Food In The Belly

Xavier Rudd | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: January 30, 2007
• Release Date: January 30, 2007
• Label: Anti/Epitaph
• Copyright: 2007 Epitaph
• Total Length: 47:35
• Genres:
• ASIN: B000X6XHQ0
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,412 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Original and Awesome Songwriting, February 1, 2007

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Cold Head "Radio Play" (Augusta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Food in the Belly (Audio CD)

Xavier Rudd has made a very special album here. What a great wintertime release. Using instruments from his native Australia to create some of the more interesting musical arrangements since Ben Harper or say Sufjan Stevens. The use of the didgeridoo he really captures a landscape we rarely experience here in the states. This the best use of the didgeridoo since Ben Harper's 'Both Sides of the Gun'. Xavier's ballads are some of the more touching in recent memory. Any fan of Mason Jennings, Ben Harper, Sufjan Stevens or Iron & Wine will not be disappointed. Best album of the year so far.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars College radio stations take notice, March 4, 2007

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Shannon Freeman "discerning spirit" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Food in the Belly (Audio CD)

This was an impulse purchase; I wanted to sample something a little fresh, something new, and went with Xavier Rudd. The college crowd should be duly impressed with this outing. The rest of us may have to let it sink in over time.

There are some lilting tunes amid random cacophany on this experiment; the better ones soothe the ears. Rudd is not a poet in the ranks with Dylan or Mitchell, but he gets a fair amount of social commentary under the skin.

To be fair, this is something that most younger music fans should take notice of, because at least it takes some dares. I also give credit for Rudd incorporating his self proclaimed mentor Paul Simon. I didn't know he had such admiration until I read some reviews, but I found myself saying " Hmm.... some of this sounds like ' Graceland' era Paul Simon." If you want something that is a touch edgy, a bit melodic and a little profound, pick this up.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Such a Find, April 17, 2007

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Lulu "Literature Lovin' Girl" (East Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Food in the Belly (Audio CD)

A brilliant songwriter/musician. Excellent sound. Outstanding lyrics. Something very subtle (in a positive way, not meant as in boring or staid) and charming about "Food in the Belly" by Xavier Rudd. Loving the song "Messages" have listened multiple times, each time, I slip a bit further into the music.