Heart Like a River

Ida

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2005)
• Original Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polyvinyl Records
• ASIN: B0007KIFGY
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #94,729 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a good one, March 30, 2005

By	Mark - See all my reviews

I am a prolific fan of Ida and have been since Will You Find Me, and I have to say that this album is the best to come out since that album. Every Ida album has its own sound to it, and this one is no different; it's genuinely Ida but with a twist. It's a bit louder than most of their albums all around, but doesn't really have any rock tracks like "Turn Me On" from Will You Find Me or "Blizzard of '78" from the Braille Night. "Laurel Blues," "Honeyslide," and "Mine" are the highlights on this one. It's not as good as Will You Find Me, but it blows away The Braille Night.

Once again, I tip my hat to Karla Scheckle.

Now if we can open our minds, forget the fact that Ida has released albums in the past, and just listen to this one, we can understand why it deserves all five of the stars I gave it. It is wonderfully composed, transitioned, and is a great album to wind down a night with.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is good writing and good listening, August 10, 2005

By	Helen Kim (Seoul Korea (South)) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I feel a bit sorry for the group, considering some of the bizarre and unjustified reviews herein but let me say these guys make good music and are above average musicians. Some of the writing is ingenious, such as "What Can I Do?" which uses very sparse accompanment to great affect and a bit of odd turn in the melody that actually fits the lyrics instead of just plodding along in time. Speaking as a musician, I give them respect; all else is taste and theirs is pretty good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addicted to Ida, October 16, 2006

By	Waterman Gap (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

The first three times I heard this album, it didn't sound like much. Now I'm addicted to this band. (So, Ida, if you're reading this, thanks for playing the Knitting Factory on New Year's Eve.) What makes this CD unusual and sublime is that all the songs maintain about the same intensity and tone, and all the instruments are blended together at equal volume, so the effect is kind of like the continuous hiss of a winding metal tape or perhaps the seamless flow of the river in the title. This is not rock music, although the band is indie. It's also hilarious and impressive that Karla Schickele sometimes sounds like Karen Carpenter.