Come to Where I'm From

Joseph Arthur | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B00004RDTU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,139 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

JOSEPH ARTHUR Come To Where Im From (2000 UK 12-track CD album in limited edition 3-panel fold-out digipak picture sleeve featuring drawings and paintings by Joseph Arthur and booklet DGRW87)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're sick of all the teen cheese on the radio...., August 2, 2000

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David Benioff (Otisville, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come to Where I'm From (Audio CD)

try this beautiful album. Arthur has never seemed to pay attention to musical trends; he doesn't write catchy jingles; he's not buffed; he doesn't sport any cool tattoos. At least none that I've seen. What he does do is create some of the most powerful, haunting songs I've heard. If he lives long enough, I think people will sling his name around with people like Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, and Ben Harper. This album puts JA in that league. (Don't trust the audio samples on the page here-- they sound awful).

I caught his live show in LA last week, which confirmed my impression: there's nothing fluffy about Arthur, nothing impressive but the music (and his art, esp. his painted guitars), and the music is all that matters.

This is a gorgeous album, up there with Jeff Buckley's Grace and the Flaming Lips the Soft Bulletin.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Of my ridiculously large catalog of CD's this one is...., October 20, 2001

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John J. Vannorman "http://evilclownjohnny.blo... (CHICAGO, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come to Where I'm From (Audio CD)

...is very special. It doesn't sit in within the alphabetical section; rather it sits on top -- close to my CD player.

I refuse to say an album/band is an all-time favorite. Too much depends upon one's mood, but if *did* you ask me; this album would have to cross my mind.

I first heard of Joseph Arthur on an NPR interview -- simply an unexpected surprise. The bits from the release were teasingly short. In the interview, much was discussed on the live show, something I've yet to see, but looked forward to with great interest. Damage was done - I ordered the CD.

The full spectrum of human emotion is explored on "Come to Where I'm From". Fall seems so appropriate background to this. Complete with angst, with wit and a sense that something better is within our grasp. This isn't Joseph Arthur baring his soul; this is a mirror to yours. This freezes your attention - holds you. How do you feel when someone touches you in way that makes you feel vulnerable? This is Poetry in every sense.

The lyrics alone would stand alone as poetry of the highest order, except when it's so well match by the music and melody. I'd walk you through the tracks, but it would take away from the beauty of it. You'll find your favorites on this release - I defy you to listen to this CD more than once without feeling something new.

John

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I was amazed by this CD, April 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Come to Where I'm From (Audio CD)

I first heard Joseph Arthur on a college station, it was a live, acoustic version of In the Sun. I thought to myself, "what a beautiful song... there's someone who truly understands." Later on I heard History and Exausted from the same live performance, and that's when I knew I had found a true treasure. Every once in awhile I hear a song that touches me so deep, reflects my deepest, darkest feelings so perfectly that while listening, I feel better simply because someone else knows... understands. The thing about this CD is that it is full of those types of songs. I would suggest this CD to anyone who has trouble understanding why they feel so terribly bad sometimes, it may offer some insight. The only reason I do not give this CD 5 stars is because I prefer the stripped down acoustic versions as opposed to the strange mix of sounds that accompany the lyrics on this CD, although once I had gotten past the inital listening phase the music does complement the lyrics of each song, and I may be biased because I heard the live, acoustic versions first. But all in all, an outstanding CD... I can't really compare it to anything, except to say that his insightful, introspective lyrics put him up there with the best of the mope genre. Highly recomended.