American Kestrel

Saturnine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2001)
• Original Release Date: November 5, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Motorcoat/Victoria Land Records
• ASIN: B00002NDAX
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,659 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Peace and Rest

2. Trees

3. The Wind Is Blowing Like an Outlaw

4. Old Flowers

5. This World Is Made of Fire

6. The Future According to Palm Reading

7. Hollidaysburg

8. Tallis' Canon

9. Neither Lost nor Stayed

10. One in a Hundred

11. Miles Was

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Great "Pillar.", July 9, 2001

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Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Kestrel (Audio CD)

Saturnine's full length debut album, "Wreck at Pillar Point," is one of the greatest gloom rock albums ever made. Unfortunately, they've been moving farther away from its sound and style ever since then. "American Kestrel" completes their transformation from mopes to bland folkies. This wouldn't be a bad thing if the songwriting were up to their earlier standards. Alas, only "The Wind is Blowing Like an Outlaw" is up to their earlier work. The rest of the songs are pleasent enough but ultimately forgettable. Not a "Slightly Less Than Even" (from "Pillar") in the bunch. Also at 33 minutes, it is a pretty slight effort. I rate it 3 rather than 2 only because none of the songs are actively bad.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This release is for the Byrds, April 4, 2000

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Elizabeth Klisiewicz (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Kestrel (Audio CD)

Saturnine have managed to resurrect that familiar Rickenbacker strum and drum made popular by the Byrds. Since I always loved McGuinn and company, I really enjoy this release. They've managed to pillage the past in a respectful fashion and their original material is good enough to stand on its own.