The Many Moods of Martin Zellar & The Hardways

The Many Moods of Martin Zellar & The Hardways Artist: Martin Zellar & The Hardways
Label: Owen Lee Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 656453393925
EAN: 0656453393925
ASIN: B00000FDC8


Release Date: 1998-08-25

The Many Moods of Martin Zellar & The Hardways


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Tracks:

  1. Blown Kisses
  2. Goodnight Meridel
  3. Freeze This Feeling
  4. Clues
  5. Carolyn
  6. Time And Time Again
  7. All I Need
  8. Tomorrow Is Too Late
  9. 1,000 Miles Away
  10. Marching Beside Him

Similar Items:

  1. Scattered
  2. Born Under
  3. Martin Zellar & The Hardways
  4. Billy's Live Bait
  5. They Even Use the Hooves

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good, but not great.......1999-03-07

I've always loved Zellar's music. His talent for describing the mundane and melancholy small town life is superb. However, in his latest offering, it seems like the music is forcing the lyrics - instead of the other way around. In my opinion, the true greatness in Zellar's music was in the way the lyrics flowed - telling a story - while the music seemed to fit in perfectly around the lyrics to enhance the total effect. Sadly, this is lacking in the "Many Moods." (have a listen to Born Under and several of the tracks on MZ and the Hardways to see what I mean) And perhaps this latest work is a sign that Zellar is maturing as an artist.

5 out of 5 stars Another winner from Martin Zellar & the Hardaways.......1999-01-20

Martin Zellar's 3rd album since the demise of the Gear Daddies is another excellent roots-rock outing. Zellar is a terrific singer and songwriter, and his band the Hardways provide great accompaniment for him to do his thing. This is a very organic sounding album, lots of acoustic and electric guitar, organ, and even horns and strings on a couple of tunes. While definitley a rock & roll album, there is a pronounced (in a good way) country influence here. It's twangy in spots, but this is a good thing, not a cheesey, formulaic modern-Nashville thing. It's a crying shame that an artist with such great, honest work doesn't get more airplay (but considering the crap on the radio these days, maybe that's a good thing). This album should appeal to fans of Springsteen, Mellencamp, The Eagles, BoDeans, Wilco, etc.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Your New Boundaries ~ Clairvoyants
  2. Nova Solis ~ Morgan
  3. Monstly Monsters
  4. Chronicles, Vols. 1-2 ~ Eloy
  5. Land Air Sea ~ Special Goodness
  6. One Fell Swoop ~ American Fuse
  7. Since We've Been Gone ~ The Kingsmen
  8. For To Next ~ Steve Hillage
  9. Diggin' for Gold, Vol. 4 ~ Various Artists
  10. Sock It to Me! ~ Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels

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