Calling Over Time

Edith Frost | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 17, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drag City
• ASIN: B0000019QM
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,902 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #68 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Singer-Songwriters

Editorial Reviews

The late Hamper McBee was a moonshiner, carnival barker & balled singer of legendary proportions with a warm, powerful voice seasoned by prodigious quantities of cigarettes, booze & joie de vivre. Recorded by the renowned country music scholar CHARLES K. WOLFE and filmmaker SOL KORINE at HamperÕs home in Monteagle, Tennessee, in 1977, "The Good Old-Fashioned Way" compiles the best of McBeeÕs traditional ballads, affecting original compositions, & outlandish, side-splitting stories of life on the carnival circuit, at the moonshine still, in the back of Sheriff Bill MaloneÕs patrol car, & as Hamper McBee. NO EUROPE

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mysterious record taken in frost, October 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Calling Over Time (Audio CD)

I first heard the song "Temporaray loan" (the first on the album) on a compilation. I found it wonderful: a song without many effects, a few chords, but an incredible atmosphere, absolutely mesmerizing. Infinite sadness, but quiet, without desperation. A few months later, I saw Edith Frost on stage in France, opening for the "Dutch Harbour" project (a silent documentary about fishing in Alaska, with a live soundtrack played by Edith's musicians). Beautiful gig. I bought the album which was really difficult to find. "Temporary loan" is maybe the best song, but all the others, including some happier ones, are great. I think Jim O'Rourke produced it. or maybe John McEntire. There are many Chicago post-rock musicians playing on it, and also Sean O'Hagan (High Llamas). They play just as they should, supporting lightly Edith's voice. If you like Cowboy Junkies, Tarnation, and all the new folk-country-indie scene, you will love this record.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You need to listen to Edith Frost!, February 5, 2004

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jmz "jzarate12" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calling Over Time (Audio CD)

If you haven't discovered Edith Frost by now (and if you're reading this review -- you must have and are curious), you really need to take 5 minutes out of your life to listen to her CD. Soulful, purposeful, passionate....quiet. This is how I would sum up Edith Frost and especially her release "Calling Over Time."

You will be stunned by her music. Edith Frost is part of the Drag City crew, and you can find her on several other artists' releases. She is excellent on her own and she definitely adds a little extra to other's releases too. Nothing flashy, just down home alternative rock/country/folk....there's probably a million other ways to "categorize" her music, but I'll you, dear listener, be that judge.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favorite cds of all time, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Calling Over Time (Audio CD)

this record rides frost's marvelous vocals, as well as the subtle movements of the soft-spoken tracks, to become one of the greastest records i have heard. frost's quirky sense of line and rhythm add an almost etheral effect to an otherwise earthy record. on her debut album, frost shows grace, and reserve that is seldom seen in other artists that have been recording for years.