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Track Listings
| 1. Seasons |
| 2. Two Stones in My Pocket |
| 3. Driving with Bert |
| 4. Hi-Lo and Inbetween |
| 5. See You on Rooftops |
| 6. Martha's Mantra (For the Pain) |
| 7. Sleeping on Roads |
| 8. Dreamed I Saw Soldiers |
| 9. High Hopes |
Product Description
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While Sleeping On Roads is ostensibly Mojave 3 main man Neil Halstead's debut solo album, there is little to suggest that the singer needed this project, as an excuse to express any previously hidden, musical diversions. Essentially, a pared-down Mojave 3 album, Sleeping On Roads is soaked in the same kind of downbeat whimsy and lovelorn melancholia that Mojave 3 have perfected so well over the course of their three albums. Musically, Halstead has made no bones about his Nick Drake fixation, and so his songs continue to evoke pastoral, dreamy days with gently plucked strings and a voice fragile enough to sound delicately endearing. Horns tremulously sound, occasional a piano tinkles, and Halstead sings gorgeous sad songs, which never fail to emit a slow-burning warmth and grace. "Hi-Lo and In between" is one of the simplest and most affecting songs he's written, and the homespun title track, replete with banjo and slide guitar, is a delightful slice of Americana. High Hopes closes the album with Halstead softly strumming an acoustic guitar and opining "You were beautiful enough to make me stay". No musical frontiers shattered or new ground broken then, but really, you wouldn't want it any other way.--Suzannah Brown
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Belle trouvaille
Aug 28 2005
Format:Audio CD
Un superbe album. Je le recommande fortement. Très belles mélodies, un album pour ''road trip''. Très paisible, cet album vous fera certainement passer un très bon moment.
Love Embodied in Music
Jan 22 2004
Format:Audio CD
Neil Halstead's "Sleeping on Roads" is the perfect album. I pop it in and I am taken to goodness and wholeness, to the real me, the true me, the best me, the loving, empathetic and open to life and experience me. I am no longer filled with despair and fear and pessimism. I am lifted by hope and optimism. To me it is the wonderful side of the human experience. It is an intriguing mystery you want to dive into head first; it is empowering and life affirming. I listen to this and I feel love and compassion. Indeed, "Sleeping on Roads" is all that intangible love embodied in and expressed through music. This album manages to perfectly balance the two competing existential human needs of Eros (the need to feel significant and meaningful as an individual) and Agape (the need to feel that one is a part of something greater than oneself and to give oneself over to that universal force). This is why I feel so comfortable and whole listening to this album and why it seems so familiar even upon first listening.
Now don't get me wrong I like Richard Ashcroft, but Ashcroft wishes he could make an album of such subtle lyrical grace, elegant, simple yet beautiful melody and nuanced and textured harmony. Halstead has reached a new plateau with this album, and I will always treasure it and hold it close to my heart. I will conjure it in my mind when things are rough and it will bring me back to who I truly am insofar as what I truly am is the greatest potential for wholeness, truth, beauty, courage, loving and goodness within me. This can be a reality; this album has made me a believer!
Now don't get me wrong I like Richard Ashcroft, but Ashcroft wishes he could make an album of such subtle lyrical grace, elegant, simple yet beautiful melody and nuanced and textured harmony. Halstead has reached a new plateau with this album, and I will always treasure it and hold it close to my heart. I will conjure it in my mind when things are rough and it will bring me back to who I truly am insofar as what I truly am is the greatest potential for wholeness, truth, beauty, courage, loving and goodness within me. This can be a reality; this album has made me a believer!
Lushly evocative musings
Dec 3 2003
Format:Audio CD
Thhis album is one of the most beautiful that I have ever listened to. This is quite possibly one of the best roadtrip albums ever. Music such as this is perfect for reflection - quiet, slow, contemplative, complementing your thoughts instead of crowding them out. It is music to fall asleep to, music to wake up to, dreamland music, that stuff so right, so perfect that at times, it becomes a part of everything around you, and you only miss it (and miss it so acutely) when it is gone. Try this album out. After the party, when only your REALLY good friends are around, place this album in the player. Sit down and talk. Listen. Enjoy.
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Better than his previous work
I've listened to a little Mojave 3 and Slowdive, and while I like it, Halstead's solo album hooked me right from the first listen. Read more
Published on July 15 2003 by Douglas McKay
the most amazing albumn ever recorded
I fell in love listening to this CD and now it's the sountrack to the most beautiful night of my life. Read more
Published on July 1 2003 by lover with a soundtrack
relationships
The soundtrack to my most difficult breakup, Neil Halstead's Sleeping On Roads will always be entangled in my biography. Read more
Published on May 12 2003
The best album i have got this year!
A fantastic album with lyrics and music that are too beautiful to describe. The song 'Driving with Bert' for example has wonderful mix of acoustic guitars + organ and trumpets that... Read more
Published on Mar 15 2003
Absolutely Inspiring
This record is absolutely inspiring! Halstead's velvet smooth vocals complement the hook-laden psychedelic folk beautifully. Perfect for late night wine drinking. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2003 by P. Simonson
Back to Basics
Having been an avid fan of Slowdive, I was a little disappointed with Mojave 3. Don't get me wrong, although I enjoy listening to Mojave 3, I always feel there is something... Read more
Published on Sep 14 2002 by Dennis Hodges
Simply excellent!
With "Sleeping on roads", Neil Halstead proves that he is, indeed, the driving force behind Mojave 3. Not that anyone ever doubted it. This is one hell of a good album. Read more
Published on May 11 2002 by Hugo Dufort
Simply excellent!
With "Sleeping on roads", Neil Halstead proves that he is, indeed, the driving force behind Mojave 3. Not that anyone ever doubted it. This is one hell of a good album. Read more
Published on May 11 2002 by Hugo Dufort
Don't Pass This One By
Whether or not you've heard of Slowdive or Mojave 3, please do not pass up this record. It is simply beautiful. Read more
Published on Mar 30 2002 by "mailforsilver"
Superb
Theres not much to say about Neil Halstead other that he might have the best voice around today. This album rocks my world every time i here it. Read more
Published on Mar 22 2002
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