Dose

Red Rooster | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 3, 2004)
• Original Release Date: December 3, 2004
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Wondermore Records
• ASIN: B0006VY3Z6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #476,181 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Red Rooster is proud to announce the 20-track release of "Dose," an exciting new, double-disk adventure that will bring you months, if not years, of listening pleasure.

When we began to think about what direction we wanted to take this album, one of the ideas that emerged was to record two versions of each song. Though doubling the workload seemed daunting, we began to lay down some guidelines. On the first disc, we took advantage of every modern tool at our disposal, from amplifiers and distortion pedals to samples and computers. For the second disc, we stripped down to our acoustic instruments and natural sounds that could be captured only with a microphone. We also explored alternate melodies, lyrics, chord structures, tempos, and time signatures and started wondering: What makes a song a song? How far can you stretch a song while still keeping its essence–the thread of the song–intact? How do the differences change meaning? We’re not sure we answered any of these questions, but we had a great time asking them.

While the above might sound either a little music-geeky, ridiculous, or just plain geeky; you will not be disappointed by the album. Above all, we focused on the music being plain kick-ass and made sure each disk and each song would stand on its own.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Really excellent album, March 29, 2011

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Lanoitarus "lanoitarus" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dose [Explicit] (MP3 Download)

Found this band at a random bar in Vermont, and ended up buying all the albums. They're all good, but this is by far the best. These guys manage to nail the country vibe without any over the top style that us new englanders tend to find obnoxious about country (no overdone twang, no pandering-to-the-crowd lyrics) -- hard to describe but its a great effect. Its like Mumford and Sons meets Johnny Cash. Their newest album (walk) is available directly from their website as a pay-what-you-want download.