Word of Mouth Parade

Gus, Gus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Almo Sounds
• ASIN: B00000I8KR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,445 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Baby Blue Airplane

2. Summerday

3. Tell Me What You Can't Say

4. Floodlights

5. Laugh I Could Learn to Love

6. Gravity

7. Word of Mouth Parade

8. Please Don't Go

9. Goin' Our Way

10. Trapeze Days

11. Slide Away

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST BUY., March 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Word of Mouth Parade (Audio CD)

After the first listen I knew that this would be the break through album for Gus. Put on a set of headphones and let this recording take you away. The song structure is simple yet brilliant. The instumentation is excellent. The soft acoustic guitars, occasional heavier electic guitars and its apparent slide guitar(but not overwelming)really hits the spot and becomes poppy at the right times. The bass and drums keep the beat going and the head a-swayin. The keyboards keep you interested on songs like "please dont go" , "Trapeze Days" and "word of mouth parade". His voice. I cant say enough about gus' voice. It is immaculate, warm, soft, and sometimes extremely powerfull. Gus also has a debut album entitled "GUS" it is a bit heavier and really shows the range in his musical talents.As I hear new artists receive radio, video play and selling lots of records I know most of them wont last. Gus has what it takes to put out great music time and time again. Once he gets his big break watch out because Gus is hear to stay.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful, whimsical songwriting. I love this CD!, March 29, 1999

By 

Joan M. Stevens "mamabotanica" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Word of Mouth Parade (Audio CD)

My roommate recently picked this up. We play this at least once a day in our house. It's excellent. Gus's voice is smooth honey, liquid harmony, really soothing. The arrangements are perfect background to the lyrics. I put this on and dance around the house. I wake up singing these songs. BUY THIS CD! You will love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars nice little album, September 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Word of Mouth Parade (Audio CD)

Gus has a thing for pop-ish music and an excellent voice. This album contains many songs that sound almost great. However, the only time Gus shows his true potential is with the album's masterpiece, "Please Don't Go." It has one thing the other songs are all lacking--timing. Sometimes I get frustrated when Gus brings in a lead guitar too early or starts a drum beat too late. The strings sometimes don't fit in. But at some times they fit in with beautiful precision. Gus almost makes it happen with this album--which probably deserves 3 1/2 stars, but you can't do that on Amazon. Deffinately not a 5 star album, though. Not every cd can be a 5 star album. On the other hand, "Please Don't Go" is a 5 star song. Keep trying, Gus.