Vintage Slide Collections From Seattle 1 [Enhanced]

Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Bar/None Records
• ASIN: B0000C0FA3
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,441 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mountain Trip to Japan, 1959

2. European Boys

3. Fondue Friends in Switzerland

4. Eggs

5. Opnad Contribution Sudy Committee Report, June 1977

6. What Will The Corporation Due?

7. Wendy's, Sambos, and Long John Silver's

8. Let's Not Have the Same Weight in 1978 - Let's Have More

9. Why Did We Decide to Take This Decision to You?

10. Together As A System We are Unbeatable

11. Believing in You

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Meg White = nah just joking, April 22, 2004

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alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vintage Slide Collections From Seattle 1 (Audio CD)

Free Williamsburg was one of the first places that embraced the Trachtenburg Family in New York City. That was before most of the deadbeat magazines in the city caught up. Their original family act had its beginnings in Seattle. The conceit is that they write songs about old discarded slide collections. Jason Trachtenburg writes most of the songs and does most of the playing. On their live shows Tina controls the slide projector. Their 9-year old daughter plays drums and sings. On the album they have some friends play with them to give their songs a fuller sound. Most of their songs are satire based on family trips. Some of their other songs have to do with corporations and marketing. Most of their lyrics come directly from these slides used in meetings. The best song as a song is "Eggs." They include a slideshow on the CD of "Mountain Trip To Japan, 1959." There are also some slides included in the booklet to give you a taste of what they do. But it all leads to the live performance. This is funny stuff.

(www.freewilliamsburg.com)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most unique act I have seen in the last 10 years, September 25, 2003

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R. Drutman "emailists1" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vintage Slide Collections From Seattle 1 (Audio CD)

OK, I'm biased, I've seen them in concert, and had to own this CD! If you're not familar with them- they are a real family act- The Dad sings and plays keyboards and guitar, the Mom projects vintage slides from the 50's and 60's, (which they sing songs about) and get this.... their 9 year old daughter Rachel plays drums and sings!!! Trust me, you will never see a more unique or musical show anywhere. This CD has a good collection of their catchy pop infused songs, and it also has a multimedia slideshow your pop in your computer to see 2 songs and the same slideshow they project live. "Mountain Trip To Japan" is hilarious and has great musical hooks. "Eggs" is extremely fun as well. I first saw them on Conan O'brien, and couldn't believe what I was seeing! It was the most exciting television I have seen in a decade, and while the CD is no replacement for seeing the Trachtenburgs live- it is the next best thing and this way you are familar with the songs when they finally come to your town. Highly reccomended.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Funny, but Needs to Be Seen to Be Appreciated, February 12, 2005

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Bryan M. MCNEELY (Fort Wayne, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vintage Slide Collections From Seattle 1 (Audio CD)

I was lured into buying this album because of how quirky and strangely disturbing the video for "Mountain Trip..." was. A "family" singing a vaudevillian-style ditty about public executions in post-WWII Japan is certainly unique and funny, but hearing it on CD just doesn't do it justice. That's pretty much the problem with the rest of the album.

Despite the "stories" within each song being very humorous, the whole package just doesn't work because we're only getting half of the presentation. It's not as much the music as it is the experience and an experience this odd deserves more than a CD job. A DVD companion is a must for this goofy concept album.