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Our Endless Numbered Days

Iron & WineAudio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (157 customer reviews)

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Over the course of his ten-year career, Iron and Wine's Sam Beam has become one of today's greatest story tellers, crafting meticulous tales full of forlorn love, religious imagery and wistful dreams. Many fell in love with Iron and Wine Beam's tender and spare rendering of The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights" was featured on the Garden State soundtrack in 2002. ... Read more in Amazon's Iron & Wine Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 23, 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • ASIN: B0001ENX54
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (157 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,733 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. On Your Wings
2. Naked As We Came
3. Cinder And Smoke
4. Sunset Soon Forgotten
5. Teeth In The Grass
6. Love And Some Verses
7. Radio War
8. Each Coming Night
9. Free Until They Cut Me Down
10. Fever Dream
11. Sodom, South Georgia
12. Passing Afternoon

Editorial Reviews

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Florida’s brilliant singer-songwriter Sam Beam expands Iron & Wine from solo project to a gaggle of friends and family on slide guitar, percussion, and backing vocals on his second album. Fans need not worry--the hushed immediacy and rich melodies remain the focus--but new flavors abound. For instance, the strange "Cinder And Smoke" sounds like a collaboration (with banjos of course) between America, Robert Wyatt and Low. Meanwhile, "On Your Wings," "Free Until They Cut Me Down," and "Teeth in the Grass" showcase a brooding, earthy, Southern-rock-on-laudanum side that the band had previously only demonstrated in concert. It's rare when an artist who's become known for bedroom recordings makes the transition to the studio to produce work that's better--Daniel Johnston, Lou Barlow, and Liz Phair all made their defining moments crouched above a cassette recorder at home. But Beam is the exception to the rule, as he has easily bested himself on the second Iron & Wine album. --Mike McGonigal

Product Description

Listening to Our Endless Numbered Days makes plain Sam's deft touch with words and melody; one that allows him to turn out stories about love, loss, faith, or the lack of it that are at once personal and universal, set to music that is sweetly haunting and timeless.

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102 of 111 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful July 22, 2005
By someguy
Format:Audio CD
Here I am, a grown man, who listens to everything from the Shins to Tool. I was listening to this album in my bed after I bought it that day. I was really tired, so I kind of drifted off (not because the album was boring, far from it - I was just tired). When "Fever Dream" came on I instantly became aware again. It's not like this song has a loud or startling beginning, either - no Iron & Wine song does. But the guitar line was so beautiful my mind must have said "wake up and hear this." I rarely hear a song that affects me so...so dramatically as "Fever Dream" did, and still does. I just layed there, captured by it's sheer gentle beauty. It aroused so many emotions inside that were lying dormant somewhere inside me. The fact is, I've been extrememly lonely lately, and there hasn't been anyone I felt could really sympathize with me. But this song captured my emotions so well I shed tears. You probably think I'm lame, but I just needed to share how deeply this song affected me.
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115 of 135 people found the following review helpful
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I cannot begin to explain in words how much I Love this album. OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS is perfectly appealing to me in every way: lyrically, instrumentally, vocally, its unique style, right down to the cover. Ahhhh. It should be in every music lovers cd library. Every song can stand alone on its own merit yet, as a complete composition it is breathtaking with each song making the previous and next sound even better. So obviously, I love every track and my favorite is the last track, "Passing Afternoon."
There's a Force in OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS to be reckoned with. For me, it literally stops time and makes whatever I'm doing a joy while I feel peaceful, humble and thankful as it plays. OEND feeds my spirit as if to say, "Just live life, enjoy as much as possible and take it as it comes-- especially things out of my control." Music that speaks to me...what a gift. I only hope to keep coming across Music this great. Thank you, Sam.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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37 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Sam Beam is the singer/songwriter behind Iron and Wine. Musically, you'll definitely be reminded of the spare acoustic folk sounds of Nick Drake, though Beam is apt to dust them with country influences quite often in the form of banjos and slide guitar. Vocally, he reminds me of a more hushed Lindsay Buckingham, especially when he utilizes layers of his vocals. ("Radio War" in particular made me think of a RUMOURS outtake..) Tempos and moods here vary between slow and melancholy to mid-tempo and subdued.

HIGHLIGHTS:

"On Your Wings" sinks it with its refrain "God, give us love in the time that we have" as it basks in mortality ("All these men that You've made/How we wither in the shade.."). "Each Coming Night" is another rumination about life's fragility. ("Will you say when I'm gone away/'I loved your son for his sturdy arms'...") "Free Until they Cut me Down" strides close musically to Johnny Cash's take on Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" (at least during the intro section) but nicely diverges later into one of the more musically interesting bits. It's also one of the more cynical tunes here, seemingly placing Beam in the shoes of a rapist ("Papa, don't tell me what I could've done/She's the one who begged me/'Take me home'...") "Fever Dreams" has probably the most poetic take on love here ("I want your flowers/like babies want God's love/Or maybe sure as tomorrow will come") Don't ask me what "Teeth in the Grass" is about...don't ask me to stop hearing it in my head either. It just sticks there...

LOWS:

No particular tunes stick out as bad but there is a sameness of sound throughout the disc. Whether that strikes you as "boring" or "cohesive" is probably in the ear of the beholder. It's also a bit short on runtime (less than 45 minutes) if such things matter to you.

If you like clear-cut images in your lyrics, this ain't the CD for you. I suspect that in some cases Beam just thought the words "sounded good" and they don't have any meaning at all.

BOTTOM LINE:

The cheerleaders for this album are candycoating quite a bit. I don't hear any "new Dylan" here. However, I do find myself liking it after repeated listenings and see it as a nice piece of art. Nick Drake fans are advised to check it out, as are fans of folky pop in general.

3 1/2 stars
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4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Album
What a breathtaking album. I personally am a bigger fan of his other album, "The Creek Drank the Cradle," but this is just as good. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Eddie Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure emotion
When they say that music is the universal language, they mean this album specifically. it's an album that i return to over and over again...and the years only make it better.
Published 1 month ago by C. Montejo
5.0 out of 5 stars Endless Spins
I spin this every single day since I bought it.
It is by far the most beautiful bit of vinyl that I own, and well worth the money spent.
Highly recommend.
Published 3 months ago by Alexandria Lebo
5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite Iron & Wine album
Great themes. Great music. What else really can be said? This is, hands down, my favorite Iron and Wine album.
Published 3 months ago by Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Simply love everything about this album. Buy it! You'll keep coming back for more and looking forward to their next release!
Published 4 months ago by Gary
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for acoustic guitar lover.
Bought this for my daughter for Christmas. She loves Iron & Wine. Great for anyone who love acoustic guitar/folksy music.
Published 4 months ago by Stacey
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Iron I Wine
Fantastic voice, lyrics are sometimes nonsense to me, but love the overall sound. Very soothing music. Saw them play on televeison, quite intersting.
Published 5 months ago by V. Sumner
5.0 out of 5 stars very unique blend
another artist/group that i can't get enough of. i could just fall asleep listening to their soothing music and blends of songs.
Published 5 months ago by Christine Sewell
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Iron & Wine album
I'm not good at writing long, informational music reviews. What I can say is that his lyrics are poetry and his voice is incredibly soothing to me. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jennifer J. March
5.0 out of 5 stars One of his best albums, in perfect quality.
Sam Beam has always written truly amazing work, but Our Endless Numbered Days is truly one of Iron & Wine's best albums. Every single song is very well thought out and captured. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Frank
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