West Eats Meets [Import]

Harry Manx (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
• ASIN: B0002UXLAE
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,004,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Help Me

2. Make Way for the Living

3. Shadow of the Whip

4. The Great Unknown

5. Forgive & Remember

6. Sittin' on Top of the World

7. That Knowing Look of Fate

8. Sitr a Little Breeze

9. Tough & Tender

10. The Ways of Love

11. Something of Your Grace

12. Hector's Song

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Further On ... Further In, February 28, 2005

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This review is from: West Eats Meets (Audio CD)

.....Another great release from Harry....

He says that this is his blending of American Gospel with his Indian Raga Blues. I didn't know what to expect, but the "gospel" sound is only really strong on one song (Sittin' on Top of the World, done in a light upbeat way). What is noticable, is the lyrics seem more upfront here. While Harry plays his usual tasteful mix of Lap Slide Guitar, Mohan Veena, Banjo, Harmonica and Tamboura, he also utilizes female backup vocals (rich and beautiful), keyboards, and tabla and other percussions, but puts these all backseat to supporting the songs. The result is a pop/R&B sound like Van Morrison at his mellow best. The instrumental fills are more Indian sounding (Mohan Veena slide and Tabla). These are spiritual blues or blues washed in light, the gospel part is that the intent is a blending of East and West spiritual roots music.

These are deep and profound songs but packaged and delivered in an easy listening way. As he sings in Stir A Little Breeze, "The world is a tale, told by a fool...Come see real flowers, of this painful world, their numbers few...This ways' not for the blind"