Polkas for a Gloomy World

Brave Combo | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 30, 1994
• Label: Rounder
• Genres: Alternative Rock/American Alternative, Alternative Rock/Indie & Lo-Fi, Classical/Ballets & Dances, International/Europe
• ASIN: B000UDSAI6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,258 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Polka plus, May 3, 2000

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Bill Smythe (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polkas for a Gloomy World (Audio CD)

This CD is a bit much for "standard" polka lovers like me, who usually go for Frankie Yankovic, Eddie Blazonczyk, Joey Miskulin, etc. Everybody performs "In Heaven There is No Beer", with some even adding "in heaven there is no wine, so we drink till we feel fine". But "in heaven there are no drugs, that's why we hang with thugs"? Hmm. Also on this CD are several traditional polkas played at breakneck speed, and a few waltzes and Tex-Mex numbers. It's the Dr. Demento of polkas. Try it, you'll like it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars essential music, November 23, 1999

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Scott B. Montgomery (Denton, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polkas for a Gloomy World (Audio CD)

This is as good as it gets! Whimsical, yet musically adept, Brave Combo is one of the most enjoyable bands I know (both on record and especially on stage). If this music doesn't bring a smile to your face, then you must be an inanimate object! Your entire body responds to this music - supremely played dance and smile music. We have ALL of Brave Combo's albums - they are all wonderful. But, this is the favorite - it gets alot of airplay around the house - always elevating the mood and prompting uncontrollable and spontaneous outbursts of euphoria, dancing and rampant happiness. Get this one - your spirit and your feet will thank you every day. Thank you Brave Combo!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to like "polka" to love this CD, September 2, 1999

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This review is from: Polkas for a Gloomy World (Audio CD)

Great fun! If you ask me, the title and cover art alone are worth the price of admission to this collection of polkas and waltzes in a variety of styles. Even the few slow tempo songs are delightful and well-done, and help you appreciate even more the frenetic pace of the uptempo numbers. Personally, I think they do better with the European-based material than with the Tex-Mex. Despite their home state (Texas), there are many other bands that perform that material better. But the arrangements, the energy, musical expertise, and ability to shift gears to different styles but still put their own stamp on the European tracks are seering and enervating. Brave Combo takes charts that are very difficult to play and make them sound easy. Highly recommended.