Sewed Soles

The Greenhornes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 29, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: V2 North America
• ASIN: B000BTITZI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,631 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. It's Not Real

2. Pattern Skies

3. Lies

4. I've Been Down

5. Hold Me

6. Shadow of Grief

7. No More

8. There Is an End

9. Shame & Misery

10. Can't Stand It (Alternate Version)

11. Good Times

12. Too Much Sorrow

13. Don't Come Running to Me

14. Satisfy My Mind

15. It Returns

16. Stay Away Girl

17. Shelter of Your Arms

18. The End of the Night

19. Lovin' in the Sun (Alternate Version)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to the Greenhornes, January 20, 2006

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Paul Allaer (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sewed Soles (Audio CD)

The Greenhornes have been at it for a number of years, but had a break-out year in 2005 when they were the opener for most of the White Stripes year-long tour of the "Get Behind Me" tour. All of the sudden, the Greenhornes were written up in Rolling Stone and other rags, and so the label decided to issue this overview.

"Sewed Holes" (19 tracks, 68 min.) is a very generous serving of the Greenhornes' output to date. This is not a "best of", but an introduction of the Greenhornes' sound, and as such this compilation works great. Rightfully, there are 6 tracks from "Dual Mono", their best album so far, with great tracks like the CD opener "It's Not Real" and the mellow "Too Much Sorrow". The "Guns For You" album gets 5 tracks, including the excellent "I've Been Down" and "The End of the Night". Last year's excellent "East Grand Boulevard" EP gets 2 tracks, including the sublime "Shelter From Your Arms", which is my fave song of theirs.

As good as this compilation is, it still doesn't serve justice to how good the Greenhornes are live in concert. And can I make a shout-out to my town Cincinnati, where the Greenhornes are based. I've seen them in concert a number of times, but the best ever was when they opened for the White Stripes at Music Hall, what a sweet home-coming that was! In all, "Sewed Holes" is highly recommended if you are curious about the Greenhornes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good collection, December 2, 2005

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Scott L. Mcclure - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sewed Soles (Audio CD)

This is a good collection of songs spanning all of the Greenhornes releases. They are a great band with a 60's British Invasion/early Stones/garage rock sound. Some of the high points on the album are an alternate version of Shadow of Grief (produced by Jack White), The End of the Night, It's Not Real, Good Times and Shelter of Your Arms. The only criticism of the album is they selected some odd choices from their albums. Notably missing is High Time Baby from "The Greenhornes" and Shine Like the Sun from "East Grand Blues". The track order is also a little odd in my opinion, even though it still flows nicely. Overall, this is a good starting point to get into the Greenhornes but you are better served to just get their full albums...they are all great.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice collection by a fine band., May 30, 2006

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achtung (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sewed Soles (Audio CD)

I was introduced to the Greenhornes by a drummer friend of mine who I jam with occasionally. He had recently been on tour in Europe, and apparently caught wind of this group while overseas. He let me take a listen to a few songs off of this very CD. I can't remember which of the other songs he let me listen to, but I was particularly impressed with "There is a Light". I eventually got around to buying the CD for myself. At first, I was a little dissapointed with the entire product, but after listening to it many times, I've come to really love this CD for what it is - a well-put together collection of great songs.

I'd recommend it for fans of the White Stripes or the Buzzcocks. Really good stuff. There's not a single dud on this CD.