The Golden Hour [Enhanced]

Firewater | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: TENURE RECORDS
• ASIN: B0014PAFVE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,216 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

...some seriously exotic magic was created....proving, yet again, that Tod A is one of the most criminally under-appreciated artists in the American underground. The alt-music veteran delivers his finest hour. --No Depression

...Firewater s most compelling record yet, a funky, furious bouillabaisse of fuzzy Gypsy-punk guitars, tart Bollywood strings and throbbing hand-drums. --Time Out New York

If the Clash had been bitten by the global-music bug earlier in its career, it probably would've sounded something like The Golden Hour. --Cleveland Scene

Product Description

Firewater, The Golden Hour

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars of The Golden Hour, May 14, 2008

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Judah Cradle - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Hour (Audio CD)

Great album, this is what freedom sounds like. Tod A always finds a way to reinvent this band and he has done it now with eastern influences. This one is right up there with their debut "Get Off the Cross..." and "The Man on the Burning Tightrope." I'm not a fan of many "bands" but Firewater combines rock, world music, and sea chanteys perfectly. Drinking songs for the thinking man and a hell of a lot of fun with heavy subject matter.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Returning to Form after 4 Years, May 20, 2008

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N. Chandler (SF, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Hour (Audio CD)

What I have always respected about Tod A is that he's in the music scene because he has a passion for making music. He doesn't pander to anyone's tastes except his own. Clearly this is a road less traveled and it does make his music slightly less accessible to some listeners -- but if you're reading this then you're likely not one of "those people." If you are new to Firewater then "The Golden Hour" is as a good a place as any to get introduced. Lyrically it's a bit more straight forward than some of their previous works but stands well above "Man On A Burning Tightrope." Firewater has always produced music that is intended to be chewed slowly and then digested in a four chambered stomach. What this means to me is that it takes several listenings to really get the groove of what they are putting forth (note: while some work is 'better' than others, I have never once been disappointed by anything they have produced). On "The Golden Hour" the band returns to form and cranks out some rockin' rhythms and Tod A writes some authentic and righteous lyrics. The video that is included on the disc is a friendly peek into the making of the music. Thank you Tod A and Firewater!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strange, exotic, and downright ornery!, August 14, 2008

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Amazonian (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Hour (Audio CD)

Heard this playing over the sound system at a local brick and mortar establishment, immediately went on the hunt for it. Turns out this is unavailalbe via conventional means, and has to be purchased online, or by special order. So Amazon it was for me.

The minute this baby arrived, I jumped into the car, my favorite listening room, and spun it up. I returned home after running through it a couple times (some songs got more spin than that!) and added it to my travelling case of "must have with me" CD's.

The blending of middle eastern and asian styles with pure American angst expressed with an indy rock sensibility is irresistible...and refreshing! As with all worthy artwork, there is also an interesting story behind its production. The journey of Tod A. through Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, Indonesia, and India while recording the music, with local musicians, that would be released as 'The Golden Hour,' makes the music all the more compelling.

The Golden Hour is upon us, and it is worthy of a spot in the collection of anyone who enjoys music that is art, and not simply filler for the empty spaces we move through.

Go get you some!!!