Shadows on the Sun [Vinyl]

Zen Guerrilla | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B00005MLAA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,388,326 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good, solid last hoo-rah, September 6, 2006

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Mr. Richard K. Weems "emperor_weems" (Fair Lawn, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadows on the Sun (Audio CD)

I was saddened when I met a friend who knows Andy Duvall, drummer of this great band, and found out that Zen Guerrilla was no more. Yes, it has been a few years since this disc came out, but I had held out hope against hope that there might be more.

So except for a disc that was sold mainly at concerts, this is our last installment of the Guerrila.

Fortunately, it is a solid disc, with a couple of sharp, rocking opening tracks. Zen Guerrilla really knew how to find a riff and play that riff out with every bit of energy they could muster. And those riffs come from all over--booty-shaking rock, of course, but also blues, soul and gospel. Even the somewhat country-ish track, "Evening Sun," hits a solid riff that maintains throughout.

This riffing, though, does have its drawbacks. I tend to know if I'm going to like a Zen Guerrilla song from the moment of its inception. Like other Guerrilla discs, this one drags a wee little bit midway, but overall it is great stuff--"Barbed Wire," "Inferno" and "5th and Cecil B" are worthy enough alone to keep this album up with their other works of high quality.

Ah, I will miss them, but I will keep playing out this disc.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Dutch! Rating, September 10, 2001

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Stig Rodent, freedom fighter (Wilmington, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows on the Sun (Audio CD)

While I am a big ZenG supporter, I was always hesitant to reccommend their albums to people because of their unique sound. I won over many a convert by getting them to go to a live Zen G shows first, which are arguably some of the most incredible performances you will witness/hear. However, this CD changes all of that. It shows a great deal of growth both in production values and song writing. There will definitely be a new crop of Zen Guerrilla fans from this. Dutch! Dutch! Dutch! Dutch! Dutch!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice guitar work, October 29, 2002

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Z. Strankman (Bejiing, China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadows on the Sun (Audio CD)

this stuff is heavy.....full of this just hard core thump massive rock vibe....it's good.