The Kingdom of Heaven Must Be Taken by Storm

Artist: Entrance
Label: Tiger Style
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 686806004024
EAN: 0686806004024
ASIN: B00008AY4D

Release Date: 2003-03-04

The Kingdom of Heaven Must Be Taken by Storm

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Tracks:

Valium Blues
I'm So Glad
The Night Was Dark
Never Afraid
Stranded In A Clearing
Tommy Thank's Summertime Blues
Mirror/Mantra
I Love The Light
A Farewell To My Friends

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Customer Reviews:

Amazing in concert and on cd..........2004-07-21

i saw entrance back in march with the yeay yeah yeahs and he blew me away. He was the opening act and this one man band came on to the stage and at first i thought it was a joke but once he started playing i was hooked. He has an awesome set of blues/folk songs that is just candy to my ears. i just got the cd today and it is just as awesome as when i saw him live. im a sucker for blues guitar rock and this guy has got it. this cd will definitely be on my playlist for a while right there with the soledad brothers.

Genuine Blues with Overwhelming Emotion.......2004-04-25

Entrance, real name Guy Blakeslee, is a rock prodigy and the most genuine artist since I can't remember when. His music is influenced by the old delta blues, such as Robert Johnson, but unlike other artists who simply try to imitate older music, Entrance keeps his influences in the back of his mind and lets his soul write the music. All the raw emotion packed into his tracks explodes from the radio and will overwhelm you. I would relate Entrance and his style, retro lyrics, and original guitar playing to that of the White Stripes. But, to be frank, Entrance blows Jack White out of the water. Entrance is who Jack White wants to be, tries to be, but never will be; he is a better, more innovative guitar player, better, more genuine songwriter, and has a much better voice than Jack's by far. This record is a must for anybody into the new rock scene of the Strokes, the White Stripes, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs and for those into classic rock and blues. Also, although the album is great it is nothing compared to Entrance's live performances, so an Entrance show is a must-see. Enjoy.

Dylan makes commercials now.......2004-04-21

Entrance aka Guy Blakeslee (does everyone have two names?) has been rocking his brand of "Anti-Folk" for a few years now. He is Baltimore part of the Devendra Banhart/Joanna Newsome assault on anything fabricated. But unlike them Entrance hasn't perfected his live act. Most people find him hard to listen to. On record, he seems to make more sense. If you smoke a lot of pot, that will help. His psychedelic take on T. Rex and Bob Dylan is brilliant. Entrance explores the work of blues legend Skip James. The cover of "I'm So Glad" recalls how people like Cream and Led Zeppelin were obsessed with early blues too. He lacks a sense of humor, and childishness, that is the key ingredient with his friend, Banhart, and a love for the blues only goes so far. But he's on tour now with Cat Power, so at least Entrance is somehow affecting other bands, if not really moving his audience.

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Worthwhile Marriage of Blues and Folk.......2003-12-04

Guy Blakeslee's debut solo effort is, in a word, substantial. The album is undoubtably one of the best combinations of legitamate blues with a subtle folk influenced undertone. The music is all fairly unique, the guitar stye displayed here is very atypical, and very gripping. The lyrics on the originals are mostly a pleasant surprise, both clever, relevant, and wholly introspective. The cover songs are also very good, and are both at least as good as their original incarnations(if not possibly more interesting at times). Some say the singing is harsh, but I see it more as a mellow and heartfelt yelp, and I rather like it. This album is recommended mostly to fans of early delta-blues, but would also be recommended to fans of folk music(protest folk mostly). Conversely, I dont really recommend the album to those of an exclusively mainstream radio taste, this is not for you.

Realer Than Real.......2003-04-15

In an age of rock/blues revivalists such as the White Stripes, Entrance is like a breath of fresh air between so much that is artificial. From the beautiful yet bewildering opener of "Valium Blues," to the irreverent cover of Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," (here renamed to "Tommy Thumb's Summertime Blues,") this album is brooding with a mix of raw emotions.

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