Baxter

Baxter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Maverick
• ASIN: B00000AG8D
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,037 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And On That Dark Road Comes Baxter, May 21, 2002

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Christopher R. Cicatelli "cicatelli" (bethesda, md) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baxter (Audio CD)

wow...what a fantastic release. this 1998 recording on the Maerick label has become one of my favorite cds...matter of fact, it has yet to leave my cd player. there are definite elements of Portishead...some elements of Hooverphonic...some elements of Massive Attack...but it carries a solitary vibe that is undeniably that of Baxter. Nina Ramsby delivers sultry vocals with a whispery elegance, yet there is a restrained power waiting to be unleashed. the music blends elements of trip hop, jungle, dub, and downbeat....it is so very intoxicating after the first listen. Baxter is in a league all to themselves...every song on this CD is wonderful. the lyrics are deep...thought provoking...clear. if you are a music fan, you need a little Baxter in your life...
track #2 "Fading" is worth the price of the cd...trust me.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars woefully beautiful perfection, March 27, 2002

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bowery boy (seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baxter (Audio CD)

Baxter is definitely on the order of esthero and lamb, dark and twisted full of churning staccato drum beats and woeful lyrics. It's a rare occasion when I buy a triphop disc and almost every song is purely perfect and beautiful. Out of the ten tracks here, eight of them are absolutely perfect. It couldn't get any better than that. I found the raw, abrasive epileptic beats of 'fading' a bit grating on my nerves and 'I can't see why' just didn't gel for me but the rest of this disc is INCREDIBLE!!

Nina has a lovely voice and when she sings "I need a friend, I need you" on 'love again' it's chilling and haunting. 'possible' starts off with a somber piano intro and I found myself thinking oh god not another dreary dragged out piano and voice torch song but then this mellow downtempo drumbeat swoops in and Nina croons over it all sending chills up my spine. 'so much I've heard' reminds me of laika's 'bad times' with it spoken word lyrics.

This is an INCREDIBLE disc! I even like the grungy cover photo which for me adds an extra dimension to the music. This is some of the most amazing music to grace my stereo speakers in a long time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Somber beauty for the center of a soulful night, September 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Baxter (Audio CD)

There are times when you can tell a book by it's cover . . . Enter the world of Baxter and you will see how perfectly and seemlessly these three musicians have created this haunted brooding corner of the world. Former Salt vocalist Nina Ramsby has joined forces with Ricky Tillblad and Carl-Michael Herlofsson to take the listener on a journey through the hearts midnight meanderings. Searching,yearning, questioning, such lines as "Just tell me once again if you have dreams of me becoming you" will leave you wondering just what your lovers dreams might be, as well as your own. And yet Baxter is full of enough instrumental and rhythmic adventure to keep things very interesting on a musical level. This is not a CD that will leave you bored or depressed. As if to drive this point home, Nina sings on the last track "Oh my love, don't take it too seriously . . .". Is she speaking to her lover, or to the action of love itself. You'll be awake all night wondering . . . listening.