The Days In Between [Import]

Blue Rodeo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 2, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Blue Rodeo Prod.
• ASIN: B000050YA6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,477 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Toronto Sun

It's hard to believe that this veteran Toronto outfit is releasing its eighth studio album on Tuesday.

But that's part of the pleasure of listening to Blue Rodeo's latest effort, a mostly striking 12-song collection that finds the band with a renewed and revitalized sound.

On first and second listen, you might think that Blue Rodeo is merely coasting on The Days In Between, their eighth studio album (in stores Tuesday). They don't indulge in any extended jams, and the spacey, psychedelic numbers that cropped up on their last three records are conspicuously absent.

The old road-ready Volkswagen Beetle on the CD cover, the old car shots inside ... Blue Rodeo look like they're set to cruise along.

Musically? Well, they're cruising along there, too.

Product Description

Canadian edition of 2000 album from alternative/country rock act. Includes the first single 'Somebody Waits'. Standard jewel case. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Canadian Alt-Country Rides On, June 26, 2001

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Erik J. Fortmeyer "beerisjoy" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Days In Between (Audio CD)

Blue Rodeo is a band that very well personifies the genre of Alternative Country music, and The Days In Between is an ideal example. They are not Alt-Country Pop in the conventional radio-friendly sense. They have had a good share of fine radio songs and probably have another one with Sad Nights. There's a line in the title cut to this album that I believe sums up the feel of this album, "And I was happy for awhile but then I started chasing your stone cold heart". Ahhhh, good ol' country alcohol lament! The album cover is of a VW Bug driving down a long, black and white country road. Is it sunrise or sunset? Things to ponder when relationships get squirrley. Don't get the wrong impression that this album is depressing. It does put you to thinking and reading the enclosed lyrics but, it also has plenty of Blue Rodeo's trademark excellent drumming and guitar hooks.

The bottom line: If you are new to Blue Rodeo and have a few bucks to spend taking a musical chance, pick this album up. I believe you will enjoy it enough to want to look into their other material. Definitely listen to the clip of Somebody Waits or Sad Nights. If you are a fan, The Days In Between will likely rate with you like the Five Days in July or Casino albums. It's not their masterwork, but it's still quite good.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Music from Blue Rodeo, September 30, 2001

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Michael Najjar (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Days In Between (Audio CD)

Blue Rodeo's "The Days In Between" is an excellent album on all accounts. The soulful combination of Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor's songwriting has not been so clearly articulated since their "Five Days in July" album. As with that album, the writing is the strong suit and the performances here are really impeccable. The songs "Cinema Song", "Bitter Fruit", "Andrea" and "Sad Nights" are as good as contemporary songwriting get, and the ending track "Truscott" is one of the most poignant works they've ever composed. Overall, this is a great album from one of the most unfairly overlooked Canadian bands.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thunderstorm Music, May 2, 2004

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Brian Kious (Saint Charles, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Days In Between (Audio CD)

When the first notes of "Cinema Song" crept through my speakers I couldn't help but get chills. This could possibly be Jim Cuddy's finest moment with Blue Rodeo since "Five Days In May"! This song alone makes the album worth owning (and it's only the first song!). It gets better though, Greg Keelor comes in with "The Seeker" in classic alt.country fashion. Keelor really shone on this album and with lines like "..the fine line between stealing and giving in the landscape of the saints..." is evendence that he was up to good. Other high points are the soaring vocals on the album's first single "Somebody Waits" as Jim Cuddy's crystal clear voice rings high. "The Days In Between" is Greg Keelor's only rocker, but it's one of the most standout songs on the album as is Keelor's moody "This Road" in which Glenn Milchem becomes more than just a drummer, he MAKES that song! The album does have a couple slow points which keeps it from getting the perfect score, but with what's good on here, the snoozers are vastly outweighed.