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ANCHOR DROPS

Umphrey's McGee Format: Audio CD

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.57 x 5.04 x 0.36 inches; 3.04 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sci Fidelity Records
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2005
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 29, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ Sci Fidelity Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0002ABT80
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #323,823 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #878 in Jam Bands (CDs & Vinyl)
- #5,497 in Progressive Rock
- #157,595 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)

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J. Austin

Hope for the Heartland!

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2005

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Every time I listen to Anchor Drops (and to a slightly lesser extent Local Band Does O.K.), I simply glow - which I'm sure I could verify if I had a mirror near my stereo.

I'm 40-something and fairly new to the "Jam Band" scene, not to mention well into my fourth childhood. Whenever I press play on this CD I flush with memories of me and my gang of teenaged Southern Illinois outlaws setting up our rudimentary "walls of sound" in park pavilions and back yards to rattle our eardrums and neighborhood windows to the latest or deemed-classic releases from our rock idols. Exercises in pagan worship that I continue to try and live down in my prayers for mercy to this day.

The tightest and most original of the classic and legendary progressive rock bands of the late 60's and most of the 70's have nothing over UM - in fact, UM has taken it to much more than the next level, from both a song-writing and musicianship standpoint. If UM stepped into a wayback machine, the record books today would now illustrate that Yes and Rush and 10cc and King Crimson and ELP and ELO and Todd and Ambrosia and Camel and Tull and Genesis and Traffic and maybe even Zappa...(blah blah blah) had been given a run for their money. I challenge anyone of my advanced years (defined above) who did not come of age in a monastery to listen to "jajunk" and not immediately think of Yes circa Close to the Edge and Fragile.

I regret that I got in on Jam Bands too late to weep for the passing of Phish (as much as I am now a Phish fiend). And I am well into great talents such as Moe and String Cheese and Big Wu and Railroad Earth and solo Trey and Widespread Panic...(blah blah blah). But I relish the fact that I got in on the "ground floor" of UM - just in time to hopefully monitor with joy their rise to the legendary status that they so richly deserve to ultimately achieve.

These guys are freaking out-of-control!!

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Steven Sly

Umphrey's McGee - Anchors Away......

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2008

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Umphrey's continues their exploration of modern jam band and progressive rock with their 2004 release Anchor Drops. This one is similar to their previous effort with a mix of vocal and instrumental songs that cover a wide variety of musical styles. The jam band thing is prominent, but there are also songs here like "Miss Tinkle's Overture" that are pure progressive rock. The band even throw in a country ballad (actually a duet with an excellent female vocalist) that almost sounds like something Alison Krauss might do. The band feature chops galore as all the instruments are in fine form. The band still seem to have a hard time capturing their live energy in the studio and none of the songs go much beyond the 5 minute mark here, but overall this is a good album that grew on me with repeated listens.

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Outstanding

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2015

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What an outstanding album! From head to toe, this is the album that epitomizes who UM are and what they can do musically. The music in this is brilliant and still makes up the bulk of what they play live from the shows I've been to. This is one excellent album form the band that moves us again and again.

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D. Nelsen

My best recent discovery

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2013

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I discovered this band by accident. How could I have never heard of them? (I live in a backwater state) Think Bela Fleck meets Dave Matthews and Steely Dan with a little Beatles thrown in. I have subsequently bought all of their studio albums and several of their live ones. Awesome. Buy it NOW.

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Tara

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2014

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WHO DOESN'T LOVE THIS ALBUM? It's amazing. However, the numbers on this disc are off compared to the actual album.. like some of the songs are not in the same order. But I don't care, its still the same great music.

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Halo

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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2017

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Having never heard any of the newer stuff so I don't have anything to compare this to. Nor do I know how the band has grown or progressed in recent years. But based on this album I would think that they are headed on a good direction. On the surface it strikes me as college rock/jam band material that has some very talented musicians. The lead singer(s) are easy on the ears and the songs range form jammin to sensitive and reflective. Throw in a few instrumental breaks and you have a highly enjoyable cd.

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Ladybug

Exceptional Complex Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2013

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Anchor Drops is an exceptionally well written group of songs and the band's command of their instruments is a joy to experience. This is in my limited experience with this band's catalogue their best album.

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Wendy P

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016

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Amazing album!

