Tim Eriksen

Tim Eriksen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Appleseed Records
• ASIN: B00005BGKC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,852 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Cordelia's Dad vocalist Tim Eriksen has probably seen the inside of more New England flea markets and garage sales than your average grandmother. The results of such musical searches having previously provided material for Eriksen's band, they likewise are sources for his self-titled solo CD (in fact, sometimes both; this CD includes only his most recent recording of "Farewell to Old Bedford"). What's particularly interesting about the pared-down interpretations of ballads, hymns, and other folk material on Tim Eriksen is that Eriksen didn't start out as a folk preservationist. Cordelia's Dad was initially plugged-in and punk, and their catalogue provides some interesting listening as it chronicles the transition from garage rock to roots music. However rooted in tradition Eriksen is these days, though, there's still something of a punk aesthetic at work here: the songs on Tim Eriksen are unabashed, forthright, honest, and were recorded in just a few short hours one November afternoon. Eriksen's also evolved considerably as a singer from those early days, and here, often unaccompanied, his voice is full of raw power and emotional intensity. As always with any of Eriksen's projects, the liner notes provide enlightening courses in American musical history. --Genevieve Williams

Q Magazine, June 2002

"Eriksen's songs have a rare sense of purpose. . .Each song gives his remarkable voice room to do its stuff."

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, haunting stuff, May 14, 2001

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fasolamatt "fasolamatt" (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tim Eriksen (Audio CD)

Tim Eriksen, singer and member of Cordelia's Dad, Zabe i Babe, and Northampton Harmony, has put together a wonderful album of solo work; fine renditions of traditional American ballads and a few original works as well. If you like traditional American music, you need to check out this collection.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Incredible Solo Work, May 16, 2001

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Tom Mitchell (Rosemount, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tim Eriksen (Audio CD)

This mesmerizing recording represents a stunning accomplishment. While it will be a must-buy item for the "party faithful" followers of Cordelia's Dad, it is also a compelling work for anyone desirous of a top flight vocal recording. The dark harmonies, indeed eery at times, are as captivating as the striking lyrics. Although principally unaccompanied, there is an occasional acoustic guitar track (of startling quality) and one with clawhammer banjo accompaniment. If this were a vinyl LP, it would be worn out by now given the amount of use it has seen in the one month since release.