Trampoline

Joe Henry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Mammoth
• ASIN: B000004ATA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,742 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #38 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Singer-Songwriters

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dreaming of flowers, October 25, 2000

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wanda (chicago, il) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trampoline (Audio CD)

this album has become one of my favorite joe henry albums, not only for the elegance of the lyrics but also for the brooding darkness lurking in every song. trampoline exudes pain and despair in nearly every track, but escapes oppression with brilliant sounds and instrumentals (who else could use a pump organ, tape loops, electric guitar, operatic soprano AND a barbershop choir and not only escape disaster but end with such intoxicating results?). as others before me have mentioned, "flower girl" is a song of unrivalled beauty and mystery and probably joe henry's most hypnotic (and confounding) song ever. "parade" and "trampoline" both hint at memories that haunt long after the events that inspired them and even the happier sentiments on the album belie an inevitable isolation. though other reviewers mention a disconnected feel to the album, i think the flow of the songs is wonderful and dreamlike with the perfect balance between despair and reprieve.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Joe's best stuff, June 25, 2001

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Kelly Street (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trampoline (Audio CD)

Operating for years on the roots rock/folk circuit, Joe Henry didn't just change his sound for this release. He effectively changed the direction he would take on subsequent releases, in effect starting over. While his prior CDs were good and garnered much critical acclaim, there was nothing to prepare the listener for this. I am no die-hard Joe Henry fan, (Scar and Fuse leave me cold) but there is no doubting the brilliance of Trampoline. Every song is impressive, like a greatest hits album of new material. Guest guitarist Page Hamilton from Helmet was a wise choice. Hard to pick highlights here, but two songs that harken back to Joe's country/folk days, "Go With God" and "Parade" are among the best things he has recorded.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An album that has to grow on you, March 24, 2000

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Mark P (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trampoline (Audio CD)

I bought this because an indie radio station played "Trampoline" one night. I soon found that "Ohio Plane Show Crash" was an instant like as well as the great reverb and drumming on "Trampoline", and one of the most underrated song of music in my opinion , "Parade". a very good CD to sit back and reflect....