High Seas

Trailer Bride

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2001)
• Original Release Date: June 19, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bloodshot Records
• ASIN: B00005K9UD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #239,351 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Handful of gems saves Trailer Bride's weakest yet, June 26, 2001

By A Customer

The band's 4th album is somewhat of a disappointment. Probably half the songs are forgettable, unlike the handful of mediocre cuts on the earlier releases. There are some bright spots though - Swingle's voice sounds better than it ever has; maybe it's the recording, maybe she's trying harder, but she sounds great. On the other hand, the de-emphasizing of her unique "guitar savant" slide-guitar work, that started on "Whine de Lune", has continued - you can barely tell she's playing on many of the songs. Will we ever get to hear the wonderful slide licks of "Wildness" and "Rooftop" again, or will Scott Goolsby's reverb continue to drown her out ?

If you're a Trailer Bride fan, the album is definitely worth having, thanks to a handful of true gems like "Under Your Spell", "Thankful Dirt", and "Bird Feet Fellings"; I would rate these three, especially the last, as among the finest she's ever done. If you're not a fan, don't start with this one.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let This One Grow On You -- It's Beautiful., May 8, 2002

By	T. L. BROWN "magdalen" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

On the latest Trailer Bride release, Melissa Swingle leads her band on a midnight ride across a moonlit plain. Swingle is a talented multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who can spin a fine yarn ("Jesco"), break open a heart ("Bird Feet Feelings"), and paint an evocative picture ("Wilderness").

Her appealing melodies are delivered in a unique country style, often with a cartoonish lilt to her voice - like she's shrugging off both the pain and humor in her lyrics. And it's perfectly hitched to some fine musicianship, well-produced but keeping some raw edges. Moody without being dirgy, High Seas makes you want to keep riding 'til the sun comes up.

(A version of this review was published in Venus Zine. These words are owned by their author and posted here legally.)

5.0 out of 5 stars High Seas - Best Yet, July 2, 2001

By	Adam C. Lawrence (Olympia, WA United States) - See all my reviews

High Seas is the kind of album that works best as a whole. Every song adds up to a fine album that on the surface may not appear to be a concept album, but in its essence, it is. High Seas is the soundtrack to the movie David Lynch never made; the one about the Puritan town that hides a ghastly secret.

"Bird Feet Feelings" is the best song Trailer Bride has ever recorded.