Out Into the Snow

Simon Joyner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Team Love Records
• ASIN: B002HQWQDE
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves more attention!, August 28, 2010

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jason00454 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out Into the Snow (Audio CD)

This is a beautiful work of art. Simon Joyner probably isn't going to be a songwriter for everyone,(as you can probably tell from some of the nasty reviews on here) but he definitely deserves a larger audience. I would compare him more to Leonard Cohen in mood and voice than Bob Dylan. And unlike one of the reviews says on here, he has his own voice. This isn't a recycled version of the artists he's often compared with. Over many albums you can trace his growth as a songwriter and musician. And he's a songwriter of remarkable talent and expression. 'Out In The Snow' is full of delicate songs full of beauty and depth. Overall, it feels a little more like 'Lost With The Lights On' than his last album 'Skeleton Blues' which had more of a full on rock band sound. Where Skeleton Blues had a loose swagger to it, that sometimes reminded me of Alex Chilton's 'Like Flies On Sherbert', this album is full of strings and careful arrangements. And finally, I LIKE his voice...it fits his music wonderfully. Simon Joyner is a great singer. Someday, I hope more people will realize this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars writing for the sake of the song,, January 6, 2010

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Wesley Francis (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out Into the Snow (Audio CD)

If you like singer-songwriters in the vein of Townes Van Zandt, Phil Ochs, and Leonard Cohen, then you will enjoy this album. Simon Joyner is often attacked for his singing, and if you like listening to polished vocals and pretty voices then skip this. It's not for you. You will not enjoy it.

But if your focus is more on the craft of songwriting and like your lyrics to have more meaning and depth than "sad," "mad," or "horny," then I suggest you give this album a try. Joyner's songs are sprawling stories. They are sculpted, dug up from the earth, and they have something to teach you if you are willing to listen.

If you are looking for a great songwriter, someone carrying on in the troubadour tradition, someone still trying to write a song that beats Dylan, then you have found him. Simon Joyner is that songwriter.

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY, November 28, 2009

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M. Northuis (Greensboro, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out Into the Snow (Audio CD)

Every once and a while I'll hear an album that is so derivative that it is almost laughable. This CD is one of them. Mr. Joyner is obviously a decent and creative songwriter but his deadpan Townes Meets Leonard delivery is just too phoney to handle-especially on the nine+ minute opener. If you are looking for depth PLUS originality in a singer songwriter listen to Elvis Perkins, Joe Henry, Damien Jurado, Johnny Flynn, Laura Marling, Marissa Nadler. Or just buy the last two albums from The Felice Brothers.

Perhaps if Mr. Joyner can find his own voice his songs will stand on their own

and perhaps he will be revered like his obvious influences.