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Steoandnoodles
May 14th 2011


2832 Comments


Yah, most of it is. =P
I tell ye; it's my favorite genre of music but it's still a very quiet genre of music that uses
immediacy and silence as movement along with the imagery of the lyricism. It's not always the case for
singles but most albums will be filled with soft ballads and songs of words as opposed to songs of
sound. See The Weavers or Peter Paul & Mary or more contemporary; Sam Amidon and Iron & Wine.

MalleusMaleficarum
May 14th 2011


16396 Comments


green apples hang from my green apple tree muthafkazz

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
May 14th 2011


38389 Comments


super super boring. maybe a 2

This is one of those albums I just can't imagine anyone rating below 3.5.

robertsona
Emeritus
May 14th 2011


28661 Comments


"I tell ye; it's my favorite genre of music but it's still a very quiet genre of music that uses
immediacy and silence as movement along with the imagery of the lyricism. It's not always the case for
singles but most albums will be filled with soft ballads and songs of words as opposed to songs of
sound. See The Weavers or Peter Paul & Mary or more contemporary; Sam Amidon and Iron & Wine."

yeah but like

the freewheeling bob dylan, which includes only guitar and vocals for the most part and is a much "quieter" and less "active" album than this, is not boring

this is

ziroth
May 14th 2011


1260 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this is so far from boring. there is so much going on here. i can't stop listening to this.

Romulus
May 14th 2011


9117 Comments


would i enjoy this robertsona/gyromania/people who commented in front of me?

Steoandnoodles
May 14th 2011


2832 Comments


This is not boring. Robin's lyrics and expressions of his dreams were very interesting. On top of
that; the music was interesting with layers of mandolins to tickle the ears and pounding drums that
quake them now and then. This record deserves a lot of attention. It deserves time and thought.

robertsona
Emeritus
May 14th 2011


28661 Comments


"would i enjoy this robertsona/gyromania/people who commented in front of me? "

might as well listen. one of the better reviewed of the year

porch
May 14th 2011


8455 Comments


yeah this is pretty bland

and there's nothing interesting about the lyrics

Romulus
May 14th 2011


9117 Comments


well yeah i'm gonna give it a listen no matter what but i honestly know nothing about this band besides the folk tag. no idea if it'll be up my alley or not (@robertsona)

Steoandnoodles
May 14th 2011


2832 Comments


It's a great album. Some pretty unique sounds (to the genre anyway) and some powerful yearnings from a man chasing his dreams.

porch
May 14th 2011


8455 Comments


lol

Steoandnoodles
May 14th 2011


2832 Comments


I wouldn't laugh; I know what I'm talking about buddy, I actually listened to it. =P
You don't have to be so nasty because you didn't like it bud. =)

porch
May 14th 2011


8455 Comments


what's the emoticon for oversensitivity

Steoandnoodles
May 14th 2011


2832 Comments


... ='( perhaps?

robertsona
Emeritus
May 14th 2011


28661 Comments


"Particularly dire is the album’s second half, following the title track, a mid-tempo slog of songs running into one another with no memorable bits to speak of, save “Lorelai,” notable for the wrong reasons (i.e., it’s a virtual re-write of Dylan’s “Fourth Time Around”)."

Hey, I thought this too! cmg we are friends again

cbmartinez
May 16th 2011


2525 Comments


i thought that too about lorelai! ugh unashamed ripoff, even the vocal melody follows it

luci
May 16th 2011


12844 Comments


Big improvement over their debut.

TheStarclassicTreatment
May 16th 2011


2910 Comments


Since the 1960s folk revival, however, authenticity plays almost no role in the discussion of "folk" music, as everything born in America falls under the ever-broadening genre tag. Tejano, Cajun, and Native American music now enjoy the same level of treatment as Appalachian folk, blues, and southern country did just a few decades ago.


Perfect paragraph, this is 100% true.

thatoneguy726
May 17th 2011


1669 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Album clicked with me today.



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