Wood + Wire

Wood + Wire Artist: Chris Von Sneidern
Label: Mod Lang
Category: Music


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


UPC: 714288017123
EAN: 0714288017123
ASIN: B000006DZI


Release Date: 1998-01-20

Wood + Wire


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Tracks:

  1. Starting Out
  2. Lines
  3. Sun
  4. As You Are
  5. Don't Worry Now
  6. Split It
  7. Circles
  8. Love
  9. I Can See
  10. Like Me That Way
  11. Got A Way With Her
  12. Feel
  13. The End

Album Description

Opening with the stoic rock of "Starting Out," the obligatory pop of "Sun," and "Love," to the poetic folk of "The End," this record pleasingly runs the gamut. Although CVS is often found in his studio producing his own albums or other artists', Wood and Wire was recorded entirely in the NY metro area with a winning combination of musicians including Peter Straus (Dwarves) and Dennis Diken (Smithereens).

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Buy the two earlier albums instead.......1999-11-02

This album represents a big step away from the varied musical approach of his two earlier albums, Sight&Sound and Big White Lies. The melodies are just as good, but the songs differ less from each other and from the rest of pop music than his tunes did on the first two. It's as though some spark has been lost in the transition from doing almost all the instruments to having a full band behind him. Perhaps the album was easier to record, but it's just doesn't have the same appeal for me (although that's asking a lot - I really like the other two albums).

5 out of 5 stars One of the best kept secrets of pop/folk rock of the 90s.......1999-10-16

Wood and Wire is a real treat for the ears. Chris Von Sneidern is one of the best kept secrets of modern pop music. This album, which is much better produced than his previous "Sight and Sound," shows a true melodic genius reaching a wonderful stage of maturity. It brings a 90s flavor to the folk and pop rock of the late 1960s and early 70s. From the opening chords of "Starting Out" to the Dylanesque pathos of "The End," this CD is full of hooks and lush harmonies. Instrumentation varies from simple guitar to more complex arrangements using everything from horns to harpsichord. If you have any attraction at all to power pop, you will find this to be one treasure that you will play again and again. Truly one of the outstanding pop recordings of the late 1990s.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Way Outta Line
  2. Sound of Dead Goats ~ Szeki Kurva
  3. In Blue ~ Corrs
  4. Stomp
  5. Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours ~ Various Artists
  6. It's Like This ~ Rickie Lee Jones
  7. Foretold...Foreseen
  8. Lay It Down ~ Cowboy Junkies
  9. Asa Cruz
  10. Only Bleeding ~ Pete Berwick

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