Breach

The Wallflowers

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 10, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B00004YACO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,000 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The Wallflowers' third album isn't so much a breach birth as it is past-due. But Jakob Dylan claimed he needed the four years off to come to terms with whether or not he could plumb his own life for material. It appears he can, because here the songwriter tears the veil off his complicated relationship with his famous father and uses it as a vehicle to express some of the same moments of self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy that we all experience, even if we aren't related to Bob Dylan. This newfound candor in the formerly abstruse singer makes for a much more authentic, emotionally affective record, whether he's wearing his neuroses on his sleeve or reinventing old slave spirituals in "Mourning Train." And even if you don't believe that the Dylan paterfamilias ever castigated his son like "Hand Me Down" infers ("Now look at you / With your worn out shoes / Living proof evolution is through"), it makes for compelling listening, made even more persuasive by the Wallflowers' sparse, muscular playing, which evokes the specter of those titans of classic rock: Jackson Browne, the Eagles, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. --Jaan Uhelszki

Product Description
Special UK edition featuring 'Sleepwalker' demo & video. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We've been delivered, October 13, 2000

By	Warris (London) - See all my reviews

Well after four years of waiting the day arrived. I can't say I was disappointed at all. Although the lyrics lack the complexity of the earlier albums - they certainly are more honest. Jakob also sounds different too. But, in this case different is good. I think any band needs an evolution of sorts, while not being the one I would have predicted - it's probably better than the one which everyone expected. They're more Tom Petty than Hootie or the Counting Crows. Sleepwalker is a great track as is Up from Under (beautiful). One thing I have noticed, no pianos...why?? Not complaining, just wondering. The UK version of this CD has a Sleepwalker demo track and the hidden track Babybird - also fantastic. I would say out of 12 of the tracks, 9 are outstanding. The track Murder 101 featuring Elvis Costello is The Wallflowers at their best. Don't compare it to previous albums, rate it on it's own merits - there are many to choose from.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Third times a charm for the Wallflowers, October 27, 2000

By	Christopher J Kitchin (St. Petersburg, FL) - See all my reviews

I was never a big Wallflowers fan...until now. I thought Bringing Down the Horse was ok but overrated. Since Breach came out, I have since revisited BDTH and have come to like it. That said, I believe that Breach is a better album. The first time I listened to Breach, I thought it was a decent collection but had no stand out tracks. Boy, did my opinion change after several listens. Dylan explores the difficulties of being a second generation star in Hand Me Down. I've Been Delivered and Witness are two of the best ballads I've heard in years. As for the rockers, Some Flowers Bloom Dead, Letters From the Wasteland, and Sleepwalker are outstanding. There really isn't a bad track on the album. On the last listed track, Birdcage, (there is a hidden one) Jakob Dylan's voice starts to sound a little like another famous Dylan. I guess in some ways it will always be like father like son. Now when can we see a double billing of the Wallflowers and Bob Dylan? That's a show I would like to see.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Pleasant Surprise........, October 24, 2000

By	John McIntyre (Bethel Springs, TN United States) - See all my reviews

I have never been a big fan of the Wallflowers. The fact that "One Headlight" was played every 15 minutes for about a year probably has something to do with that. However, Breach is something of a revelation to me. From the first rack to the last one, I find myslef enjoying each and every song, skipping nothing, and listening to the album no less than three times a day. Songs like "Up From Under" and "Letters From the Wasteland" may not have the immense radio appeal of "One Headlight," but this is an album that's greater than the sum of its parts. I've read the critical reviews, including the less-than-glowing 4 of 10 Spin offered, but the truth is that this is a very good offering. Joakob Dylan's voice sounds great, and while critics attack some of the album's lyrics, ostensibly becasue they're unoriginal, I get the feeling it's because he's not his old man. I love Bob Dylan; he's actually my favorite artist. But holding Jakob Dylan (or anyone) to his standards sets them up for failure no matter what they do. So, this is my advice: read what the critics say if you want, but buy the album and decide for yourself whether or not it's good. And if your tastes fall in line with mine, you won't be able to stop listening.