The Devil Dancing

Brown Bird | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 10, 2009
• Label: Peapod Recordings
• Copyright: 2009 Brown Bird
• Total Length: 42:01
• Genres: Alternative Rock/Indie & Lo-Fi
• ASIN: B002VYR31M
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,990 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mood-setting, April 6, 2011

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Mike - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Devil Dancing (MP3 Download)

I want to say that this album is dark and brooding, but it's not really. There are a lot of songs related to pain and suffering, and a lot of the people are in a really bad spot, but it almost always resolves on a positive note (despite the minor key). The songs are sparse with a stand-up bass leading the charge, and the singer does a great job of letting the emotion shine through the song without being "emotive."

The one thing that took me a little bit to get used to was the change of style/tempo in mid-song for a lot of these songs. After a few listens, though, that became one of my favorite parts. It's a great way of letting the story lead the song rather than shoehorn one into the other.

This album is easily one of my favorite of right now, and I strongly recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing variety of styles; consistently meaningful., February 6, 2011

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John Cuellar "SovietCommissar" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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Brown Bird certainly aren't for everyone, like any band. Unlike most bands, however, they employ such an impressive and sometimes downright odd mix of styles and tones that the listener will experience unique sounds from dark to light, from gloomy to foot-tapping (and sometimes both). The sheer poetry in nearly every second of the record shines on its own, musical merit aside; deep in emotion and vivid in delivery, it may just send chills up one's spine.

I cannot recommend Brown Bird, and especially this album - perhaps their most mature, grown-up effort to date - highly enough.