Joy of Suffering (Dig)

Eric McFadden | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Terminus Records
• ASIN: B000B5XZVU
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,385 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 6-string master has spoken again, December 19, 2005

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Sojourner (Albuquerque) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joy of Suffering (Dig) (Audio CD)

If you are not already familiar with the Legendary Eric McFadden or his work with The Eric McFadden Trio, this is the perfect place to start, but by no means is it the end of the road. This release Featuring Eric, the incomparable Paolo Baldi on percussion and the masterful James Whiton doing things to the acoustic bass that have never been done before, is a mind-whalloping kick in the a** no matter what your musical tastes are (but it helps if your tastes are hard-rockin'). This one, just as his others, are peppered with flamenco-style guitar, driving baselines, shredding solos and a bit of surf-guitar here and there. There is no room for complaint on any of these tunes. My personal favorites are "The Ghost of St. Patrick" and "Rise of King George". If this album doesn't do it for you, go ahead and kill yourself, because you apparently are half-dead anyway.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pokes around in those recesses of the brain most would rather keep hidden, January 26, 2007

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loce_the_wizard "loce_the_wizard" (Lilburn, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joy of Suffering (Dig) (Audio CD)

Eric McFadden was has played mandolin for George Clinton and guitar for Eric Burden, plus had his own trios, including this one and the Faraway Brothers. Here he joins forces Paolo Baldi on percussion and James Whiton on acoustic bass.

The results are a dark, festive romp that will keep you off kilter and make you wonder why Mr. McFadden is not better known. Perhaps he is just a bit too unconventional or perhaps he pokes around in those recesses of the brain most would rather keep hidden.

Regardless, he brings a madcap energy to his guitar and mandolin playing and sings in a rich, almost scary voice. Baldi whips the drums into shape, and Whiton must be a blur on bass. Good stuff here for those who have a spirit of musical adventure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indead a joy to suffer, May 18, 2009

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Shahaf Levin (Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joy of Suffering (Dig) (Audio CD)

Intelegnt, deep and sophisticated, yet raw, powerfull and unpretentious, dark and morbid, yet with a grin. The devil-ish clown on the cover says it all.

From the hard rocking openning track ('Put it down') and the gypsy-circus sound of 'Bury our sins', from the westen-ish style of 'Miranda', through the borderline suicidal 'Is the morning safe for waking', and all the way to the bowed upright-bass solo in 'Fill my cup', Eric McFadden Trio brings their own style of music, their own unique sound. I can't describe what they sound like by comparing them to another band, because no other band sounds like them.

Like every true piece of art, this album is not everybody's cup of tea, but every music enthusiast would appreciate it. I cherish mine.