End of the Summer

Artist: Dar Williams
Label: Razor & Tie
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 793018283021
EAN: 0793018283021
ASIN: B000002ZCQ

Release Date: 1997-07-15

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Tracks:

Are You Out There
Party Generation
If I Wrote You
What Do You Hear In These Sounds
The End Of The Summer
Teenagers, Kick Our Butts
My Friends
Bought And Sold
Road Buddy
It's A War In There
Better Things

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Customer Reviews:

Dar Rocks!.......2007-01-13

"End of the Summer" is Dar's most upbeat CD. The songs have a much faster tempo than previous CDs. The best song on the album is "Are You Out There" about listening to the radio and feeling connected to the DJ. "Party Generation" is a funny song about being in your 30s and partying with college students. "What Do You Hear in these Sounds" is a great song about being in therapy. "Teenagers Kick Our Butts" is about the generation behind you taking over. "If I Wrote You" is a slow, sad song.

One of Dar's finest..........2006-06-28

Actually, END OF THE SUMMER was my introduction to Dar Williams, and I remember thinking "Wow" the first time after I heard the entire album. The soft drums and synthetic beats actually accentuate and increase the appreciation of the beautiful guitars, not to mention Williams' raw, emotional, yet poignant lyrics saturate neary (if not every) all the songs on this immensely gratifying CD.

I believe one of the things that makes it accessible is its very diverse content. On here you will not find trite love ballads or meaningless pop tunes. Every song, or every songs' content, is completely different from the next. From riffs about slackers to an ode to friendship to songs dedicated to late-night TV watching to an unusual but intriguing soft acoustic about what its title (and the CD's title) implicates. The album even deals with (in a very mature song pumped by whispy drums and twangy guitars) anti-consumerism. The whole thing ends with an optimistic note, "Better Things", which almost serves as a reprise to "What Do You Hear In These Sounds?"

Bottom line: I recommend this song both to newcomers of Dar and Dar devotees. It might be different from her usual stuff, but the whole album works and is totally listenable. I actually find myself listening to this album more than any other I own. Listening to it is like witnessing a whole world busily at work with its inhabitants. If you're an acoustic/folk fan (or just love great music) I highly recommend this complex, richly gratifying album.

My favorite Dar album.......2006-02-03

I realize this one won't please the folk purists but I think this is probably Dar's most interesting piece of work.

"Are you out there?" is my favorite Dar Williams composition. My mind is racing and my spirits soars everything I hear those opening beats. It's really an incredible piece of work. Not traditional folk but then again Dar is really an artist who transcends genre.

Highly recommended to all fans.

What a treasure!.......2005-08-17

How did I spend all these years not listening to Dar? She has an amazing voice! I am so thankful to Al Franken and Katherine Lanpher on Air America for introducing me to her. Now I will be looking into purchasing her other CDs.

End of The Summer.......2004-04-09

Dar Williams has long been my favorite singer. This CD was my most recent purchase from Dar. I wanted to find out how she sounded when she was 20-something. I found her to be pretty good! (...)
Also, her songwriting now has matured a lot. However, young people will apreciate the issues it adresses.
This CD might not be terriffic for new fans as it doesn't showcase a lot of her talent. But for people who liked songs such as "are you out there" it's fun to see how they've changed.

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