Mountain Meadows

Elliott Brood (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: SIX SHOOTER
• ASIN: B001AMCF1E
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,379 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From their debut EP, Tin Type (boasting the cult hit, "Oh, Alberta!") to their Juno-nominated, full length albums Ambassador and Mountain Meadows,Elliott BROOD have earned the praise of connoisseurs and critics alike. They've won over legions of fans with their raw and energetic live shows and their hatmospheric, richly crafted records, making a name for themselves worldwide and through several cross-Canada touring marathons . The band has opened for Wilco, The Black Crowes, and Broken Social Scene and will tour the U.S. this fall in support of their acclaimed release MOUNTAIN MEADOWS.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Upbeat folk- and country-tinged rock tells a very dark tale, October 13, 2009

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mountain Meadows (Audio CD)

The pastoral title of Elliott Brood's second album (originally release in Canada in 2008) is a head-fake, as is the upbeat tone of the folk- and country-tinged rock. The songwriting themes were inspired from the dark story of an 1857 massacre in which 120 men, women and children were slaughtered as they emigrated across Utah towards California. Songwriters Mark Sasso and Casey Laforet ponder not the deaths, but the lives of those who witnessed and survived the massacre, and rather gruesomely, the children who were adopted by the very Mormons who'd led the assault. Like their countrymen, The Sadies, Elliott Brood's music is impossible to pin down to a single genre. In volume they're a rock band, but in tone they augment their wall-of-sound guitars with nineteenth century elements of banjo and ukulele, and martial rhythms.

The trio creates music that's often sparse, but still attacks with its dynamics. Hard-strummed acoustics, crashing cymbals and drum accents punctuate Mark Sasso's impassioned, accusing vocals. Even when the music breaks down to ukulele and scavenged percussion, the background vocal exclamations continue to taunt. Sasso's high, raspy voice will remind you of both Perry Farrell and Shannon Hoon, as he gives voice to travelers unsure they'll survive the travails of the journey, angsty emigrants led uneasily away from their wagons, murderers haunted by misdeeds, and faint memories of the children left behind. Rather than a literal retelling of the massacre, the album is written as impressionistic fiction grown from the historical premise. This is a musically satisfying album, though you may wish the lyrics more transparently imagined the story from which their inspiration was drawn. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elliott Brood-Mountain Meadows, September 10, 2008

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Sneedle "Sneedle" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mountain Meadows (Audio CD)

This is a great upbeat CD. It is listed as country, but I don't think it is, there is a little twang to the music, but it is more indie.

Fun! They're coming to Seattle in a couple weeks and it should be a great live show.