Artificial Hearts

Walking Wounded | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 28, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stone Garden
• ASIN: B000068QTX
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975,301 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Thousand Mile Stare

2. Swept Away

3. Angels and Ether

4. Pleasure Me Now

5. Dead Palm Trees

6. Loot Seattle (An Anarchist Conversion, Manu Chaos' Protest)

7. Juarez Savior (The Angels Fall in Envy)

8. Magdalene Laundry

9. She Don't Live Here Anymore

10. He Must Have Forgot

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Musical Tour de Force from Walking Wounded, June 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Artificial Hearts (Audio CD)

"Artificial Hearts" by Walking Wounded is an excellent mix of musical styles, ranging from rock to reggae to country. The best tune is the opening track "Thousand Mile Stare", a hard charging rocker with lyrical content that refers to the Beach Boys seminal album "Pet Sounds", and describes the loss of innocence that came with the mental struggles of Beach Boy leader Brian Wilson. Over a thunderous guitar riff and drum beat that drives this song, vocalist Michael Packard laments; "Welcome to the beach boys, Welcome to the sun, But you got lost in the undertow, Life was simple back in 1961". The rest of the CD is equally engaging; "Pleasure Me Now", "Jaurez Savior", and "Dead Palm Trees" are particular standouts. The musicianship is first-rate throughout, as is the production work of John Aliva. Lead vocalist Jerry Giddens gives several strong performances. The lyrics are both interesting and intelligent. On "Dead Palm Trees", for instance, Giddens seems to take aim at the Nashville commercialization of country music; "Where clowns ride unicycle blues, And I walk the line for a cowboy tune". I really dug this CD. If you are a fan of country-alt bands like Wilco or Son Volt, or enjoy bands such as Cracker or The Clash, you will find plenty to like here.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walking Wounded at top of game, May 28, 2003

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Wolfgang (TEXAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artificial Hearts (Audio CD)

Walking Wounded is one of the most important bands around today. And they just keep getting better. Artificial Hearts is a masterpiece. Rock 'n' roll as it should be.