Our Eternal Ghosts

Deadman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Little Indian Us
• ASIN: B000A2H2U4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

If U2 had gotten together with Bruce Springsteen during their Joshua Tree period there is every chance they would have come up with a record as hauntingly beautiful as this one. But they didn't, and as such it has fallen to Texan duo Steve and Sherilyn Collins, aka Deadman. Country rock/Americana, lilting and bittersweet, the Collins' vocal harmonies working to full effect, as does the beautiful steel pedal guitar accompaniment, and with an air of Gram Parsons and Calexico about them, Deadman take the country genre and sharpen up the edges. It comes as a welcome relief to the usual modern country fare and as such make no mistake; this is an album of considerable substance. One Little Indian. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, smart music, August 26, 2005

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zuzuspetals (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our Eternal Ghosts (Audio CD)

These guys just get better and better -- and when I first heard them I thought they were something special. Amazing songwriting, beautiful music. "Slowdance" is spectacular. If you love and appreciate good, smart music, you will love Deadman.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of a Hybrid Maintains Roots, January 30, 2006

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Robert A. Couey (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Eternal Ghosts (Audio CD)

This is "Calexico" meets "O Brother Where Art Thou" with a little "Buddy and Julie Miller" thrown in for good measure. All compelling, original, folksy but intellectual. Tough to top. Worthy music to chase Townes Van Zandt. Seriously.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deadman for America, December 23, 2005

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sarahmacred "sarahmacred" (Dallas, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our Eternal Ghosts (Audio CD)

There's gospel for the Red States; elegance and ambience for the Blue - thsi is a band that should be in the national eye.

Highlights begin with, of course, "Absolom, Absolom"- an apocolyptic, unapologetic Sam Cooke-style gospel song that never fails to bring the crowd to their feet at shows. "It won't Be Long" on the other hand, intimates instead of announcing; Steve's vocals creep across the spare instrumentation. My last favorite is "Brother," with Sherilyn's graceful vocals filling in shadowy gaps in the melody and making this song, reminicient of Joshua Tree era preacher-Bono, a standout.

I offer the comparisons to help new fans, but really, there's nothing derivitive about this exceptional band that elegantly dances across folk, rock, pop, and alt-country genres. Definitely worth a listen.