El Dorado

The Mike Metz Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 2002)
• Original Release Date: February 14, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B0000645CQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,298,050 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Peaches

2. Forty Tons

3. East Hurtin' Street

4. El Dorado

5. Ask Angeline

6. Winnebago

7. Ghost of '49

8. Shiny Automatic

9. Westbound to Roseville

10. Here in Virginia

11. Deal Breaker

Editorial Reviews

-Performing Songwriter
Performing Songwriter, May 1, 2003

"...Mike Metz blazes through smokin’ blues, Stax-era soul and rootsy Americana with both precision and gusto."

Gritz.net, December 2, 2002

"Metz's music sounds like it was forged in the deep south and is inscribed with tales of the working class."

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best, better than all the rest!, March 26, 2002

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Just Melville (San Leandro, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Dorado (Audio CD)

This CD shares an essence of life that we can all learn from. The words are gathered greatly, and you can tell the time spent on each song. Mike Metz has what it takes to become one of musics greatest starZ!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget Alt-Country........This is real Americana!!!!!, April 12, 2002

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jen parker (San Francisco, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Dorado (Audio CD)

This is my new favorite! Flat-out , hands-down, 110% awesome! Mike's lyrics are delicately crafted, reeling about California's roots in the slow-burn song; GHOST OF '49 and country sweetheart EL DORADO. The musical styles that are stirred together are super impressive. I can hear old Motown, Tex-Mex, outlaw country, Memphis blues and rock n'roll,.......how often have you heard all that mentioned in one breath? If I could I would buy every one of you this CD just so you could find out what it is you've been missing. Forget Alt-Country,....This is real Americana!!!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "El Dorado" is an American original..., May 29, 2002

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Mark J. Koenig - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Dorado (Audio CD)

What can I say about this record that hasn't already been written? Mike Metz has produced a work of genuine originality and ebullient personality that defies a neat categorization as rock, blues, R&B, or even "Americana". Metz's vocals, reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen at his best, are nonetheless unique and captivating. Surrounding himself with a group of stellar musicians, Metz delivers a compelling contemporary blend of acoustic and slide guitars, sax, fiddle, accordion, and trumpets - aided by some truly amazing back-up vocalists, including The Gospel Hummingbirds. The band's deceptively straightforward style inexplicably reveals some previously overlooked (by me) nuance of harmony, vocal inflection or musical detail with each subsequent listen. All in all, a 100% honest, hard-core pastiche of American musical styles executed in an infectious manner that cries out for "mainstream" radio airplay. Very highly recommended.