Incense, Herbs & Oils

G. E. Smith

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 13, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Mirror
• ASIN: B00000C2NP
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #185,073 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Trouble in the Woods

2. Amos Moses

3. Dusty Streets of Cairo

4. Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor

5. Tonight We Shake

6. Cuckoo

7. Chopper

8. Heroin

9. For the Feint of Heart

10. Down the Dirt Road

11. Sunday

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He loves to play almost as much as I enjoy listening!, September 27, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Schenectady, NY) - See all my reviews

Saw him play live last night at a nightclub and realize that he is not only exceptionally talented but that he honestly enjoys playing. NBC really screwed up when they didn't renew him after 10 years w/ Saturday Night Live. He combines traditional blues playing w/ red-hot licks. Excellent work!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Try before you buy, January 12, 2008

By	Panglos "Panglos" (Cypress, Texas) - See all my reviews

I disagree completely with the naysayer about this music. Wouldn't a customer with any common sense listen to the samples before ordering blind?

Better yet, try G.E.'s MySpace page, where you can listen to full-length clips of the songs on this album (just add /gesmithmusic to MySpace).

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No mystery here, February 6, 2005

By	Lovell Long Storey "Eric" (Gainesville, FL) - See all my reviews

Up to this point I was becoming a fan of G.E. Smith. He was like a train wreck on SNL, weird and maybe a little scary, but you couldn't turn away. Then I read that G.E. had backed up Bob Dylan, a guy who could command the attention of any backup guitarist, and I thought, hey, I've discovered someone here. So, intrigued, I bought his album, Incense, Herbs & Oils. I was pumped up when the CD arrived, and ready to fall in love with this thing. I don't know what I was expecting, but ....this wasn't it. Incense, Herbs & Oils is pretty awful stuff. It sounds, well, amateurish. G.E. sings, but he doesn't have a great singing voice. I think he is best in his role as a talented backup guitarist, but not the lead guy. Of course, it's different strokes for different folks, but for me, the mystery is over. There's a reason you've never heard any of this CD on the radio. It just aint real good. I am real disappointed. Darn!