Vintage Slide Collections From Seattle, Vol. 1

Vintage Slide Collections From Seattle, Vol. 1 Artist: Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
Label: Bar/None Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 032862014826
EAN: 0032862014826
ASIN: B0000C0FA3


Release Date: 2003-09-23

Vintage Slide Collections From Seattle, Vol. 1


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Tracks:

  1. Mountain Trip to Japan, 1959
  2. European Boys
  3. Fondue Friends in Switzerland
  4. Eggs
  5. Opnad Contribution Sudy Committee Report, June 1977
  6. What Will The Corporation Due?
  7. Wendy's, Sambos, and Long John Silver's
  8. Let's Not Have the Same Weight in 1978 - Let's Have More
  9. Why Did We Decide to Take This Decision to You?
  10. Together As A System We are Unbeatable
  11. Believing in You

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Even without live performance... they're good.......2006-03-16

Speaking as someone who didn't discover them by seeing the live show, I can say I think the band works in all levels. There's a feel good feeling of the melodies, the not-so-subtle political critic, the lovely kid voice of the daughter turned drummer and the general fun approach to music. This is original, interesting and should be seen as a step outside traditional music, which is very much welcome and appreciated. At least by people who are tired of hearing the same pop crap on the radio. I wish they'd come to Brazil so I could see them live.

5 out of 5 stars What are these people talking about?.......2005-07-11

This is where a public forum for writing reviews goes horibly wrong. I met the Trachtenburgs at a folk festival in Canada only two days ago. To the person who called Jason over-bearing and egotistical, the whole slideshow band was basically Tina's idea and I don't think he's forced anyone on stage. He is an excellent entertainer and very kind and humble compared to most artists I've met.
And I'm not sure why someone whould say they're not a real family. They're a family.
They are warm, friendly people who successfully show us that music can be fun and entertaining without egos or boring 2 minute solos.
And to everyone else that says they're no good because they're different, maybe you're just afraid of creativity. My advice to you is to stick to Nickleback and you'll be completely safe.
While it is true that the CD can't compare to seeing them live, the Trachtenburgs CD is delightful and anyone who listens to the Danielson Famile, Why? or other such bands will love them.

1 out of 5 stars just awful.......2005-05-25

once you get past the bad singing, lame tunes, heavy-handed whimsy and cute posing, well...

2 out of 5 stars Funny, but Needs to Be Seen to Be Appreciated.......2005-02-13

I was lured into buying this album because of how quirky and strangely disturbing the video for "Mountain Trip..." was. A "family" singing a vaudevillian-style ditty about public executions in post-WWII Japan is certainly unique and funny, but hearing it on CD just doesn't do it justice. That's pretty much the problem with the rest of the album.

Despite the "stories" within each song being very humorous, the whole package just doesn't work because we're only getting half of the presentation. It's not as much the music as it is the experience and an experience this odd deserves more than a CD job. A DVD companion is a must for this goofy concept album.

4 out of 5 stars Meg White = nah just joking.......2004-04-22

Free Williamsburg was one of the first places that embraced the Trachtenburg Family in New York City. That was before most of the deadbeat magazines in the city caught up. Their original family act had its beginnings in Seattle. The conceit is that they write songs about old discarded slide collections. Jason Trachtenburg writes most of the songs and does most of the playing. On their live shows Tina controls the slide projector. Their 9-year old daughter plays drums and sings. On the album they have some friends play with them to give their songs a fuller sound. Most of their songs are satire based on family trips. Some of their other songs have to do with corporations and marketing. Most of their lyrics come directly from these slides used in meetings. The best song as a song is "Eggs." They include a slideshow on the CD of "Mountain Trip To Japan, 1959." There are also some slides included in the booklet to give you a taste of what they do. But it all leads to the live performance. This is funny stuff.

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  1. Hallucinations ~ David Usher
  2. The Blind Leading the Lost ~ Until the End
  3. Into the Woods ~ The Call
  4. "Wesley Willis - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" ~ Wesley Willis
  5. Sit Down Old Friend/You're Not Alone ~ Dion
  6. Smilesunset ~ Mark Mulcahy
  7. Infinite Colours Infinite Patterns: The Best of Kaleidoscope ~ Kaleidoscope
  8. Insignificance
  9. The Kingsbury Manx ~ The Kingsbury Manx
  10. The Height of Fashion ~ Fashion

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Cannonball and Coltrane ~ Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane

In the Beginning ~ Brew

Chicago ~ Steve Goodman

Destination Moon ~ Clairdee

Feel Alive ~ Megablast

1 1936-1942 ~ Lester Young

Majnoun ~ Schal Sick Brass Band

L' Imperatrice ~ Claudia Mamhy

Alan & Aladin ~ Alan & Aladin

Penas ~ Beatriz Corona