds great to my ears on my relatively inexpensive... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Hugh B. Crank
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is my favorite album of 2011, by a country mile
I loved "Furr," but "Goldwing" is an even more delicious confection. The songs are gorgeously written and performed, linking classic rock, roots and power pop with effortless elan. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Simon A. Glickman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Trapper it up!
As always, another solid album. Furr is still my all time fave, but this one moves along pretty good too. Enjoy
Published 19 months ago by Sonny
5.0 out of 5 stars
All Your Crying Eyes
I have been listening to this album pretty non-stop for about a week now and am still discovering brilliant little moments in it. Read more
Published 19 months ago by WorthlessKnowledgeEncyclopedia
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid album from a band that continues to reinvent itself
American Goldwing is a good, fairly straight forward rock album by a band that continues to reinvent itself. Read more
Published 19 months ago by attackAnt
