End of Amnesia [Vinyl]

M. Ward | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (March 24, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Future Farmer Recordings
• ASIN: B001P5Q6IY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,952 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. End of Amnesia

2. Color of Water

3. Half Moon

4. So Much Water

5. Bad Dreams

6. Archangel Tale

7. Silverline

8. Flaming Heart

9. Carolina

10. From a Pirate Radio Sermon, 1989

11. Psalm

12. Ella

13. Seashell Tale

14. O'Brien/O'Brien's Nocturne

Editorial Reviews

2xLP. NO RETURNS. Available for the first time on vinyl! Creating gigantic compositions w/ little more than a guitar & sparse instrumentation, Ward was thrust onto the fertile singer/songwriter scene w/ this release. His music features deft, poised guitar playing, vivid lyrical imagery, & melodies that burrow into your brain - as if they'd been there all along

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars #2 Ward Highway: Genius, April 1, 2005

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loujack (coos bay, oregon) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: End of Amnesia (Audio CD)

If you are reading this then it is fair to presume you are out on the Ward highway and unless I miss my guess, traveling from Transistor Radio and Transfiguration back to the End of Amnesia. You have been hearing some fabulous sounds and incredible tunes on your way here and let me be the first to tell you that more of the same awaits you here in Amnesia-ville. In fact, this may be the best of his four solo albums and that in itself is a strong statement considering the one that preceded this one (Duet) and the two that followed (Transitor and Transfiguration). Ward is a musical genius, no doubt, and this collection of songs from a wholeistic perspective may be the clearest manifestation of that genius. His tune "half moon" simply has to be heard to be believed. "Carolina" is gorgeous and "seashell tale" defies description. But if I were standing in the front row of a Ward concert and calling for him to play a tune, it would be "bad dreams" (the opening chords to this song have to be heard to be believed: so subtle, so deep, so resonant). I think it is the best song Ward has ever written and immediately after he played it, I would yell up at him to play "fool says"(Transfiguration) and then "from debbie's stairs" (Duet) and then "here comes the sun again" (Transistor) and then "seashell tale" (Amnesia) and then "outta my head" (Transfiguration) and then "lullaby + exile" (Transistor). But if Ward leaned down to me and said that he would play only one of his four albums for us tonight from front to back, I would pick End of Amnesia. Everything Ward touches shines with a depth and beauty that has been missing from modern music for far too long but like I said, End of Amnesia would be my pick. It might well be the best complete album ever keyed and picked and sung by a man whose best musical work (if this is even conceivable) may well lie ahead of him. He is 31 years old; he is an incredible musical genius; and he has a talent and a musical muse that seems to be just getting untracked.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly reccomended., January 10, 2005

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Kevin "Kevdog" (Lexington Park, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: End of Amnesia (Audio CD)

"End Of Amnesia" makes you feel like you're sitting on the back porch of some log cabin in the mountains, and after hearing this cd, I wouldn't mind feeling that way all the time. This is a collection of serene, melodic, acoustic tunes, which blends country, folk, bluegrass, and modern abstract rock all together. This is a cd that makes itself appear sparse on the surface, but is actually maticulously composed. It is sophisticated, but not inaccessible or overly abstract. The albums' energy peaks with "flaming heart", a catchy, upbeat country song featuring a rare instance of electric guitar. Mellowness peaks on "O'Brien"(part 1 of track 15), where he is just about whispering the lyrics. I find this cd to be extremely enjoyable and relaxing, and I highly reccomend it for anyone looking for some good chill out music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars none, August 4, 2007

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jude (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: End of Amnesia (Audio CD)

I don't want to play it anymore because I don't want the feeling to go away.
Every 10 years you find music that comes across as a revelation. For me, in 1989 it was the Doors, in 1996 Gillian Welch, and now M. Ward. This album has the voice of Louis Armstrong, the gentleness of Nick Drake, the delivery of Roy Orbison, the class of Perry Como, the sweetness of Neil Young, the boogie woogie of Jerry Lee Lewis.