Faithlift

Spirit Of The West | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002HFI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,471 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Five Free Minutes

2. Sadness Grows

3. Is This Where I Come In

4. Bone of Contention

5. Slow Learner

6. And If Venice Is Sinking

7. Mum's the Word

8. Death on the Beach

9. Sincerely Yours

10. God's Apprentice

11. Guildhall Witness

12. Sixth Floor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, original, a good buy., June 4, 2000

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Dominik Dabrowski - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faithlift (Audio CD)

Ever since first hearing And If Venice Is Sinking when it was first released I had wanted to listen to this CD. But it wasn't until I was at a used CD store in September of 98 that I happened to come across this album and listened to it. I liked what I heard and bought it. Another popular song from Faithlift is Sadness Grows, and just like And If Venice Is Sinking, it is a very catchy tune. But Spirit of the West does not seem to be about catchy tunes. If you listen to this album you will notice that it's real strength lies in the lyrics. Many of the songs also deal with religion so avoid this album if you think you might be offended by somewhat unfavorable references to the church. But if you like metaphorical lyrics with good instrumental backup you should pick this one up. Don't buy it if you are looking for your run of the mill rock.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the spirit of maritime Canadian folk, April 27, 2004

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I ain't no porn writer (author, "Crippled Dreams") - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faithlift (Audio CD)

If you haven't heard this album and you love good Celtic folk, you gotta hear "Sadness Grows", "And If Venice Is Sinking" and "The Guildhall Witness" and you will be very pleasantly blown away :).

David Rehak
author of "A Young Girl's Crimes"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing., September 5, 1999

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Michael (Calgary, AB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faithlift (Audio CD)

Simply a Amazing album. This is a album, if you actually listen to the lyrics, which talks about our society. None of the songs sound familiar, this band continues to grow. Unlike most bands, Spirit of the West doesnt feel they need to sound like there previous successful albums in order to grow and sound great. By far, one of the best Spirit of the West albums.