Indigenous

Indigenous | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B00009YFP7
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,037 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as it gets!, October 3, 2003

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Another LI Dude (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigenous (Audio CD)

After reading the reviews on this website, I was really scared that I was going to be picking up a crappy CD. But after listening to it, I have one bit of advice: Don't listen to the naysayers. This CD is awesome and tells me that this group is finally living up to their potential.

Up until now, their studio albums have been kind of on the mellow side. Some people like that. Live at Pachyderm Studios however showed you what their live sound is like. They are a very driven blues/rock band with a hard garage/bar type sound. Finally they have come out with a studio album to match. It's incredible music.

And for those people who don't like the distortion, it's obvious the band is using a fuzz box or two. This is not new, folks. Jimi Hendrix used to do it all the time. It gives you the feeling like you are sitting in somebody's garage sitting on a broken patio chair, drinking beer out of a can and listening to really good music from a band that nobody has heard of before. It's intentional and it works.

If you like Hendrix, SRV, Buddy Guy, etc., this CD will not let you down. If you liked this band's mellower studio stuff (which was good in its own way), you may be a tad disappointed. Base your decision on which group you fit into.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing, April 24, 2005

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deltapapa "deltapapa" (bay area, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigenous (Audio CD)

First of all, I am a huge Indigenous fan. Mato Nanji is simply
incredible. However, this album is a disaster. It is not in the
same league as Circle or Things We Do. The recording quality is
appalling for a modern recording. It is heavily compressed and
distorted. Indigeous should dump the Davey Brothers as their
producers. I have all Indigenous recordings including their EP
CDs and their video DVD. This album is by far the worst of the
lot. Please come back to your senses Mato. P.S. Indigenous is
just great live. Don't miss them if they come to your town.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stevie Ray fans take note..., April 5, 2004

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"pattycake56" (West Haven, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigenous (Audio CD)

A friend gave this cd to me and I went crazy for it. I subsequently ordered all their other cds (circle, things we do, and live at the pachiderm...) but this cd remains my favorite. The guitar work does it for me. And lyrically, [and at the same time] its fun (...).

I must confess something though... The first few times I listened to it, it kept taking me somewhere else... somewhere else, then suddenly --holy shiznit! Its SRV! I am a major Stevie Ray Vaughn fan, and it's like he's channeling him through his voice and guitar. But before you mock or say "oh yeah, they're just a rip off", I don't mean he sounds like he is IMITATING, but he has the same quality in his voice and he knows how to make love to his guitar! The similarities are the most noteable in this cd.

In any case, if you're a fan of that classic blues/rock mix, this is a cd worth buying.