Label: Rubric Records
Category: Music
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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 676180005724
EAN: 0676180005724
ASIN: B0001CVEAC
Release Date: 2004-03-09
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Artist: Gingersol
Label: Rubric Records Category: Music Average customer rating:
Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 676180005724 EAN: 0676180005724 ASIN: B0001CVEAC Release Date: 2004-03-09 |
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Turmoil in both the band's personal life and the rest of the world would put derail them momentarily, but would also provide a wealth of musical inspiration for their new record, Eastern. <P>"For Gingersol the last 2 or 3 years has been very challenging to say the least. Both Seth and my marriages have ended and there have been huge hurdles for us to keep going." Steve says reflectively, "My songs, like Seth's, are mostly deal with what has now has become the end of my marriage. I didn't want my marriage to end and I tried to keep it alive and that is a big part of every song." <P>Seth also had heartbreak to guide him. "My 3 songs, as I look at them, are all about my marriage ending, and I guess there's just 3 different points of view on that. Although I was strung out on Vicoden after a ski accident and in a fragile emotional state, I think that the song "I Did" may be the first newer Gingersol song that has some humor. It's mostly about failure and not understanding convention, but when I wrote it it seemed funny. The other two "Please Let Me Go," and "Rome's Behind Us" seem pretty easy to understand." The album centerpiece however, "Great Day For a War" were inspired by how the newly arrived to New York Tagliere viewed the tragic events of September 11th. "It's a song about how I felt waiting for the war against terrorism to start after sept 11th when after all I moved here for good on sept 9th." <P>While you might think that this might make for a depressing album, this is far from the case. As Seth puts it, "The new record, to me, sounds and feels epic. It's much longer than other Gingersol records, the process was longer, it includes the two longest Gingersol songs, but none of this is negative, it just feels expansive…big." Steve also remains very optimistic about the future of Gingersol. "I couldn't be more excited about the direction his band is heading in. It's only the beginning. We are only scratching the surface of what the music can be and we try to be really conscious of that," admits Tagliere. "There's a lot more we could be doing, it's easy to fall back on formulas when you're creating a song, but that's ultimately less satisfying. To get the definitive version of a song and the right mix of sounds is what it's all about. To get to the place where you're making stuff that's personally inspiring and you can stop thinking about and just enjoy is really special. That's what we try to do."Customer Reviews:
Godawful.......2004-09-01
Not Just A Small Step But An Entire Leap Over A Continent........2004-03-27
Gingersol have assembled a crack group of musicians to complete their latest entry (with a stunning performance by Sid Jordan of Minibar on "Blink.") While the entire CD clocks in at over 50 minutes, the time flies by with each song bettering the next. The production is first rate. I had some of my audiophile buddies over for a listen and the comments ranged from, "That tambourine sure is up the middle," to, "Must be Mr. Rothschild's Opus." There are plenty of goodies swirling around the headphones on this one.
There's one tune in particular that stands out that I must comment on, "You and Your Clouds." Steve has once again written the most pristine, unbelievable song here that will make you break down, weeping in joy. Next to "Over the Handlebars," a buried gem off their last album, this is the best to come from this guy.
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