Lipstick, Lies & Gasoline

Fred Eaglesmith

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 8, 2007)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B000002ZCS
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #80,494 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording
Before this album, Canadian singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith had been something of a folkie, but on Lipstick, Lies & Gasoline, he rocks out, making most cuts as much about rhythm as anything else. The opening "Seven Shells" is almost all rhythm--slow, insistent and creepingly malevolent. Whether singing about relationships that either fade away (the pathetic "Drinking Too Much") or explode into violence, Eaglesmith's typically dark themes are well suited by these new arrangements, so even when his character studies are too broad to be revealing ("Time To Get A Gun"), or when his insights are banal ("Alcohol and Pills"), their pulsing musical settings still compel. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Must Hear This CD, October 20, 2000

By	Dan Wasson (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

If you have any interest at all in Folk, Country, or Rock music you need to hear this CD. Imagine Springsteen channelling Hank Williams. Fred Eaglesmith is the best thing that has happened to music in a couple years.

Listen to the CD and then see him live. It will change your life.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 105 is the speed this artist hits with the music on this CD., November 20, 1998

By A Customer

The music on this CD gets under your skin and crawls all up and down your nerve endings. The more I listen the more I love it. This is coming from a non-country music lover too. On first listening, I found there were songs that had *too much* twang. Now, I couldn't imagine them sounding any other way. All the way from, my personal favorite, 105 to Water in the Fuel you are moved along at a break neck speed that makes your brain swirl and your body move. Just be ready with the toothpick for the bugs in your teeth.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An all-time great, March 30, 2003

By	Bt "Cat." (Parts unknown) - See all my reviews

Fred's previous releases like "Drive-In Movie(his best),"Things is Changin" and "Paradise Motel",to name a few, are considered classics by more than a few people. This disc is no different.A perfect mix of roots-rock,country and country/folk; the thing that distinguishes Fred from the other top-level artist is that this guy's songwriting is a step above most of 'em. What you get here is music that is not only timeless, but it hits you square between the eyes with their brutal honesty and heartbreaking melodies. He also cracks you up with his twisted sense of humor and he certainly has a way with words. This guy's in my top 3 in terms of favourite artists. A real maverick.