Pinwheel Galaxy

John & Mary | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pinwheel Galaxy
• ASIN: B00009Y3SD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,538 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brighter Day

2. Beyond Love

3. Lillies of the Valley

4. Summer Street

5. The Drone

6. Gaze

7. Halo of Stars

8. Lady Margaret & Sweet William

9. 5 Weeks in a Ballroom

10. Vacant Chair

11. In a Little While

12. My Shattered Illusions

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album of 2003, February 11, 2004

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Mark Roth (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pinwheel Galaxy (Audio CD)

Even though it was released in December 2002, The Pinwheel Galaxy gets my vote for best CD of 2003. This is probably the most consistent release from John & Mary, though I love their previous CDs too. The Pinwheel Galaxy is produced by Armand Petri, and is sonically very similar to the last 10000 Maniacs CD, The Earth Pressed Flat, except for the loss of guitarist Rob Buck.

This CD is full of wonderful songs, melodies, and beautiful acoustic instruments. Mary's voice is silky smooth, and there are numerous violin and viola parts. Beyond Love and Gaze could easily be REM songs, Halo of Stars recalls some of the finest Maniacs songs from the past. If you like 10000 Maniacs, Cowboy Junkies, REM, the Sundays, etc., then this is a CD in that tradition. I cannot recommend it highly enough. In a world of fake, processed music, this is the real McCoy, err, Ramsey.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the three John & Mary cds, January 17, 2004

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Hello Kitty (Rochester, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pinwheel Galaxy (Audio CD)

I liked the first two John and Mary cds, thought they were cool in a low-key way, but didn't really appreciate the way they tried to beef up their sound when they joined 10,000 Maniacs following Natalie's departure. I think this cd may actually have some of the Maniacs playing on it, but it has the same low-key folky sound of the first two John & Mary cds-- They're not trying to write pop singles here, just doing what they do best-- interesting folk music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John & Mary are back!, July 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Pinwheel Galaxy (Audio CD)

Since the early days of 10,000 Maniacs, John Lombardo was writing catchy tunes that somehow stayed in your head. Nothing's changed. With his longtime duo partner Mary Ramsey beautifully handling the vocals, Lombardo wrote much of the music on this album with the same flair which his fans love.

Mary Ramsey's vocals always shine; some of her best work is found right here on this album.

Thank God John & Mary have finally decided to release another album as a duo. Hopefully there won't be a ten year wait between this and the next!