Blast of Silence [Import]

Golden Palominos | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bcd
• ASIN: B00000DBHL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #450,382 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars roots with strong branches, December 12, 1999

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Charles McCallum (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blast of Silence (Audio CD)

If nothing else, this excellent disc provides many new branches for you to check out. Matthew Sweet, Syd Straw, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skoeltipis, Kidney all shine on this album. Anton Fier is the thread, and really holds things together. The playing is tight, especially on Something Becomes Nothing and I've Been the One. There is not a bad song on this disc. The best Palaminos album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Branching Point, September 1, 2002

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Charles Mccallum (Great Central Valley, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blast of Silence (Audio CD)

Can't remember what got me to buy this album, but it lead me to at least twenty others. Matthew Sweet, Syd Straw, Bill Laswell, Richard Thompson, etc etc got together with Anton Fier and made a gem. Every track on this disc is a 10. Years later, I listen to it almost every week. You won't be disappointed with Blast of Silence.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Collaborative masterpiece, July 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Blast of Silence (Audio CD)

Dennis Hopper opens and closes this excellent collection of songs with a one sentence spoken word statement. Between his brief cameo beginning with Syd Straw and continuing with Matthew Sweet, T Bone Burnett and others, this Palominos release is by far the most cohesive and striking. On the previous "Visions of Excess" Michael Stipe and Richard Thompson joined Syd Straw for another great outing. This time, we get to hear Syd develop into an excellent singer as she belts out a gorgeous rendition of an old Lowell George classic and then sings a few of her own AND adds wonderful back up to one of Matthew Sweet's earliest and best tracks. This is required listening for any serious rock fan.