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TOLIN1313

Diferente

Reviewed in Mexico on December 10, 2020

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¿Qué podemos esperar de una banda que prefiere publicar álbumes en vivo que en estudio? Umphrey's McGee hizo un gran esfuerzo en no sonar como en sus álbumes grabados en vivo. Las piezas son cortas, concisas, alejadas de su tradicional estilo de ofrecer largas improvisaciones instrumentales, y a pesar de alejarse de su conocido estilo, el álbum funciona de maravilla. Lo único que lo separa de una quinta estrella es que las voces suenan muy convencionales, tal vez les hubiera resultado mejor invitar a un cantante para la grabación del álbum.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on December 10, 2016

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Great album

Prehistoric_Sounds

Sehr guter Progrock

Reviewed in Germany on March 23, 2016

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Eine kleine Zeitreise...
Umphrey's McGee, die US-Progrocker aus Indiana, haben 2004 mit "Anchor Drops", ein ganz dickes Ausrufezeichen gesetzt. Die Band um den Mastermind Brendan Bayliss (Vocals, Guitar), schaffen es Progrock komplex und trotzdem mit einer spielerischen Leichtigkeit zu zelebrieren, dass man einfach nur noch begeistert zuhören kann. Das Album ist von Anfang bis ende sehr gut durchzuhören und der Gesamteindruck ist fabelhaft. 14 (!!) Stücke sind auf satten 64:41 (!!) Minuten verteilt und bieten intelligenten Progrock von Musikern, die ihr Handwerk absolut gut beherrschen. Obwohl ich ein großer Progrock-Fan bin, war mir diese Band bis vor wenigen Jahren unbekannt. Aber wie heißt es so treffend: Besser spät, als gar nicht.
Fazit: Neben den beiden ganz starken Alben: "Mantis" und "The London Session" ist "Anchor Drops", dass dritte sehr gute Output der US-Progger. Von mir eine ganz klare Empfehlung.

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Sordel

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2008

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Due to their use of extended improvisation in concert, Umphrey's McGee are generally regarded as a "jam band" but (as with their better-known peers, Phish) this label gives no idea of how tight and lean their studio work can be. There are aspects of progressive rock and jazz about the music here - shifting time signatures and drum-tight riffs - and the twin-guitar sound of Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss even strays at times into metal territory. While Jake (especially on his own songs, "Miss Tinkle's Overture" and "Mulche's Odyssey") caters at times for the listener's "inner headbanger", there is much more to this album than hard rock, with almost every song having at least one section that hints at greater musical depth and complexity.

Out of the fourteen tracks here there are no duds, but individual songs tend to slip in and out of focus from time to time. It took me a while, for example, to see the power of "Wife Soup", the longest song on the album, but I can't think why, as it's a perfect example of the album's strength. Beginning with a light-hearted moment of cocktail jazz, it slides quickly into a jaunty verse that again gives little sense of direction. Only with the gorgeous piano chords that set up the massive chorus (emphasized by sax and trombone) does the grandeur of the song become evident.

The way that songs quickly change in feel can be seen from "Robot World", which has the feel of early synthesizer music until the guitars crash in with dark, angry chords adding a human dimension to the starkness of the keyboards. "Plunger" - startlingly - has sections one of which is mainly piano and maracas, one of which features laid-back acoustic guitar and another of which has a pumping, thrash metal riff. Stick these "lego bricks" (the band's term for them) together and you shouldn't end up with a coherent song at all, yet strangely it does work, and doesn't feel forced.

Moments to catch your breath and reflect come in the album's Country ballad "Bullhead City" and a tender guitar sketch called "The Pequod": neither is essential, both are good. Importantly, they add some variation in pacing to an album where urgent, neck-snapping changes of direction can become wearying. For sure, this is not in general a laid-back album, so moments of calm are welcome.

With this album you don't get any of the long, exploratory jams that add a meditative depth to the material in a live context. To that extent, none of the band's studio albums to date have been representative and Live At The Murat becomes the obvious recommendation. That said, if you just want to sit back and ask the band to impress you, this album should do very nicely.

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RAINBOWSHINE

1曲目を聴いた瞬間ビビット来ました！

Reviewed in Japan on October 27, 2006

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はっきり言って、Umphrey's McGeeってバンドはまるっきり知りませんでしたが、1曲目の「Plunger」をFMで来た瞬間にカッコいい！と電撃が走り、今のなんて曲だろうとWEBで検索し即効買いました。テクニカルな演奏でドリームシアターなどとは違ったプログレッシブな感じで、車で大音量で聴きたくなりました！買って損はしません。めっちゃお薦め！

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