The Last Embrace [Original recording remastered]

Spirit Caravan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Meteor City
• ASIN: B0000DZTKX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,462 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All bow to Wino, for he is Riff King, "Stoner" Sage..., November 8, 2003

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D. J. Galante Jr. "GoaT" (watchcity, Ma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last Embrace (Audio CD)

Children, pick up this double-disc set, and upon listening to its contents you will wonder why you did not pay ten times the amount to own such splendor. Perfect for those late in the game (welcome!), this collection encompasses all their recorded output (two full lengths, an ep and singles-most originally released by Fugazi man Joe Lallys' label Tolotta), which is now out of print. With three unreleased tracks to sweeten the deal, anyone looking for a hearty helping of Sabbath with soul, look no further. This is the real deal-when Scott "Wino" Weinrich is involved, you know you are in for a satisfying trip. Please do yourself a favor and investigate St.Vitus, The Obsessed, Place of Skulls, as well as The Hidden Hand. Thanks Wino-you inspire with your words, as well as with your riffs. Children, take this candle and lead your way out of the darkness...
-goAty666

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Near Flawless Chronicle of Greatness, February 18, 2004

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purerockfury "Gorillas" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Embrace (Audio CD)

Wino and all of his musical endeavors, in a short period of time and space, have planted their seeds in my brain and gains more shelf space in my psyche every day. It is safe to assume that my interest level in Spirit Caravan has blossomed into nearly a full blown obsession. Spirit Caravan rises to the top of the "stoner rock" mountain with a mighty grasp on how rock music; in general, is supposed to be played. It is catostrophic to me that Spirit Caravan never achieved the amount of success that lesser bands have been handed for much less effort.

Sans the "Dreamwheel" ep, I do believe that the whole catalog is present and accounted for. Disc 1 features a handful of scattered ep and compilation tracks before careening headfirst into the amazing "Jug Fulla Sun" LP. Disc 2 contains some unreleased tracks followed by the equally praise-worthy "Elusive Truth" LP and most of these songs have gone largely ignored outside of the Caravan's core fanbase.

Heavy, yet well crafted riffs round out the whole of the songs contained therein. The aspect of Spirit Caravan that makes them so unique is their total professional approach to writing music. A good amount of stoner rock bands go for the jugular with unabashed heaviness and Spirit Caravan takes their style ten steps further by incorporating melody, tone, random tempo changes and an all encompassing feeling of despair without falling into the trap that many of rock's elite dive head first into.

If you missed the boat the first time, here's your chance to board the cruise ship. Meteor City gets all the goat horns in their favor for making this collection of superb heavy music available to those who either cannot find Spirit Caravan's individual releases or want to have the lion's share of SC music in one convenient package. Your metal/rock/punk/stoner library is naked without Spirit Caravan to give it some refinement.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars some truly great work from Wino's 2nd greatest band, April 20, 2006

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Self Induced (Drexel Hill, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Embrace (Audio CD)

this release is a compilation that collects songs from the Spirit Caravan's 2 full length albums, their first and last 7" singles, and a couple unreleased tracks. the digital remastering sounds great - lots of clarity and a slight boost in the levels. this 2-CD set in my opinion is proof that Wino is truly one of the greatest post-Hendrix rock guitarists alive today. Spirit Caravan may not ever achieve the cult status of Saint Vitus or Obsessed, but Wino's level of heart and soul in his playing with S.C. is certainly matched with anything else he's ever done in his career, past or future.