Flying Saucer Blues

Peter Case | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B00004S2UA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,987 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #82 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Folk Rock

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Gem From Peter Case, June 2, 2000

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Mike Schiller (Detroit Rock City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying Saucer Blues (Audio CD)

Peter Case has released some of the finest songs in music the last dozen or so years. He consistantly delivers GREAT CD's that are timeless. This one is no exception! "Blue Distance" is absolutley beautiful and it's followed by outstanding "Walking Home Late". The songs play off each other just perfectly. "Two Heroes" sounds like a classic the first time you hear it. Other standout's include "Lost in your Eyes" "Cool Drink of Water" and Something Happens". This CD should please long time fans as well as attract new ones. The diversity of the songs make it possibly his most accesible work to date. If you have a chance to see him on tour do so. I just saw him and he is AMAZING live!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, April 30, 2000

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Jeanne Lightly - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying Saucer Blues (Audio CD)

Case has honed his road-blues barbs to a spare, leathery and almost entirely acoustic sound that relies more on song structure than on fancy delivery. Plying his wry story-songs, Case sets his somewhat roughened voice against his own strummed six- and 12-strongs, drawing in turns from the pure musicality of folk, Cajun, country and blues more than from the narrative-heavy sound that defines most contemporary folk. Case writes of adult dilemmas with a self-deprecating distance, jollying himself out of self-pity with jaunty rhythms and a touch of twang.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bob Dylan at a Party, February 9, 2001

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flying Saucer Blues (Audio CD)

This is a great a little CD. Peter Case again sings like hell (title of former CD). "Paradise Etc." is as catchy as it is clever. "Walking Home Late" is one of the sweetest little tunes. "Coulda Shoulda Woulda" has a great washboard-rhythm feel to it. I keep getting flashes of early Dylan when I listen to this disc. Peter sings better and these tunes are not as universal as Dylan's writing, but they are a lot of fun. I can't make up my mind whether Case is a better writer or singer because this is like listening to Dylan at a party. "This Could be the One" says it well. Great mostly acoustic music, full of life. Enjoy!