Slash and Burn

Slash and Burn Artist: Stephan Smith
Label: Artemis Records
Category: Music


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


UPC: 699675153526
EAN: 0699675153526
ASIN: B00025ETWI


Release Date: 2004-06-08

Slash and Burn


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Tracks:

  1. Slash & Burn
  2. Break The Bread
  3. Taking Aim
  4. Lee Kyung Hae
  5. In The Air
  6. Turning Off The Tide
  7. You Ain't A Cowboy
  8. World To Come
  9. Unspeakable Love
  10. Billy In The Lowground
  11. Bitter Happiness
  12. Shenandoah

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A triumph.......2006-04-21

Stephan Smith is a gem among the arists of today: a poet as well as a musician. His themes are far-reaching, thought-provoking, and quite touching, exposing the hipocrisy of poverty in a time of incredible affluence. And he sounds amazing, mixing genres as if they didn't exist. The songs are honest, the album staggering.

2 out of 5 stars Weary of Woody Guthrie Comparisons...a Mediocre album (at best).......2005-12-31

Okay, I'll admit that the song "Break the Bread" is a catchy enough song, the type of song one might hear sung around the campfire at a Church Camp a few years down the line. Granted, perhaps the sour taste that this album left in my mouth is the result of the hype and praise of the "modern Woody Guthrie" label that seemed to have been pinned to singer/songwriter Stephan Smith. It is undeserved, to say the least. His songwriting is not particularly original and his performances are not particularly incredible. Sometimes there is a wit to his songs...other times they are marred by being a bit too precious or, even worse, from being a downright mediocre and pedestrian. Don't believe the hype...this guy is nowhere in the same league as Woody Guthrie (nor with any of the great singer/songwriters). He is a mediocre talent whose hype does not come close to matching his minimal talents.
Save yourself a few dollars with this one... and spend it on a Smithsonian recording of one of the true greats (or spring for truly rising talents such as Conor Oberst).

5 out of 5 stars Context: great interview with the artist.......2005-07-12

The more I learn about the context of Stephan's music, the more I understand why I love it. Here is a link to a recent interview with Stephan Smith: <a href="http://www.newtopiamagazine.net/archives/content/issue20/features/troubador.php">link</a>

4 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Relaxing the Undertow ~ Various Artists
  2. Praying For Rain ~ Cloud Party
  3. Rock Of The 80's, Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists
  4. Las Vegas Is Cursed ~ Hector Zazou , and Sandy Dillon
  5. Jungle Rock ~ Hank Mizell
  6. Private Parts and Pieces, Vol. 2 and 3 ~ Anthony Philips
  7. Keeper of the Key ~ David Nelson Band
  8. Rock Never Stopped ~ Showaddywaddy
  9. Meisner, Swan & Rich ~ Swan & Rich Meisner
  10. Soundsystem

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Cornbread, Earl & Me (1975 Film) ~ The Blackbyrds

Into the Light ~ Mal Waldron & Christian Burchard

While You Were Here ~ Jim Snidero Quartet

Complete Prestige Carnegie Hall 1946-1947 ~ Duke Ellington

I Bring to You Sweet Music ~ Geraldo

Ancora ~ Claude Barzotti

An 2005, Vol. 10: 1969-1970 ~ Dalida

El Condor Pasa: Indian Harps and Flutes ~ Various Artists

20 Super Sucessos ~ Trio Nordestino

Radio Show: Gris Gris Time ~ Bo Gumbos