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Track Listings
| 1. Past Time |
| 2. Ted Fucking Williams |
| 3. Gratitude (For Curt Flood) |
| 4. Broken Man |
| 5. Satchel Paige |
| 6. Fernando |
| 7. Long Before My Time |
| 8. Jackie's Lament |
| 9. Sometimes I Dream of Willie Mays |
| 10. The Death of Big Ed Delahanty |
| 11. Harvey Haddix |
| 12. The Yankee Flipper |
| 13. The Closer |
Product Description
Album Description
A passionately funny and sarcastically reverent commentary on the state of the sport, The Baseball Project provides a Hip soundtrack to the backstage party at America's game. Rock'N' Roll vets Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5, R.E.M., Young Fresh Fellows) and Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate, Gutterball, Danny & Dusty, Miracle 3) have an love for music undermined only by an even more love of baseball. The compatriots blend their two passions with The Baseball Project -- Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails, an album of buzzing guitars and baseball back stories. The heroes and villains of America's famous pastime are explored with cutting wit and fanboy detail in songs that satisfy both the summer's need for rock anthems and sweltering afternoon double-headers. Drummer Linda Pitmon (Miracle 3, Golden Smog) and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck round out the squad, as they spin tales of ill-fated drinking binges ('The Yankee Flipper', 'The Death of Big Ed Delahanty'), near mythical icons ('Ted Fucking Williams'), folk heroes ('Fernando', 'Satchel Paige Said') and, on 'Gratitude (For Curt Flood)', the overlooked man who changed the game. 13 tracks.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Stand-up Triple, July 18 2008
By P. Goode - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: V1 Frozen Ropes And Dying Quai (Audio CD)
The brainchild of Seattle musicians Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey (with assistance for REM's Peter Buck and drummer Linda Pitmon), this CD is way more than a cute exercise in nostalgia. In turns ribald ("Ted F---ing Williams"), bitter ("Gratitude [for Curt Flood]), nostalgic ("Sometimes I Dream Of Willie Mays"), and rueful ("Long Before My Time"), Frozen Ropes successfully and accessibly makes the case that baseball isn't that much different from everyday life, reminding us in "Harvey Haddix" that "We're drawn to tragic stories/The ones that suit us best." Incidentally, the title refers to baseball slang for line drives and pop flies.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Please let there be a Volume II, Dec 2 2008
By Susan Petrone - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: V1 Frozen Ropes And Dying Quai (Audio CD)
What is it about baseball that would make a group of otherwise successful musicians form a side band that's basically a baseball research project? No other sport has inspired so many books, songs, and films, and The Baseball Project's Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails is a worthy addition to the lineup. The music is great--let's get that out of the way first. They're good tunes. But the lyrics are what lift this from just another side project to something greater. The lyrics are alternately witty, poignant, funny, and dirty (sometimes all at the same time). On what other CD can you actually learn a bit of baseball history? Want to learn the origins of free agency and the players who benefited from the courage of Curt Flood? Ever wonder how Big Ed Delahanty died? Want to learn the names of every pitcher who's ever pitched a perfect game in the majors (including one who should be included in that list)? Ever wonder if Ted Williams had an ego problem? It's all here. This may be my favorite album of 2008.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not just Baseball!, Nov 15 2008
By The hunterian - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: V1 Frozen Ropes And Dying Quai (Audio CD)
I'm an European, and Baseball means nothing to me, at least until now. But this album's not just about Baseball, it's about great stories, social history, racial history and life. Like good literature these stories can be generalized into stories of the human condition.The song writing duties are shared between Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey, and both have contributed an almost equal amount of the albums best songs. The song writing styles are very compatible and this album has a very distinct album feel to it. Most of the tunes are very melodic and hooky (just what I needed for my running). It's like what you would get if you mixed an equal amount of Eagles and a noisy Neil Young.
Half a year ago I discovered how good Steve Wynns output in this century has been. This album confirms that he's really on a roll.
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