The River Turns The Wheel

Bob Martin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 19, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Riversong Records
• ASIN: B00000E7LZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,240 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Folk Rock
  • #88 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Singer Songwriters
  • #92 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Bluegrass

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bob Martin Rules, January 9, 2001

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Leon Levy (Carlsbad, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The River Turns The Wheel (Audio CD)

This guy is the best folk singer I've heard in years. I first heard one of his songs on the radio a year or two ago. The song was Stella Kerouac and I was so moved by it, I pulled off the road and called KPFA to find out who the artist was. Only recently did I find his CD, River Turns the Wheel. Bob Martin is a mixture of Dylan, John Hiatt and maybe even a tinge of Mark Knopfler. He is the real deal. The CD is produced with just a minimum of accompaniment and it's all good. Every song is a poem. Some of them are funny; some of them will bring tears to your eyes. My only hope is that Martin doesn't get discovered by some major label who puts a rock band behind him and covers his voice with reverb.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff!, March 18, 2000

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K. (Virginia Beach, VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The River Turns The Wheel (Audio CD)

As a fan of Bob Martin from way back, the only complaint I have is that a major label hasn't snatched him up so more could share this great songwriter and singer. Folk doesn't quite describe this CD. It's too confining a label .Witty and gritty and real, he pulls you into his world with a Dylanesque rasp and lyrical storytelling. A must for the well rounded CD collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exceptional album by an outstanding songwriter., June 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The River Turns The Wheel (Audio CD)

This CD is in deed a treasure. I never remove it from the CD player. Martin is one of those writers you would love to talk to, to share a glass of wine with and listen to his stories about being on the road. His warmth, detail and phrasing in the tight lyrical structure of his story-songs lets you know immediately that there is something exceptional going on here. He's been around for a while. Check out his interesting biography at www.riversong.com. Aside from the fact that Bill Morrissey does some great backing vocals on "Stella Kerouac", this CD stands on the quality songwriting. Martin outdoes himself in these songs written with such depth and beauty. Martin is hard to classify. He's acoustic, alternative, roots,folk,rock something. I love the quote comparing him to Emily Dickinson. He does have that same offcenter perspective somewhat like Dylan. The hairs literally stood on the back of my neck listening to that slightly raspy voice sing songs that are like short novels. Don't miss this one. I had to search to find his first two albums so many years ago. A treasure for years to come. Thank you Amazon.com