Phenobarb Bambalam

Phenobarb Bambalam Artist: Chris Connelly
Label: Tvt
Category: Music


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


UPC: 016581718920
EAN: 0016581718920
ASIN: B000003RFL


Release Date: 1993-04-08

Phenobarb Bambalam


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Tracks:

  1. The Whistle Blower
  2. July
  3. Souvenir Fro A Dream
  4. Come Down Here
  5. Too Good To Be True
  6. Heartburn
  7. No Lesseer Of Two Evils
  8. Ignition Times Four
  9. Dirtbox Tennessee
  10. Heartburn (Twister Mix)

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars unheard-of masterpiece.......2006-08-06

it's always puzzled me why Chris Connelly never got the respect he deserved, hell, everyone I know has no clue who he is, much less heard any of his material. this was the first cd that i listened to from him (at the time i didn't even have a clue he had any affiliation with Ministry) and it stunned me at how wonderful the music was. the depth of Connelly's songwriting is genius, and i still can't seem to figure out why this guy isn't on par socially with other eclectic songwriters like David Bowie or Lou Reed. this guy can go from heavy industrialized rockers ("Dirtbox Tennessee", "Ignition Times Four") to gentler tracks ("No Lesser of Two Evils", "Heartburn"), he sometimes finds a balance between the styles ("Come Down Here", "July") and manages to evenly throw it all in one album. Connelly's girlfriend committed suicide during the recording of Phenobarb Bambalam, which i'm assuming is one of the reasons why this album has an underlying darkness and eeriness to it.

it's refreshing to hear an album as original and creative as this, especially when original and creative is few and far between these days. hopefully in time more people will come across this album and hold it in such high regard as i do.. i could easily say this is in my top five of the most affecting albums i've ever had the pleasure of listening to.

5 out of 5 stars One of the most sadly overlooked records of all time.......2006-06-01

I agree with what other reviewers have said here, but think it's worth adding that not only are there some amazing songs on this record, but the band behind Connelly is awesome too. Martin Atkins is brutally good on drums and Chris Bruce adds some of the coolest guitar playing I have ever heard.

5 out of 5 stars no comparison to anything.......2004-03-11

For a long time i was really into industrial and goth but knew nothing of the roots. It turned out that when I evicted a tenant from a building a stack of cd's were left behind, this among them. I ignored it for nearly four years and then one day noticed his name on another CD so i got curious and popped this in. this defines chris among the founders of the Goth/industrial circuit, along with jurgenson, koinetzko, with groops like einstruzed neubauten and 1000 homo djs. notice these are the most dissimilar of the genre meaning he i consider is responsible for a totalyly different branch but equally worthy as the others. the former review puts him in the same vien as other artists, my only question, how can you use other artists as a root of comparison with their father

5 out of 5 stars Not What You Expect.......2003-12-09

Like myself and a lot of people, you associate Chris Connelly with Ministry, Revolting Cocks, and his work with KMFDM. I enjoyed his vocals on Ministry's "So What" so much that I decided to look into his solo album. This album is nothing like any of the aforementioned bands. There is very few remnants of industrial metal here, a lot of it is expiremental lounge jazz rock. Before this album, I didn't even know I liked music like this. It has opened my mind to appreciate so much more, if your looking for Ministry's Chris Connelly, you won't find him here, you'll find a well thought out and crafted album that is a pleasure to listen too.

5 out of 5 stars

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