Blacklight Trap

Milton Mapes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Undertow Music
• ASIN: B0007NMKA8
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,013 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Undeservedly Obscure, May 23, 2006

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James Carragher (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blacklight Trap (Audio CD)

With the exception of Tornado Weather, which seems to drone on for far longer than 4:32, The Blacklight Trap is another excellent album by Milton Mapes, a band that deserves a bigger audience and a much higher national profile. As on Westernaire, I like the ballads best here, especially Bowie AZ and Craters of the Moon, a simply beautiful love song. Nothing on the CD rocks, but even as the songs are slow, the band can get a little noisy and that is welcome on the first two cuts and the Rudyard Kipling reference, When the Earth's Last Picture is Painted. In the interest of full disclosure, while it doesn't bother me, band leader Greg Vanderpool has a nasal vocal style that may grate on some ears.

If you like alt-country, Texas music, but haven't heard of Milton Mapes, they are definitely worth an impulse purchase.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great New Sound, April 7, 2005

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Jo Blu "BIGfan" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blacklight Trap (Audio CD)

If you looking for something new, this is it! Great instrumentals and vocals, and great songs that are entertaining to listen to. I really enjoyed this cd and think it is their best so far. Hope to see them come out with more.

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one great album, June 2, 2011

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Steve Petty - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blacklight Trap (Audio CD)

This is one of my favourite albums. Great songs with great instrumentation. A wonderfully varied album. It is the pick of the albums from Milton Mapes, and the Monahans.