Ramp

Giant Sand | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1993)
• Original Release Date: November 17, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Restless Records
• ASIN: B000003BIO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,299 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Close, July 13, 2000

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albemuth - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ramp (Audio CD)

This is an all-out fine cd and much loved by most all the Sandheads. The songs are amongst Howe's best and the performances tight and loose, in the best Sand-manner. So what's the problem ? Probably no problem to most listeners, but personally I find the production/sound of it too metallic/cold and simply prefer listening to CHORE or GLUM or LOVE SONGS or CENTER or VALLEY before this one. STORM and SWERVE have similar problems, but that's a personal opinion not widely shared. You need to form your own. And it should be mentioned that Victoria Williams is singing and playing here, and the cds has a simply wonderful performance by Pappy Allen on "Welcome to My World".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Avant country masterpiece, August 27, 2005

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Timothy Patrick Lyons "tplyons" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramp (Audio CD)

Howe Gelb is nothing if not prolific. Some people complain about an over-abundance of Giant Sand recordings, but I (along with most true fans) will never be one of them. Ramp is his true masterpiece. While country-rock has become almost a cliche in recent years, this 1991 recording remains an ageless tribute to how to brilliantly weave banjos and steel guitars along with more traditional instrumentation such as guitar and drums. Victoria Williams contributes on many of these songs, her voice the perfect counterpoint to Gelb's. Pappy Allen also lends his vocal talents to two songs (Welcome to my World & Nowhere). But the real treat here remains Gelb's masterful songwriting, including the album starting with "Warm Storm" and also containing "Always Horses Coming", one of the greatest songs ever written.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars historical fact, March 15, 2006

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Chris Whitehead (AUSTIN, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramp (Audio CD)

this is the first recording of giant sand including john and joey of calexico