Thud

Artist: Kevin Gilbert
Label: Pra Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 782356040120
EAN: 0782356040120
ASIN: B00000363U

Release Date: 1995-03-21

Thud

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Tracks:

When You Give Your Love To Me
Goodness Gracious
Joytown
Waiting
Tea For One
Shadow Self
The Tears Of Audrey
Shrug (Because Of Me And You)
All Fall Down
Song For A Dead Friend

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Customer Reviews:

An OK CD.......2007-01-09

This CD was alright. If I had the chance again I would probably not get it. It's not that the music is bad, it's just that I had heard a song by Kevin Gilbert on internet progressive radio once and it was really good and creative. This CD was for the most part just regular music, so I thought it was a little boring.

Musical Genius Too Late Discovered.......2006-07-19

Back in 2004 I was listening to an internet radio station, when this tune, TEA FOR ONE, came over the cheap computer speakers I was using. The melody was haunting. I checked around and found it was a song composed and done by a fellow named Kevin Gilbert. I also found out that Mr. Gilbert died in 1996. So I went on Amazon to purchase the CD THUD by Kevin Gilbert and was quite pleased to find out that it came with a bonus CD, with a cover of Led Zeppelin's KASHMIR. This album has feeling of longing, displayed beautifully in the song TEA FOR ONE. Come to find out Kevin Gilbert, while very talented, just could not get the major record labels to acknowledge that talent. The well known, and now pop singer, Cheryl Crow was his protege. He also worked with Madonna on the Dick Tracy soundtrack, and at one time was considered as a replacement for Phil Collins, when Mr. Collins left the band Genesis.

THUD, while not original in approach, was a solo effort much on par with earlier solo efforts by folks like Paul McCartney, Al Kooper, Emmit Rhodes, and Todd Rundgren. These solo efforts, I always felt, best give expression to the artist's, in this case, tortured soul. Gilbert expresses that longing for the recognition of his efforts in songs like WAITING and SHRUG.

A gifted musician, Kevin Gilbert, apparently was a self-taught Cellist. If you purchase the THUD CD try and get the issue with the bonus CD, if only for the cover of KASHMIR. Gilbert really does make the classic Zeppelin tune his own. I have played THUD for family and friends and some of the tunes have left them in emotional shambles. TEA FOR ONE is the anthem for all who have longed for love. Despite his tragic end, we can only hope that more people discover the genius of Kevin Gilbert.

Flawless.......2006-05-23

Wow... where to begin on this. I first heard Kevin Gilbert in the early 90's on his Toy Matinee effort. Toy Matinee was an interesting mix of stunningly crafted and produced pop rock, with touches that reminded me of everything from Pink Floyd to Steely Dan and a whole spectrum in between. Fast forward about 12 years where I ran across a commemorative disc of the original Toy Matinee release with extra cuts and some liner notes covering the creation of the disc and the unfortunate death of Kevin Gilbert in '96. I was sort of taken aback and after doing some on-line research, I learned Kevin Gilbert had been involved in ALL sorts of musical projects, many of them I was familiar with but not aware of Gilbert's involvement (Spock's Beard and Sheryl Crowe being two of them). I also ran across "Thud" and decided to "one-click" it and give it a try.

Wow again. The reviews here do a decent job indicating the complexity and variety of music on this disc, but until you hear it yourself, it's hard to appreciate. Take biting commentary, insightful (and heartfelt) observations about relationships, human nature, politics, and the like; mix it with a variety of popular (and less popular) music styles immaculately produced; add dry, witty, and emotional vocal performances from Kevin and you have a masterpiece of an album. To be honest, the CD as a whole almost plays like some "record label sampler" with no coherent theme or style other than stunning musicianship (which Kevin--a multi-instrumentalist--largely performed himself) and phenomenal production.

All I can say is if you liked Toy Matinee, and are open to an eclectic selection of musical styles (still predominantly based in sometimes-jazzy, sometimes-folky, and sometimes-poppy rock), you'll likely find something moving on this disc as well.

Thoughtful, angry and heartbreaking.......2005-12-13

Recently on the Camper Van Beethoven mailing list folks were posting their top-10 Desert Island Discs. Out of the 3000-or-so CDs that I own I could only get the list down to 50, but I can tell you that if I had to pick only one CD to hear for the rest of my life it would be this one.

Of course, it's so biting and heartbreaking in its insights, intelligence and emotional depth that I can rarely stand to listen to it. If you wander into my office and I have tears streaming down my face, you can guess what I'm listening to. That said, the tone of the album isn't sad: it's simultaneously angry and outraged, and full of the beauty and regret of this world.

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