Songs We Sing

Songs We Sing
Label: Venerable Media
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 827257015423
EAN: 0827257015423
ASIN: B000ACJHIY


Release Date: 2005-07-26

Songs We Sing


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Tracks:

  1. Yellow Taxi
  2. Astair
  3. Oh Dear
  4. Cold December
  5. Desire's Only Fling
  6. Sweet Rose
  7. Songs We Sing
  8. Sunshine
  9. Whiskey And Wine
  10. Shimmering Fields
  11. Behind The Moon
  12. Wash Away

Similar Items:

  1. Fly Between Falls
  2. The Elasmosaurus EP
  3. Donavon Frankenreiter
  4. Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies for the Film Curious George (Jack Johnson)
  5. Some Live Songs

Product Description

Songs We Sing is a winding collection, running the stylistic and historic gamut of pop music; hues of ragtime, folk, psychedelia, country, and classical music are cast liberally across the album. Songs We Sing recalls a time when America was under the spell of such UK imports as Donovan and Van Morrison.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars In response to McGavin.......2006-08-05

Scooter McGavin's review of Costa's style is sad and underappreciative. To state that Cosat's "Lullaby" from the Curios George sound track is "less than impressive" compared to contributions from Jack Johnson and Ben Harper is absurd. "Lullaby" is an wonderful track with beautiful lyrics. Costa's work might be too simple for McGavin, but that is to be expected from a simpleton.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing CD.......2006-05-25

I don't understand how people are comparing Matt Costa's music to Jacks. Both are great in there own right, but I don't see much of a similarity. I think Jack is more bluesy and has his whole on the beach watching the sunset vibe. Whereas Matt comes off as more of a singer/songwriter with more diverse influences. That's just my take on it...

Neway, Songs We Sing combines an array of different sounds such as country, folk and rock. Each song seems to be influenced from a certain band or type of music, which is great to hear. For example, "Oh Dear" could pass for a modern Beatles song. I find Matt to be very likable and his excellent song writing skills and smooth vocals back it up. His lyrics are great too; they explain the obvious hardships of relationships without saying it outright. Instead he uses metaphores and clever stories to relay the message. My favorites include Cold December, Yellow Taxi and Sunshine. Great CD all the way through. Highly reccomended for anyone who enjoys mellow acoustic sounds.

5 out of 5 stars Better Than Jack.......2006-04-13

This cd is AMAZING! I love the simple guitar, the voice and everything about Costa. As we know Matt is part of the "Jack Johnson Crew" where Jack is the star and the others get some recognition but less. For me Costa is better. His songs are diverse and really seem to flow. Not many people know him but he is worth to buy. Jack or Matt That is the question. I choose Matt hands down. His cd's are great and can be listened to over and over.

2 out of 5 stars Unpleasantly surprised.......2006-04-09

I, like so many who have reviewed this cd here, bought Matt Costa's "Songs We Song" because of his contribution to Jack Johnson's cd. His simple, unaffected style of singing was the appeal for me. However, after listening through half of songs Matt sings, I had to turn it off, for two reasons. His songs are derivative, musically speaking, and his singing style bothered me. I guess what I want to say here is that his beautiful vocal delivery on "Lullaby" on the Curious George soundtrack is not representative of anything (at least on the first half) of "Songs We Sing". I was really disappointed.

3 out of 5 stars These Are the Melodies with Simple Harmonies We Sing.......2006-04-04

Many were first introduced to Matt Costa when he popped up on Jack Johnson led Curious George Soundtrack. His inclusion, Lullaby was less than impressive and definitely couldn't hold up against the likes of Jack Johnson and Ben Harper. Now Costa is trying to strike out on his own with his first full length album, the appropriately titled Songs We Sing.

Cost does have a good pedigree being a skateboarder turned singer-songwriter discovered by the surfer turned Johnson. Costa's sound doesn't deviate too much from his mentor, but Costa does seem to have a wider variety of influences that includes some bluegrass (Ballad of Miss Kate), country (Sweet Rose), and even some songs with a distinct sixties British Invasion vibe (Songs We Sing) to go along with the traditional folk that Johnson usually utilizes. There's even a spacey song that reminds me of Nick Drake (Yellow Taxi).

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