Anti Sampler Fall 2009

Various Artists | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: September 14, 2009
• Release Date: September 14, 2009
• Label: Anti/Epitaph
• Copyright: 2009 Anti, Inc.
• Total Length: 47:24
• Genres:
• ASIN: B002NZXN22
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Sampler Yet!, September 16, 2009

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NatiOne24 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anti Sampler Fall 2009 (MP3 Download)

This is by far the best sampler that Amazon has ever offered, and it is free. I would definately buy this compilation of songs. Some of the highlights for me are Neko Case's "Magpie to the Morning", Booker T's cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya", and the new single from The Swell Season, "In These Arms". But really all the songs are great, and it has a great mood for the Fall.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too indie for my tastes., November 12, 2009

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frostyrides (Seattle) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Anti Sampler Fall 2009 (MP3 Download)

I saw the Swell Season perform on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and was throughly impressed by there performance. Seeing them featured on this sampler and being open to trying new artists, I have this free download a try. Speaking on my own taste of music, I didn't quite care for the music here, while I expected tunes at a slower pace, these songs all sounded the same and lacked any real dynamic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sampler, December 1, 2009

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M. Annabi - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anti Sampler Fall 2009 (MP3 Download)

This is a pretty focused sampler, so you have to like the style of music to make it worthwhile to give this a try. It is very indie/slow/simple/acoustic/folky/etc for the most part. Having said that, it is a good selection of that music and it is free.

A couple track specific comments:

The Swell Season - In These Arms : This track was a slow start for me, but when the extra vocals kick in it is quite beautiful.
Os Mutantes - Teclar : I'm not a fan of Os Mutantes, this track really didn't change that. It's fine for what it is, not my thing.
Alec Ounsworth : Too folky for me.
Dead Man's Bones : Starts great. Like an oldies version of a Jonathon Coulton song with a children's chorus. But has a long/annoying chant/cheer ending.
Joe Henry - The Man I Keep Hid : Very jazzy, horns. Fantastic. It actually kind of reminds me of a song on the BtVS musical.
Sollilaquists of Sound - Look : This track is great. Very upbeat, great vocals, pretty, varied with a blend of rap/horns/etc.
Booker T. - Hey Ya : This is an instrumental cover of the Outkast song. I prefer the original, but this is still good.

I'm only going to end up keeping about 4 of the 12 tracks, but I'm still giving this 4 stars because it's free, and the songs I am keeping are pretty great.