The Lean Years Tradition [Original recording]

Model Engine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording
• Label: SaraBellum
• ASIN: B001CLFQWI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,322,623 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Model Engine: The Lean Years Tradition! Model Engine is Jeremy Post (guitar, vocals), Brad McCarter (bass, vocals) and Erik Herzog (drums, percussion). 1997 SaraBellum Release! TRACKS: 1. Hang You Upside Down; 2. Scarred But Smarter; 3. Reeperbahn; 4. Suture; 5. Weathervanes; 6. Walking Wounded; 7. Anonymous F; 8. Halcyon Days; 9. Encore; & 10. Rosinante.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As a friend of the singer..., June 15, 2005

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Kid at Heart (Clovis, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lean Years Tradition (Audio CD)

...I can safely say there's not a better person on the planet... and he writes some darn good music too! This is a very intriguing album that has a lot of character. It's definitely a good listen. My favorite on the disc is "Weathervanes," which, to me, is a perfectly crafted song.

Buy it! Give it a listen! You'll like it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique guitar driven music, thoughtful lyrics., June 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lean Years Tradition (Audio CD)

Model Engine is the band that evolved out of Black Eyed Sceva, a California based Christian Alternative Band. The music on This album is strongly guitar based, and as a guitar player myself, I find the style to be unique and refreshing. You probably will not find any top 40 hits in here, but what you will find is thoughtful lyrics such as "I've been sparring with my ghosts, they've been ducking all my blows, and the apparitions I've been missin' got all dressed up in your clothes." from "Walking Wounded". The music is always appropriately matched with the lyrical content, giving the album a strong emotional feel. Halcyon days is a prime example. When the song speaks of disconcerting problems the beat consists of one measure of 4/4 time followed by one measure of 3/4 time, When the song speaks of Halcyon days (calm days) the song evens out into a consistent 4/4 time.

You don't have to be a musician to appreciate this album. Overall a very good effort.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars thoughtful, charged lyrics and wonderful grungey music, June 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lean Years Tradition (Audio CD)

The Lean Years Tradition is one of the CDs I keep coming back to. I don't think a week goes by that I don't listen to it. More than any other album, I think, this one really connects with me in the head -- intellectually, emotionally, spiritually. The only one to come close is 5 Year, 50,000 Miles Davis by Black-Eyed Sceva (Model Engine with a different drummer), and they've made great strides since then musically. For the best in current Christian music, look nowhere else.