Customer Reviews

In Seed Comes Fruit

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I raced out to buy In Seed Comes Fruit on the day of its release, and I was not disappointed. Frank Orrall has steered the band into a more soulful dance groove than in past releases. Orrall has let his bandmates contribute much to this effort, and lead vocal duty is shared. "Had I Known" and "You Move Me" start the disc out strong. "Keep the Faith" is a powerful song featuring moving voice samples from Orrall's dad and a family friend who had lost her husband--it's one of the best tracks on the disc. In Seed Comes Fruit is a disc that you can crank up and dance..., or put it on softer and provide a soundtrack to a simple gathering of friends or dinner party, something you don't find with most dance music. If you liked PdP's discs Pomegranate and Natural Thing, you're gonna love this! And if you find Poi coming to your town, do yourself a favor and go see them. They're even better live and a great night out.

I'm new to Poi Dog Pondering -- I heard a track from "In Seed Comes Fruit" on KUT here in Austin one morning, and bought it. I've played nothing else in my car for a month! The vocals are just amazing -- beautiful arrangements, dissonant in places -- and I love the flute and vibes on this album. I'm giving it as a gift this year to all my music-loving friends. It's moving, upbeat, great for dancing or just laidback listening.

A rich tapestry of sound. Smooth and relaxing.

This is your typical beautiful poi cd. Even though it is a bit more synthesized than their earlier stuff, that's what I prefer. If you like liquid white light, natural thing, and their newer sound this cd was made for you. It is powerful...keep bringing it on pdp!

Poi has accompanied me through some of the best relationships in my life.
I bought this C.D. after hearing only one song, and after listening to the rest of them.....wow.
I bought this C.D. because I feel that I am on the verge of another new relationship beginning with someone.
Poi always brings me good luck!
Thanks people for the music you create-

Been a great year in music, from my purchasing standpoint, anyway. The latest from Songs: Ohia, Bruce Cockburn, Over the Rhine, Warren Zevon, Bill Mallonee, Stew, and Joseph Arthur are contend for my personal favorite of the year. They did, that is, until I stumbled upon Poi Dog Pondering. This is unlike anything I've ever heard, very dreamlike, futuristic and nostalgic at the same time. Impossible to properly describe this CD and it is a style (and substance) unto itself.
Bravo, PDP!

This has to be one of my all time fav bands, and this one...my fav song!

Great Listen

There's a fine line between elevator music (so-called "Musac") and ambient rock, and at times this latest one from Poi Dog Pondering crosses the line. It's not that "In Seed Comes Fruit" is a bad album by any means. In fact, it's quite ambitious when combining world music with sly, pulsating techno waves and rolls. Indeed, like more mainstream acts such as Santana, Dave Matthews Band, and even Moby to an extent, Poi Dog encoporates nearly all types of music (world, jazz, etc)into each album (and occasionally each song). Whether melodic acoustic or soothing piano that resembles something off of an "Air" album, nobody can accuse this album of being narrow-minded.

Unfortunately, however, that's where things stop. The music may be open-minded, but that doesn't mean it's inspired. By the middle of "In Seed Comes Fruit," the listener has heard everything the album has to offer. In a word, the music gets a little tedious. Unlike it's cousin, the rather silently brilliant "Natural Thing" album released several years earlier by Poi Dog, "In Seed Comes Fruit" is hardly a journey. None of the songs posess any real "groove" that wants the reader to, at best, keep listening and at worst, even stay awake.

As other reviewers have said, the members of Poi Dog failed to liven things up at all on this album. Hopefully on their next go at it, they'll turn up the bass and speed a few tracks up a bit. Anything to give the listener something to move to rather than music that simply blows like a breeze (and a breeze that never really goes anywhere, at that).

I'm a huge PDP fan so of course I was excited to hear their most recent offering. After hearing some of these songs live I was somewhat disappointed by the album. It's still pretty good but lacks the energy of its predecessors. It's a good album if you just wanna chill out and relax although at times - it's dangerously close to something you'd hear in an elevator.

I've seen Poi Dog Pondering live a number of times and have always loved their energy and vibe, both of which are missing on this CD. In Seed Comes Fruit is a huge disappointment. The songs are totally over-synthesized and all sound the same. I couldn't even make it through the whole CD.