Come on Like the Fast Lane

Silos (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bloodshot Records
• ASIN: B000M7G0VE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,439 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take the Ride, April 17, 2008

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Eric DiStefano - See all my reviews
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I liked Come On Like the Fast Lane upon first listen, regrettably over a year after its release and further hearing only recently of the loss of one of this excellent trio, a long-standing chapter in The Silos.

Elements that I appreciated about Cuba are here in Come On Like the Fast Lane. The foundation is here, a strong heart that can crack through pretenses and the stress of life, the willingness to express the dearness of home/family, yet with an edge and power, and craziness lurking underneath that allows on a moments notice to cut loose, whoop it up, find pleasure in the most simple thing and celebrate it unabashedly, and on occasion just plain be silly - and sane. It has the musical composition of somewhat skewed chord transitions and beats that don't fall into a rut of formula. It has the power of the bass and an articulate feedback guitar that sometimes just supports the story, often rocks, and sparingly indulges satisfyingly.

Come On Like the Fast Lane is still that Silos-hard-to-describe mix of country and rock with a strong grunge undertone and occasional distant echo of punk; this chapter is on the heavier side in general, thus appeals to me more, but is laced with the slower pace and quiet of simple country. It would still benefit from the occasional touch of violin and organ that appeared on Cuba, absent here in this long standing 3-piece rendition of the Silos, but there is a lot still here from an efficient trio.

The opening, Behind Me, quickly brings the lurking heavy tone with a cutting feedback guitar as the main focus of the song plays out. The next, Fall on Your Knees, takes the feel to a louder and engaging chorus. Quieter, slower songs follow, then the heavy, feedback sound comes back in force with track 5, Keeping Score, which now vies among my favorite Silos tunes (up there with Memories on the Doorstep from Cuba, ironically not one credited to Salas-Humara), wrought with power, a great theme line and indulgent, tuneful feedback. This sound returns again with Sunset Morning; the title and lyrics which have a nice touch of poetic ambiguity that keeps things interesting. The final track, the short Kick Ass, is a dose of silliness that just takes an expression from the gut and proclaims it as a simple realization worth celebrating.

Although I attempt to convey why I like this CD in the above, my criteria for 5 stars is guttural, requiring only the ability to listen to something repeatedly, back-to-back and lovin' it, usually indicating the end-to-end quality of a CD. I rate it right up there with Cuba and The Silos ("the-one-with-the-bird-on-the-cover"). This is a solid 5 stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silos Roll On, May 17, 2008

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C. Cooley "Let There Be Rock" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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Don't be fooled. Time has only helped The Silos magical blend of alt-country rock develop. Walter, Drew and Konrad are a cohesive trio on this release that finds them tight and ready to reclaim their throne on top of the No Depression heap. These are songs that stick with you and that you will find yourself humming all day. A worthy addition to the strong Silos body of work and one you should have in your collection.

R.I.P Drew. You will be missed.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Look Behind You, February 14, 2008

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S. flynn "amadon" (Northern Hemi) - See all my reviews
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I loved the Silo's. Loved. I hadn't bought any of their music since the album with the bird on it. When was that, back in the 90's. I just happened to see their latest, 'come on like the fast lane' wanting to be pleasantly surprised. No such luck. All the songs lack originality, and

Walter's songwriting has gone sour.

Looks like I'll still have the first two albums to listen to and love.