PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys (Amazon.com Exclusive) [EP]

Paul Westerberg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Dry Wood Music
• ASIN: B002PMVSHK
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,696 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars new Westerberg, November 12, 2009

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C. C. Ford - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys (Amazon.com Exclusive) (Audio CD)

I'll give it four stars on the strength of "Dangerous Boys" alone. The other songs I would not rate that high. It's clearly another homemade recording with Westerberg's drumming being the weak link. The piano driven "Love on the Wing" is another standout in this five song collection. In general it's good enough to keep the fans happy until the 'real' release comes along (whenever that will be).

CF

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Star-Six Song EP, October 27, 2009

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Brian Lux (Northern CA) - See all my reviews
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As with most of his releases over the last few years, these songs are all said to have been recorded solely by Westerberg in his basement- the writing, the singing, the instrumentation, the recording--and because of this, these songs sound, at times, a little rough around the edges. It has been argued elsewhere that Westerberg would do well to hire himself an ace producer. I would argue that, as home-made recordings, these come across quiet well as they are and that the writing- both melodically and lyrically- is excellent throughout. These songs are infused with a range sincere emotion and are personal in nature without being cloyingly self-disclosing.

This is a fine recording by an artist who continues to follow his muse without succumbing to any urge to compromise his music for the sake of selling mass numbers of units. The music is intimate without sounding overly sentimental. The lyrics convey strong feelings yet allow the listener room for interpretation. And best of all, these songs get better with repeated listening. My only complaint is that this recording is not available on vinyl, but few are these days and personally, I'll take this one in any format available.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You Paul !!!, October 3, 2009

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Jeffrey H. Phillips - See all my reviews
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This is a very solid EP... Opener is "Ghost on a Canvas" which I can't stop listening to....just classic Paul on that one.. really after a couple of listens there isn't a clunker on this one. "Treat me like the cat" could have been a AM hit in the 70's.. awsome phrasing and change on that one. If you like what Paul has been doing for the last 7yrs this is a must have. As far as the packaging goes...WHO CARES!! I'm in this for the music. And actually I love the photos.. Paul in nature on the front... and I am assuming his son Johnny and some of his friends on the back. Very Cool..I'm sure his son is as proud of his dad and how cool was it for him that he made it on the cd.. One last thing.. I know Paul is tired of hearing this, but I hope he can tour soon.. with or without Tommy either way, but the Tommy addition would be awsome.. Cheers...