Eden Alley [CD, Original recording]

Timbuk 3 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: CD, Original recording
• Label: I.R.S
• ASIN: B000WOI9HU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,856 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Released in 1998 from I.R.S., this edition does not have a UPC code, but there is no mention of this release being a BMG or Music Club edition. Features all 12 songs and same artwork as the UPC version. - - - Track Listings 1. Tarzan Was a Bluesman 2. Easy 3. Reckless Driver 4. Dance Fever 5. Sample the Dog 6. Too Much Sex (Not Enough Affection) 7. Welcome to the Human Race 8. Eden Alley 9. Rev. Jack and His Roamin' Cadillac Church 10. Sinful Life 11. Little People Make Big Mistakes 12. Reprise (Don't Stop Now)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here comes Reverend Jack, March 24, 2006

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Pablo "Copyrider" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eden Alley (Audio CD)

If you like your rock sparse, bluesy, smart, and rough around the endges, you can't go wrong with Timbuk 3, and this is one of their best. A lot of variation here, from the smash-bang funkiness of Reverend Jack to the freakishly catchy Sample the Dog and the dreamy darkness of Easy. In fact, the one drawback to this album is that it's hard to sustain a mood when listening to it, but the tunes are great, and some (like Jack and Sample) are absolutely indispensible.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wry look at life..., June 3, 2005

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A. Ort "aorto" (Youngstown, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eden Alley (Audio CD)

If you are familiar with their first album, this one carries on in a similar vein. It is so easy to listen to with catchy guitar work and penetrating lyrics with just a splash of cynicism and a whole lotta irony.

It's a bit more personal than the first album, less about the outside world and politics, less social commentary, and more songs about people and strange situations. 'Sample the Dog' makes it worth the purchase. Overall, a great sophomore effort.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff, February 22, 2003

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the stoat (manchester,england) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eden Alley (Audio CD)

You may never have heard of this band - but try this CD and you'll want to hear more. They offer a cynical and wry way of looking at life put to smooth folk-rock traditional tunes. It's a laid back way of music for people with an intellectual laid back way of life.