Bright Apocalypse

Stuart Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Oarfin Records
• ASIN: B00004U0E0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #421,909 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Only Echoes

2. Whisper

3. U Will

4. Garden

5. Caravan

6. Your House

7. Eclipse

8. Alms

9. Seven Wonders of the soul

10. Bright Apocalypse

11. Even the Devil is God

12. Infinity Hymn

13. Mercy

Editorial Reviews

Minneapolis StarTribune

"Not since Bob Dylan burst through thirty years ago has Minnesota produced such a confident and creative songwriter..."

Bruce Warren, producer of the World Cafe radio show

"Finally a songwriter with something to say other than 'blah blah blah, I love you..."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Record You Never Heard Of, June 24, 2000

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Phineas X. Jones (Chicago, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bright Apocalypse (Audio CD)

Remember the last time you were sitting about your home idly listening to, say, Bon Jovi's 'Slippery When Wet' and thinking, "This is all well and good, but when will someone release an album of catchy pop/rock tunes exploring the mysteries of God, Death and Sex ?" Well, friend, the time is now.
Stuart Davis has been The Free Republic of Minnesota's greatest internationally unknown rock star for the better part of the last decade and The Bright Apocalypse is his tightest, most accomplished work yet. No one capable of recognizing virtuoso folk/rock guitar could miss the merits of Stuart's musicianship. And no one with a soul could fail to identify with his lyric meditations on the Absolute and our place in it.
Don't think, however, that this means the tone is entirely contemplative. While tunes like "Only Echoes" and "Alms" have been known to induce satori-like states, rockers like 'WWIII" and "Seven Wonders of the Soul" will give you no choice but get your mortal coil moving. And "Infinity Hymn" may well move into your head and live there for a while.
In brief, buy this record.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bright Indeed, September 2, 2002

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cgnost (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bright Apocalypse (Audio CD)

Stuart knows nothing at all, and realizes it fully, and every note of every song oozes his brilliant ignorance and unknowable wisdom. "Eclipse" is a personal favorite, a song of Love beyond yourself, all the way to your Self. "Seven Wonders of the Soul" is the wisdom of the East, collapsed into the nugget of a three minute pop tune. "Bright Apocalypse" is right where its at, right here and where it's all going.

"Infinity Hymn" merely points out the simple, quiet song of the Kosmos - adding this collection of songs to the mix is ultimately a lie, but a beautiful, fitting, and truthful one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stretch yourself with this, August 12, 2000

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Christopher Larsen "clarsen6" (College Park, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bright Apocalypse (Audio CD)

Stuart's an incredibly interesting guy to see live (to say the least!) and this album is no different to listen to, at home. The music is something that grows on you. This particular album is not as flashy as another of his, the all-acoustic "16 Nudes", which is clean, pointed, occasionally hilarious, and graspable. I listen to BA without any other disturbance, and it allows me to address the kinds of life abstractions that were there all along, but unnoticed. Stuart has a profound knack for straightforwardly describing deeper currents in life, without making them sound hackneyed, hyperintellectualized, or contrived, and this is perhaps one of his greatest talents. There is also the result of study in some Eastern religions, showing up inside the tunes. He wrestles with simliar issues as does Richard Thompson. As a guitar player, he is tops, and grasps many more chordal structures and progressions than average pop. The lyrics to the songs are ones that will stir and alter you, permanently. I recommend this album without reserve, for anyone who wants more substance in their music repertoire, and isnt afraid to face themselves directly. Listen to it, over and over.