Customer Reviews

Ghost Repeater

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Jeffrey Foucault is new to me. His sound on this disc catches at my heart and ear from start to finish. With a mix of folk, blues and country music, these songs have a brooding theme of travel but the bigger theme is one this indepentant music listener resonates with. I learned that Ghost Repeaters are empty radio stations that play demographically profiled playlists to wide sections of America. Echoes of American market culture from thousands of miles away are invading our airways the way epidemic sameness, bigbox stores, and faux news cycles through every state. The songs on Ghost Repeater reveal a story of love and uncertainty. Foucault's words reflect the poles of "one part love and one part grief" (#6) capturing his recent marriage and his delight in that to the heartache he feels looking at our country. Treat yourself well and listen to these songs

Saw Jeffrey yesterday over here in Holland in a very intimate concert. For sure not more than 100 people.

I was there to see Slaid Cleaves who would also perform. Jeffrey was the opener of the evening. During his performance I really wondered how it is possible that one man and only a guitar can keep an audience, at least me, listen in astonishment.

A pity he only performed for a bit over half an hour. Afterwards I purchased the Ghost Repeater cd which he signed for me.

I gave it a five star rating. I played the cd today I don't know how many times and it really grows on you and gets better every time you listen to it.

My favourites :

Ghost repeater
Americans in corduroys
I Dream an old lover
One for sorrow
Train to Jackson
One part love
Wild waste and welter
City flower
Tall grass in old virginny
Mesa, Arizona
Appeline

Yes I know I just listed all the songs. That's because I can't choose. Listen for yourself.

I don't usually care to share my opinions, but I have to break my normal silence and rave about this musician. I'll agree with a previous reviewer that the album "Ghost Repeater" is a little more polished than his earlier two albums, and that it makes for a slightly weaker finished product. But this young musician is absolutely astonishing. His lyrics are beautiful and thought provoking, and his haunting music gets you in the ears and in the gut. I don't know what genre you'd consider his work -- Folk? Blues? Bluegrass? Americana? Country? Forget genres -- this album, and all of Jeffrey Foucault's previous works, are must-haves for anyone who enjoys truly American music.

i enjoy looking for that special album. you know... the one that you take to work and let friends oooww and aahhh over. if you're looking for just a fine, fine artist with an amazing voice and gripping lyrics, then look no further than mr. foucault. ghost repeater is another A++ album from an artist who's cd's seem to get lost in a car cd player for weeks upon weeks. a few more artists (from hundreds..maybe thousands of dollars of research in buying cd's) great for a drive are kelly joe phelps, hayward williams and martin sexton. take care and enjoy.

First let me state that I think Jeffrey Foucault is astonishingly gifted not only as a guitarist, but also as a singer/songwriter. That said his latest offering Ghost repeater is, well, erring a little too close to a more polished Nashville sound than I myself care for. The desperate spare arrangements of "Stripping Cane" and "Miles from the Lightning" are replaced with a much more 'country' set-up, fuller sound rounded out with a bigger range of musicians. Think "Devils and Dust" as opposed to "Nebraska". If you like country this is probably one of the best albums you'll buy this year because the writing is so strong, but I just can't help wandering what this album would sound like stripped back to the bare essentials. I think there's just a little too much pedal steel in the mix and the whole album sounds a lot more compressed and produced than previous albums. Just my opinion folks - would still reccomend to listeners - but with a cautionary note to prior fans of his more bluesy folk offerings.

This is an outstanding groups of songs. Foucault has really hit an apex in songwriting here. Truly impressive, emotional, poignant, from start to finish not one weak song. Foucault has a profound voice, and a compelling and gripping sense of time and place. A songwriter who combines, acoustic country, folk, blues and americana with powerful singing and imagery. An artist not to be overlooked!

I bought this CD after hearing Ghost Repeater from an indie, internet site (www.kpig.com). Wild, Waste and Welter just blew me off my chair. I had to write this review. I thought song was Ryan Bingham; forgot about this guy (so many songs on that IPOD). Put on headphones on listen to this one.

I have enjoyed this cd tremendously, I am so glad I was able to purchase it. It is a great mixture of blues, country and rock, I recommend it highly.

As good a songwriter as Foucault is, he's improved his craft further on this one. Evocative, melodic and wonderfully produced by veteran Bo Ramsey, whose subtle, intelligent guitar work ties the whole thing together.

This recording (from December 2005) is richer, fuller and more consistent sounding than his previous one (the sparse but even more brilliant Stripping Cane). His songwriting is in top form here but he's also backed by a full band that includes the distinctive, haunting, moody and soulful electric guitar work of Bo Ramsey, and this is what makes it so special for me.

This is a must have if you already know you're a fan of Foucault, but it'll probably also appeal to any fans of the more general genre - excellent, authentic Mid-Western folk/blues/Americana.