Setting the Woods

Walkabouts | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 28, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000008PHH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #616,805 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Good Luck Morning

2. Firetrap

3. Bordertown

4. Feeling No Pain

5. Old Crow

6. Almost Wisdom

7. Sand & Gravel

8. Nightdrive

9. Hole in the Mountain

10. Pass Me on Over

11. Up in the Graveyard

12. Promised

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Blair Witch" of cd's, August 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Setting the Woods on Fire (Audio CD)

Arguably one of the greatest records ever made by an American rock band, without a doubt one of the eeriest. Previous Walkabouts albums skirted around the dark twistedness of rural America but never dove into those murky waters they way they do here. Fire is the lyrical metaphor that recurs throughout the songs, from the purifying flames of the revenge drama "Firetrap," to the nuclear holocaust of "Hole in the Mountain." Musically, the work recalls powerful guitar jangle bands like True West and the Dream Syndicate, with organ adding an especially macabre touch throughout. Chris Eckman's allusive imagery is gripping from start to finish, from the last-chance desperation of "Good Luck Morning," to the rapt, Siouxsie-esque horror of "Nightdrive," to the touching, steel-guitar driven "Promised." This is one of those rare albums where there literally isn't one weak track. If "Twin Peaks," the novels of Russell Banks or the music of darkly literate bands like X ever struck you, you need to get this record.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fantastic group, August 6, 1999

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"[e-mail]" (Carrboro, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Setting the Woods on Fire (Audio CD)

"Hole in the Mountain" beats anything on Exile on Main Street. Holy moly does it cook! Please see my comments on New West Motel for my overall assessment of this great American band.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great band delivers a great recording., February 24, 2007

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fluffy, the human being. (forest lake, mn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Setting the Woods on Fire (Audio CD)

i love the walkabouts entire discography, but this is one of my three favorites. intense, dramatic songs, driven by lots of pulsing forward driving rhythm. chris eckman and carla torgerson sing with power and passion, and eckman's great guitar playing is very prominently on display throughout this album. more rock and roll fireworks in general to be found here than on most of their other discs. a great place to start with this band if you have yet to hear them. if you are already a fan, you can't go wrong with this one.