Music CD - The Wood Brothers: Ways Not to Lose

	Music CD: Ways Not to Lose Artist: The Wood Brothers List Price: $17.98 Our Price: $7.34 Your Save: $ 10.64 ( 59% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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Tracks: 1. One More Day 2. Tried and Tempted 3. Luckiest Man 4. Glad 5. Chocolate On My Tongue 6. Atlas 7. Time To Stand Still 8. The Truth Is the Light 9. Spirit 10. Angel Band 11. Where My Baby Might Be 12. That's What Angels Can Do
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0094634312028 Label: Blue Note Records Manufacturer: Blue Note Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Blue Note Records Release Date: 2006-03-07 Studio: Blue Note Records
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Didn't See This Coming Comment: So I bought this album as a fan of Medeski, Martin and Wood without any expectations other than Chris Wood's phenominal ability on the bass. Turns out this may be my new favorite album. If you're looking for something similar to MMW, look elsewhere. Oliver and Chris Wood put together an incredibly cool fusion of folk rooted rock with just enough blues and jazz influence in the rhythm to make it really interesting. To top it off, Oliver Wood's grainy, soulful voice with catchy lyrics make for an album I can't stop listening to. Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic record Comment: This record is a joy to listen to, all the way through. No-frills, real heartfelt blues without being melodramatic. Honest record, not over-produced. Great singing, tasty guitar work, and fantastic stand-up bass. Customer Rating: Summary: Good Start to Finish Comment: This is another recent CD purchase that I can't stop listening to. It is good start to finish. And, while it pulls elements from blues, jazz, folk and even some country, it is entirely original. The brothers' voices work very well together and they are clearly wonderfully talented individually and together as a team. Keep the music coming guys! Customer Rating: Summary: Good music OK recording Comment: I got this CD after seeing and loving the duo on the Public Radio show Mountain Stage. On the show they played as a duo and I was happy that on the record that there were no additional musicians or studio stuff. All of the songs are great, to me they have sort of a bluesy style that has hints of Van Morrison. My favorite is Luckiest Man Alive. Anyway my only complaint is that the quality of the recording is not that good. I have a tape of the radio show with them on it and it is actually clearer than the album. I hope at some later time they will do a live album with a really crisp sound quality that has some of these songs on it. In the meantime enjoy this album although the bass is MUCH crisper in real life and PLEASE go see these guys live!! Totally worth seeing!!! Customer Rating: Summary: Sonic and musical masterpiece Comment: Bought this on recommendation from a hifi forum to which I belong. It is wonderful music and the sound quality is fantastic. Exceptional recording. Great songs with deceptively simple arrangements. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Modern folk and blues rarely sounds as inventive and colorful as the Wood Brothers' spare, soothing studio debut. Currents of jazz, pop, and country also ripple through these 12 lovely arrangements built around Chris Wood's upright bass (previously heard in Medeski, Martin & Wood) and Oliver Wood's gentle acoustic and electric guitars. It's not simply that the brothers' sweet, high voices have the genetic gift of close harmony: they're in absolute synch creatively, too. So when one's singing lingers over a lazy phrase in a number like the languid ode to living "Chocolate on My Tongue," the other hangs back on his instrument until just the right, complementary moment. Drummer Kenny Wollesen, who plays on a handful of tracks, is on the same wavelength--never rushing or pushing the Woods' behind-the-beat sensibility. And the rich dark tones of the bass and, in particular, slide guitars perfectly illuminate their unhurried stories about spiritual discovery and the trials of life. All of which makes Ways Not to Lose a delightful, relaxed listening experience. --Ted Drozdowski