Maplewood / Early Sessions [EP, Import]

Ed Harcourt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 20, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP, Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B000050XI7
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,370 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hanging With The Wrong Crowd

2. I've Become Misguided

3. Apple Of My Eye

4. Attaboy Go Spin A Yarn

5. He's Building A Swamp

6. Whistle Of A Distant Train

Editorial Reviews

This six-track debut EP features demo's and early versions of tracks that he eventually re-worked for his debut album, 'Here Be Monsters'. Ed's been been compared with Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley & Randy Newman for his lyrics. He uses a smorgasbord of instruments, brass, strings, banjo and piano amongst others. EMI. 2000.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Harcourt music., June 2, 2001

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Erik Tjernlund (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maplewood / Early Sessions (Audio CD)

It's been a long time since I've become so excited of a new artist as I am of Harcourt. Saw him live here i Stockholm, Sweden, May 2001 and it was -- for the lack of a less abused word -- magical.

Bought Maplewood a few days later and I have not played any other cd since. It's now June.

Every review or article I read about Harcourt mentions Waits, Buckley and an assortment of other singer-songwriters, but I'm not sure that is entirely correct or fair. This is Ed. This is Harcourt. Personal, creative and beautiful music with great lyrics.

Apple of my eye is the best song on the cd, but all of them are great. Yes. All of them. The only thing wrong with this release is that there are too few songs (only 6) on it, but I guess that implies hope for future records.

Beautiful. Intense. Sincere. Buy it. Buy two.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent release!, March 4, 2001

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Simone Oltolina (Morbio Inferiore, TI Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maplewood / Early Sessions (Audio CD)

Ed Harcourt is a masterful singer/songwriter who recorded this 6-tracks mini album in his home studio. On Maplewood he's crafted little, precious songs that are definitely woth a listen. As Amazon.co.uk states, you'll hear echoes of Tom Waits, Bono (the first time I listened to "Apple of my eye" I almost mistook the singer's voice for Bono's) and spaghetti western. The first songs reminds me of The Blue Nile but it's probably just a feel... Whatelse can I say? I wish it was a bit longer, after all he claims to have written hundreds of songs already.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mapelwood, February 17, 2001

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crazyb (London, England UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maplewood / Early Sessions (Audio CD)

this is one of the best album that i have ever been privilaged to hear. ed harcourt is a fresh voice in the modern crazyness of indie rock. there are a number of beautiful slow song that will relax and keep you calm. i am angered by the fact that harcourt has been completly ignored by the music world despite his blatent talent for writing singing performing ...... i hope sooner rather that later he will come into his own i mean good music can't be ignored for long?