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Track Listings
| 1. Moving Pictures Silent Films |
| 2. The Man With No Skin |
| 3. Moving, Shaking |
| 4. Merge, A Vessel, A Harbour |
| 5. I Will Never See The Sun |
| 6. This Is Not Like Home |
| 7. The Animals Of The World |
| 8. Faithful Night, Listening |
| 9. Three Days At Sea (Three Lost Years) |
| 10. Great Lake Swimmers |
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Album Description
Easily the most captivating combination of ghostly vocals, hypnotic songs, and environmental atmospherics in a long time. Goose bumps guaranteed! Recorded in an abandoned grain silo. Tony Dekker's songs and singing have been compared to Mojave 3's Neil Halstead as well as a quiet My Morning Jacket. Ten tracks packaged in a digipak. Fargo. 2004.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
outstanding folk-rock debut,
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This review is from: Great Lake Swimmers (Audio CD)
The GLS debut is a beautifully constructed and executed folk-rock disc that is rare in terms of its sense of authenticity, humanity, and life's bitter-sweetness... While there is a definite Canadian (more specifically, Ontarian) flavour, at its roots the music and words are universal as are human suffering and human love, joy and hope.Cheers, Brian. Windsor, Ontario.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews) 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
phenomenal first album,
By Rudy Foolish "mountain bucko" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Great Lake Swimmers (Audio CD)
After having massively warped my copy of "Bodies & Minds," their newest release, from overuse in my car stereo, I recently caught a GLS show at a small local music café, where tragically there were less than 20 people in attendance, and where I was first introduced to the 10 ethereal, overpowering songs from this album, their first. Tony Dekker, finger-picking a very cello-sounding Seagull guitar, laid waste to the place. His vocals alone were enough to make you put off that bathroom break for painfully long stretches of time, striking a balance between the hushed intimacy of Sam Beam's whispered lullabies and the impressive range of Tim Buckley's operatic tenor. "Moving Pictures, Silent Films," a song in which the chord progression tumbles down the pentatonic scale in 3 sorrowful little movements, put more than a few lumps in the throats of those listening. And if "Merge, A Vessel" didn't leave the entire audience grief-stricken, "This is Not Like Home" left most digging in their pockets and purses for Kleenex, or choking down beer to regain composure. While I might be making their music sound like a trip to the funeral home, consider the monumental difficulty in creating something that has both the emotional and personal resonance as such a deathly event. Then consider whether or not it is time to stop ingesting sugar-coated, sunny pop numbers that deny a dismal reality for songs that look it square in the eye and embrace it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Where have these guys been hiding?,
By Jeremy P. Durand - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Great Lake Swimmers (Audio CD)
Or have I just been living in a bubble?Great Lake Swimmers is one of the better bands I've heard in a long while. A refreshing deviation from the overhyped, mainstream offerings currently playing over the airwaves. I agree with some that the songs are definitely not going to make you feel like all is sunny and sparkling in the world. They are, however, extremely beautiful and Tony Dekker's voice has a soothing quality about it that is very appealing. I definitely hear some Neil Young influence. They also remind me a bit of South San Gabriel (specifically, Will Johnson). If you like Iron & Wine (Sam Beam)or the artists referenced above, you'll likely enjoy this album. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Great Lake Swimmer (Audio CD)
Drenched in reverb, like My Morning Jacket, but much softer and with kick-ass melodies. Definitely worth listening to, especially if you are a fan of After the Gold Rush-era Neil Young.
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