Volume for the Rest of It

Lake Trout | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sns Records
• ASIN: B00000IMJB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #26 in Music > Rock > Jam Bands > Funk Jam Bands
  • #42 in Music > Jazz > Jazz Jam Bands

Track Listings

1. Spin

2. Sounds From Below

3. Knew You When

4. Little Things in Different Places

5. Nothingbomb

6. Bad Tattoo

7. Can It Be

8. Traipsing

9. I'll Be

10. Kono

11. Snipet

12. Derelict Bumper

13. Another Day

14. Colby

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Musical craftsmen - not just musicians., November 12, 1999

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Dominic ([e-mail]) (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Volume for the Rest of It (Audio CD)

I saw these guys at a New Years party 1998 in DC. They blew me away. I bought their album on the spot and expected the cd to recapture the spirit, if not the music of the performance. And while it did to an extent - I was a bit dissapointed that the CD cut short too many songs they had played longer and to glorious heights while live. This band is exceptional, even if the layout of the album is a bit frustrating in its brevity. But don't get me wrong, they're not a "jam" band in the sense of Phish or the Dead; they don't confuse improvisation with musical masterbation. Their style is a healthy mix of Jazz, hip-hop, and, at times, a Cure "Disintigration"-era type introspectivness (that some will no doubt confuse with gloomy) that works well and sounds fresh. If you can't see them live, then get the album. Hopefully their future releases will capitalize upon their creative strengths better than this one did. That is not do say that their talents aren't revealed in this CD - they are. It's just that if you hear them live and then listen to this album you can't help but notice they "held back" a bit when they recorded it. But I'm nit-picking. They all are masters of their respective instruments - and the music they create is as innovative as it is perfectly blended. To give an example, when you hear their jazzy drum 'n bass tracks (4 is a good example) keep in mind that's their DRUMMER playing those licks, not a machine. Outstanding stuff.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazzy-borne, drum-n-bass visiting uberoriginal rockers, November 10, 2002

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Ellis Godard (Moorpark, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Volume for the Rest of It (Audio CD)

Lake Trout started as a swoony jazzy thing that reminded me of Sting's _Dream of the Blue Turtles_. Then, a few years ahead of their time, the delved into a drum-n-bass thing that's in evidence in heaps on this release, Volume for the Rest of It. It isn't conventional drum n bass, in that it's all live (the drummer is SICK!), but also in that it rocks and rolls harder and farther than most. Excellent stuff!

The band is of course off in another direction. More recently, they're more directly rock, losing the jazzy and electronic edges for something a bit more heavy and fast. Volume for the Rest of It is a great taste of them before that transition.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All original, great stuff., June 15, 2001

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Brian D. Garraty (Norfolk, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Volume for the Rest of It (Audio CD)

Been going to see these guys for years now. They keep getting better and better. If you like good beats, phenomenal percussion, and killer songs, pick up this cd. You will love it. For fans of MMW, hip-hop, jazz, phish, rock, alike.