Maplewood

Artist: Ed Harcourt
Label: EMI Int'l
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 724352927524
EAN: 0766486863620
ASIN: B000050XI7

Release Date: 2000-11-16

Maplewood

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Tracks:

Hanging With The Wrong Crowd
I've Become Misguided
Apple Of My Eye
Attaboy Go Spin A Yarn
He's Building A Swamp
Whistle Of A Distant Train

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Album Description

Debut EP release from the man who's signed to Heavenly Records out of the UK. Already getting heaps of praise in most of the British press. He's been compared with Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley & Randy Newman for his lyrics. He uses a smorgasbord of instruments, brass, strings, banjo and piano amongst others. All 6 tracks are mainly demo's / early versions that he re-recorded for his debut album 'Here Be Monsters'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

What a Sleeper.......2002-03-09

Ed harcourt, the multi-instrumentalist versatile singer-songwriter from England has a great mini-album here but is somewhat of a sleeper.

This music is one which grows upon you. It requires, almost insists that you listen to it carefully with heart and soul. Let it whirl around your consciousness and permeate your gray cells. Listen to it with friends, in the car, in the early hours, with a loved one.

Ed Harcourt inevitably draws comparisons with others but I do not think it will be all that long before many others are measured against his standard. This recording is merely a beginning for what I believe will be a long and productive career.

See for yourself. Try it..you'll like it.

Great album.

Real Harcourt music........2001-06-02

It's been a long time since I've become so excited of a new artist as I am of Harcourt. Saw him live here i Stockholm, Sweden, May 2001 and it was -- for the lack of a less abused word -- magical.

Bought Maplewood a few days later and I have not played any other cd since. It's now June.

Every review or article I read about Harcourt mentions Waits, Buckley and an assortment of other singer-songwriters, but I'm not sure that is entirely correct or fair. This is Ed. This is Harcourt. Personal, creative and beautiful music with great lyrics.

Apple of my eye is the best song on the cd, but all of them are great. Yes. All of them. The only thing wrong with this release is that there are too few songs (only 6) on it, but I guess that implies hope for future records.

Beautiful. Intense. Sincere. Buy it. Buy two.

hmmm.......2001-05-18

Everyone in the world who has had not such a great day should put on "Apple of my eye." They'll be a happy chappy in no time. Buy the cd now. (He's also cracking live)

Excellent release!.......2001-03-04

Ed Harcourt is a masterful singer/songwriter who recorded this 6-tracks mini album in his home studio. On Maplewood he's crafted little, precious songs that are definitely woth a listen. As Amazon.co.uk states, you'll hear echoes of Tom Waits, Bono (the first time I listened to "Apple of my eye" I almost mistook the singer's voice for Bono's) and spaghetti western. The first songs reminds me of The Blue Nile but it's probably just a feel... Whatelse can I say? I wish it was a bit longer, after all he claims to have written hundreds of songs already.

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