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Track Listings
| 1. Street Car |
| 2. Dynamite Walls |
| 3. Steps to Miles |
| 4. I Should Have Been Watching You |
| 5. Long Way Down |
| 6. Tea Pad |
| 7. All in One Move |
| 8. Bass Song |
| 9. Carried Away |
| 10. Looking For You in Me |
| 11. Lullaby |
Product Description
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Bedroom grunge folkie Paul Hayden Desser emerged in the 90s as the acoustic equivalent of an electrified punk-popper, strumming forcefully through bedsit tales of angst and ennui. His stark tunes caught the ear of Neil Young and set off a wild bidding war, though Hayden ended up signing to the fledgling Outpost label for one record. 2001's Skyscraper National Park is everything that Hayden's Outpost disaster, The Closer I Get was not. While the major-label disc buried the gruff songwriter's melodies beneath big-budget dross, Skyscraper National Park puts Hayden back in his home studio, playing most of the instruments himself and reconnecting with what made him interesting in the first place. Songs like "Streetcar" return to the mope-pop of earlier albums, while the surprisingly funky "Tea Pad" mixes psychedelic fuzz with a shuffle beat. A welcome return. --Matt Galloway
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Haunting,
By A Customer
This review is from: Skyscraper National Park (Audio CD)
This cd should come with a warning..it affects your breathing. Hayden is a storyteller, using phrases that get under your skin.You have listen to this on headphones or in a quiet room the first few times. If this were an album, I would have worn it out. "I should have been watching you" may be the most beautiful sad song ever written. Hayden's voice is so remarkably vulnerable, and so perfectly in sync with his writing, it is as though you are reading a beautiful poem on a rainy day.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant,
By mike (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Skyscraper National Park (Audio CD)
Its truly the only word to describe the songwriting involved with this recording. I fell in love immediately upon hearing this album. The country theme contained within the overall mood of the music is light, but detectable. In a way its a very quiet and soothing break from most of the subtle baggage that comes attatched to most singer/songwriter efforts. In a way, you can describe this as a very "no frills" record. His songwriting is sincere, honest, and at times very graphic, yet tasteful (for the best example of this, listen to track 8 "Bass Song" and you'll know my point exactly). As a whole, this album is not in any means a savior to a genre of mediocre country tinged musicians and their eager fans (hey maybe it is, but who am I to get one's hopes up too much), but its a great album for when you're out driving or sitting around on a rainy day. This is definitely ear candy at its finest, but with excellent messages to back it all up. Get into this, please. Then, get the live album. You will be in for a treat.For fans of: Clem Snide, Wilco, Elliott Smith.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm Not a Fan & I Love It!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Skyscraper National Park (Audio CD)
Hayden is a remarkable musician. I stumbled across the gorgeous "Dynamite Walls" on my new Dell computer. It has to be one of the most enveloping songs I've heard and I Loved it! Then I went and got the CD and was again stunned by the simplicity and beauty of the music. It was nice to hear the country tinges, as I am a country fan, among every other genre. I am surprised and happy that I found Hayden's talent and I can't wait to discover more!
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