Till We Have Faces

Over the Rhine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 15, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000000QHL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,234 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Eyes Wide Open

2. Someday

3. Like a Radio

4. Iron Curtain

5. Cast Me Away

6. And Can It Be

7. Gentle Wounds

8. L.A.R. Reprise

9. If I'm Drowning

10. Sea & Sky

11. Fly Dance [Live]

12. Paul and Virginia

13. Ubiquitous Hands

14. The Genius of Water

15. Radio Coda [Live]

16. Downfall

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so good it shocked me, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Till We Have Faces (Audio CD)

I saw OTR twice on tour with the Cowboy Junkies and they sparked my interest. I picked up one of their disks at a show in DC and Loved it. I have bought everything i can get my hands on and they are Amazing. They are sure to be up and comming and they are a generally friendly band. This CD has some great stuff on it...and the songs you don't like right away will grow on you with just a few listens....don't let these CD's pass you buy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Post-Nuclear Pseudo-Alternative Folk-Tinged Art-Pop" Begins, May 7, 2002

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Paul Allaer (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Till We Have Faces (Audio CD)

Linford once described Over The Rhine's music (somewhat tongue-in-cheek, I think) as "post-nuclear, pseudo-alternative, folk-tinged art-pop" and their first album "Til We Have Faces" shows the origins of the band. The opener "Eyes Wide Open" is a representative track for the OTR sound referred to by Linford.

It's been eleven years since this first came out, and it is striking how upbeat the band sounds throughout most of the album (in contrast with some later albums such as "Patience" and "Good Dog Bad Dog"). Equally striking is how Karen's voice has gotten stronger over the years (compare this with "Films for Radio" for contrast). The album contains several songs that would define OTR for years: "Like A Radio", still a concert fave these days and "If I'm Drowning" (compare it to the live version on the "Besides" album, though!). Other great tracks include "Iron Curtain" and "Paul & Virginia". At 55 min., the album is a bit long, but it is a very strong debut.

I also note that the version listed here on Amazon must be a reissue (1995 apparently), because the original 1991 version which I have lists 14 tracks, not 16: the last 2 listed here ("Radio Coda" and "Downfall") do not appear on the original. Either way, you will enjoy the debut of Cincinnati's best band!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most underated band in America...with love from Texas, July 21, 2000

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Sarah e Kerr (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Till We Have Faces (Audio CD)

I saw OTR first at a music fest in Illinois in 1993...Karen's intoxicating voice drew us in like the siren's song...this is the most beautiful music...i'd have em play at my wedding if i could...I've since seen OTR four more times...if you can get your hands on Patience buy as many copies as you can...any OTR album makes the best gift...so romanatic...so enchanting...perfection...try to find Eve and Besides as well.