This Empty Northern Hemisphere

Gregory Alan Isakov (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gregory Alan Isakov
• ASIN: B002APNGJ0
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,224 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I haven't had a reason to purchase a whole album in years., September 21, 2009

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Patrick Walentiny - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Empty Northern Hemisphere (MP3 Download)

I heard "That Moon Song" on the radio a couple weeks back. When I hear a good song, I typically write down the name of the artist and song so I can go back later to download it. Often times I lose interest, forget to go back, or get the one song I like and move on to newer and greener pastures. After I got this one song, I got curious what the rest of the album was like. I had been burned before by artists who had one or two good songs and I had taken a chance on their album and made the big purchase, so I was skeptical. I went to the artists website and I listened to each song in his set. I immediately loved this album. It is slow and melodic. His style reminds me a bit of a modern Bob Dylan, without the weird inflection in voice. If you have heard 'That Moon Song' and really enjoyed it, you won't regret getting the rest of the album.

I agree with the other commenter above me as well. Every song, on the album, sounds like the album cover looks.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Summer days are just a magazine..., August 11, 2009

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Daniel Martin "dantheduckman" (Worthington, WV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Empty Northern Hemisphere (Audio CD)

The first song I ever heard from this guy was "That Moon Song" and I heard it on The Wake Up Sets on SiriusXM's station The Loft. The host of that morning show has a penchant for playing what has been termed "sad b@st@rd songs."
Gregory Alan Isakov has made an album full of these songs. This is most definitely a headphone album. The songs just glow and wrap you up in emotion. Strings, acoustic guitars, softly tapping drums and Gregory's gentle voice all blend together nicely to create one fine album.
I don't know if this makes any sense, but the songs on this album sound exactly like what the album cover looks like. If it doesn't make sense now, it will once you listen to the album.

If you're a fan of Doug Burr, then you'll probably like this album.

Key Track: That Moon Song.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Album, November 7, 2010

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Matt Humphrey - See all my reviews

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This review is from: This Empty Northern Hemisphere [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

I bought this album on CD immediately after seeing Isakov open for Brandi Carlile in 2009. It's a gorgeous, haunting album; and it sounds even better on vinyl. There are only one or two songs on the album that I skip.

"That Moon Song," "Big Black Car," "Master and a Hound," "Virginia May"... all amazing. I highly recommend this album.