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Sideshow

3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Track Listings

1 Wishers
2 I Slept Through It
3 In My Head
4 St Benedict's Marching Band
5 The Definition of Truth
6 Twilight
7 Speed of Light
8 Saturday
9 Little Ones
10 A Little Strange
11 The Circle

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Product Description

Step Right Up! Listen to Sideshow, the new recording from critically acclaimed band Twinemen. Listen for sounds you may have never heard before on nine new songs from a group that isn't afraid to turn the wheel. Dana Colley and Billy Conway from the band Morphine team up with songstress Laurie Sargent to create a sound that might make you remember, and still make you forget. Sideshow is music that might not hear the Big Tent, but still guarantees the musically curious, as well as the music lover, an earful of new.voices, horns, drums, guitars, basses, parades, plastes and whistles all mix into the music and songs, allowing a glimpse into the unsual world of the Twinemen. Step Right Up.

About the Artist

Twinemen are Dana Colley, Billy Conway, and Laurie Sargent. Twinemen are a new band that combine improvisation and organic soul chemistry with a deep respect for the song to create music that is difficult to describe, and yet resonates with a warm sense of familiarity. The manifesto was to continue to create unusual music, and Dana and Billy have a credible history of just that from their years with the band Morphine. Twinemen were brought together after the death of their friend and bandmate, Mark Sandman, leaving Dana and Billy without the band they had been a part of for ten years, with five records, (Rykodisc,Dreamworks )a Grammy nominated video and relentless worldwide touring. This is their first original project since Morphine. In the year after Mark's death they put together Orchestra Morphine, a nine piece rollicking celebration of the work of Morphine, and toured the US and Italy. One of the members of Orchestra Morphine was singer Laurie Sargent, and with her the seeds were sown for the music that would become Twinemen.

Product details

  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 3.53 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Kufala
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2004
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Kufala
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0004I3014
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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3.8 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2006
If you're looking for something just like Morphine you might be disappointed. But I'm a big Morphine fan and I also enjoy this album.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2005
Okay, naturally comparisons are going to come along pitting this band against the late great Morphine. There are some moments when that shines through more than others (e.g., In My Head,St. Benedict's Marching Band and, in particular, A Little Strange [with uncredited vocals that sound A LOT like Mark Sandman]), but all in all Morphine couldn't have made this album - only Twinemen can really own this music. I think Laurie Sargent's position in the band will become more prominent over time; despite doing lead vocals on several songs she otherwise seems a bit in the shadows. Twilight is simply the most beautiful track on the album and clearly a standout song along with A Little Strange. I didn't discover Morphine until after their demise, don't make the same mistake with Twinemen.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2005
The fusion of rock music with jazz and blues just doesn't get any better than this. Born from the ashes of Morphine this band had me from the moment I heard 'Spinner' from their first CD. 'Sideshow' is lighter in tone but just as good. 'Twilight' is simply gorgeous, a jazz-tinged love ballad with a great melody; you'll be humming it all day once you've heard it. For me, though, the highlight is 'I Slept Through It', a terrific social comment on the way some people go through life. There is one forgettable track but you can't be perfect. But being close to perfect ain't bad.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2006
saw them play live last year, and unfortunately bought the cd at the show, before they played. dana colley and billy conway are still great. the band has tight drumming, chewy bass lines, and mind-blowing sax (and harmonica!) work, but the vocals and songwriting just aren't there. laurie sargent's voice and lyrics sound just like every other singer you hear on the not-very-good "contemporary adult" npr station. the only listenable songs in the set were morphine tunes, and even they were disappointing. it's a shame - if dana and billy had just looked a little harder for a new front (wo)man, this would probably be a great band. oh well. pick up a morphine disc instead, or the mark sandman box set.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2004
I'm a big Morphine fan and heard the buzz behind this band so I bought the album. They have a new fan. This is a great record, I highly recommend it!
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