Broken [Import]

Soulsavers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B002CKWQJY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,200,315 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Seventh Proof

2. Death Bells

3. Unbalanced Pieces

4. You Will Miss Me When I Burn

5. Some Misunderstanding

6. All The Way Down

7. Shadows Fall

8. Can't Catch The Train

9. Pharoah's Chariot

10. Praying Ground

11. Rolling Sky

12. Wise Blood

13. By My Side

Editorial Reviews

Limited edition pressing. 2009 release, the third album from the acclaimed British Electronic rockers featuring vocal and musical assistance from Mark Lanegan, Will Oldham, Jason Pierce, Richard Hawley, Gibby Haynes and Mike Patton. Soulsavers began as more of an electronic affair, with Rich Machin partnering with studio engineer Ian Glover. Their sophomore album, It s Not How Far You Fall, It's How You Land set a new benchmark, threading Soul, Gospel, Rock, Jazz and Country into the mix and a matching spread of singers. Now, you must be prepared to follow Soulsavers even further, for Broken is even better, a future classic that delivers 14 tracks of wide-ranging majesty. Lanegan handles vocals on 10 of the album's tracks, joined by many guest collaborators. V2.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars graveyard flowers, crippled valentines, September 11, 2009

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gonzobrarian - See all my reviews
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Soulsavers is a blessed rock n' roll enigma. Out of nowhere the group has released another breakthrough album, Broken. Continuing their darkly ethereal It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land, Broken soars from Ian Glover and Rich Machin's continued enlistment of Mark Lanegan's vocals, plus those of surprising newcomer Rosa Agostino. Though technically a group focusing within the electronica genre, Soulsavers excels simultaneously as a rock, neo-soul, even folk ensemble, depending upon whom the founders collaborate with from album to album, even song to song.

In what would otherwise be a typical Mark Lanegan record, I truly believe his performance on Broken has cemented his vocal skill and style on a level shared only with Tom Waits and Nick Cave. All three sing with the dark intensity and gravel-pitch of the weary, redemption-seeking sinner or castaway. The lyrics on the album, like those of these three musicians, are eerie, haunting and cathartic, evoking a Sisyphus-like salvation that's ever close yet perpetually out of reach. Though Broken is a production of Glover and Machin, it is wholly owned and mastered by Lanegan.

That being said, this album is more than just Mark Lanegan. Several tracks seem inspired by a sparse Nick Cave/Warren Ellis film score, while the others alternate between a hard, resounding electric guitar and soft piano combined with muted brass. In addition, it hosts a very powerful selection of guest performers, most notably the seductively subtle Rosa Agostino. Death Bells, Unbalanced Pieces, Some Misunderstanding, Pharaoh's Chariot, Can't Catch the Train, and Rolling Sky are epic standouts. Broken is a complete record.

5.0 out of 5 stars Soulsavers, December 5, 2010

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Karen J. Benway - See all my reviews
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Soulsavers are a great band but CD is no longer available online to download songs. Anybody else looking for it let me know.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing music!, November 2, 2010

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Christopher B. Pederson "theredsea" (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This album, Broken, surpasses everything I was hoping this project is. I am thoroughly amazed with the quality of this recording!