Coke Machine Glow
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Artist: Gordon Downie
Label: Universal
Category: Music
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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 766487031622
EAN: 0766487031622
ASIN: B00005CC9N
Release Date: 2001-11-30 |
Coke Machine Glow
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Tracks:
- Starpainters
- Vancouver Divorce
- SF Song
- Trick Rider
- Canada Geese
- Chancellor
- Never-Ending Present
- Nothing But Heartache in Your Social Life
- Blackflies
- Lofty Pines
- Boy Bruised But Butterfly Chase
- Mystery
- Elaborate
- Yer Possessed
- Every Irrelevance
- Insomniacs of the World, Good Night
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Album Description
First solo album for the singer of Canadian group Tragically Hip. Tracks include, 'Vancouver Divorce', 'Nothing But Heartache In Your Social Life' & 'Insomniacs Of The World, Good Night'. 2001 release. Standard jewel case.
Album Details
As the Lead Singer of the Tragically Hip. Downie Became One of Canada's Latest and Most Enigmatic Musicians and Authors. A Collection of Personal, Intimate and Eclectic Music, Incorporating Elements of Folk, Blues, Pop and Performance Art. He Has Become Apart of the Extraordinary Literary Tradition of Canadian Songwriters Like Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell.
Customer Reviews:
Interesting but extremely uneven.......2004-04-09
Those anticipating a reprise of the turbulent hip venacular may want to give this debatable solo disc a wide berth. Clearly not the musical force behind his day gig, Downie relies on resonant background effects and airy engineering to add heft to some rather rickety compositions. Lilting ballads "Vancouver Divorce", "Trick Rider", and "Lofty Pines" are the keepers here, along with a sloppy garage rocker called "Canada Geese". The remaining songs on this drawn-out release are little more than fussed-over filler; genre pieces like "Elaborate" and "Every Irrelevance" are generic and uninspired, while the ponderous spoken-word segments - complete with Director Atom Egoyan on classical guitar - are likely to alienate any listener not incontestably enamoured with, well, ponderous spoken-word segments.
Unusual, haunting.......2001-07-03
I bought this after a writer I know enthusiastically endorsed it in a chatroom. I loved several songs immediately, Chancellor, Starpainters and Trick Rider. I had to listen to the rest before I appreciated the originality and beauty of this entire CD. Mr. Downie is trying something new and it took a while for my ear to catch up. When it did, I was in love.
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