|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific Introduction to "The Denver Sound",
By
This review is from: Introducing the Denver Gentlemen (Audio CD)
The so called "Denver Sound" finds its genesis in the aptly named Denver Gentlemen. Those unfamiliar with this rather obscure family of music may find the closest points of reference to be Nick Cave's gothic sensibilities and The Band's country rock fusions. In many ways however, this debut (released six years after the 1995 recording) does for country folk music what Captain Beefheart did for the blues with Safe As Milk. They twist genre conventions playfully, almost instinctively yet manage to straddle the line between the raw and the delicate.
Compared to the groups that would follow (16 Horsepower, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, etc.) The Denver Gentleman are almost baroque and the sound is more studied and inclusive. Adventurous listeners should find a good deal to chew on here.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
An aquired taste,
By
This review is from: Introducing the Denver Gentlemen (Audio CD)
OK. So I am way outside the Denver circuit and supremely unlikely to catch any live performances; as about unlikely as any Denver group would be to tour Alice Springs in Central Australia. But I am hooked on David Eugene Edward's purchase on the planet. Unsure of what contribution he made to this mid 90s phenomenon, I approached with caution, knowing that reviews citing The Band require due circumspection. I also get a laugh out of Slim Cessna's peculiarly dry religious references. Is this serious mid-west mockery? Whatever, Edwards sounds like a somewhat demented Believer; not sure about what in, but the music is believable, and he has, as it is sad,'found his voice'. Whoever is singing here(is it an adolescent Edwards?) with the Gentlemen does not. It sounds like David Surkamp(Pavlov's Dog) not quite attuned to a dadaist, Pere Ubu, but all a few notches below the achievements of any of these citations. Liked track four. But way short of requiring a revisit.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a wonderfull sound, a wonderfull band,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Introducing the Denver Gentlemen (Audio CD)
its been along time since ive heard music that leaves me in awe. these guys have really put together a sound that is so natural, one just takes to it. ive spent most of my free time with music, always looking for something more solid and intense. this band breaks many areas of earth so deep, i do belief this is the final equation. along with other bands such as slim cessnas auto club, devotchka, those poor [...], hank iii among others. these bands have put the upright bass back in the number one slot, from there its authentic to the core banjo, steel, horns, voices and tones we havent heard as a public in the states for decades. i also love that this music is not overproduced, these bands play real music in real sessions, i look foward to a day when more bands play music on traditional instruments, so they all they have to do is get together and play, and be great no matter where they are, sound good on any recording device, it may happen, these guys did it
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Passionate about music?
Learn more at SoundUnwound, the personal music encyclopedia, or challenge your friends with our music quizzes.
