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Feast of Wire

~ Calexico (Artist)

4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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Product Details

Audio CD (Jun 15 2005)
Original Release Date: Feb 18 2003
Number of Discs: 1
Label: FAB
ASIN: B000089CPF
In-Print Editions: LP Record

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #33,642 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Sunken Waltz

2. Quattro (World Drifts In)

3. Stucco

4. Black Heart

5. Pepita

6. Not Even Stevie Nicks...

7. Close Behind

8. Woven Birds

9. The Book and the Canal

10. Attack El Robot! Attack!

11. Across The Wire

12. Dub Latina

13. Guero Canelo

14. Whipping the Horse's Eyes

15. Crumble

16. No Doze

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Unlike the ever-experimenting Lambchop, to whom they are often compared, Calexico stick to their niche. Since Calexico don't spring as many stylistic surprises on us as the sprawling Nashville ensemble, their track record is also less erratic. While Feast of Wireis a bit quieter than its three full-length predecessors, it also fits neatly into an ever-impressive body of work. John Convertino and Joey Burns--the Tucson band's core--only confirm their status as folk storytellers, their songs as irreducibly American as Cormac McCarthy novels, and their trademark Southwestern, sun-baked Ennio Morricone sound continues to be ambitiously timeless. "Black Heart," for instance, begins like a Portishead outtake before swelling majestically. Even when they shuffle styles ("Close Behind" marries '60s western grace with assured melodic chops, and "Attack El Robot! Attack!" goes off in an almost Devo-like direction before smoothly segueing into the full-on mariachi extravaganza of "Across the Wire"), they retain an immediately identifiable personality. Calexico may not make headlines, but this album solidifies their standing as one of the most endearingly idiosyncratic bands on the American scene. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Calexico is Joey Burns and John Convertino of Giant Sand. Their fourth album is a masterpiece of beauty and diversity, with desert-rock guitar interplay to expansive noir-ish sweep to full-mariachi grandeur. 16 Tracks. Quarterstick. 2003.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Calexico became a prsonal theme, April 28 2004

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This album is so different and so diverse it will be like nothing you have ever heard before. Just when one track mellows you out the next track will take your breath away. This album should be illegal because it is so addicting. Calexico is the most innovative band I have heard in a long time. I turn everyone on to it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Sweeping Southwestern Soundscape, April 21 2004

By	Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

My first taste of Calexico was a song they did on a Lee Hazlewood tribute album. I was intrigued by their sound and decided to get one of their CDs to broaden my overview. For no particular reason, I settled on Feast of Wire.
There is a lot to like here, with a multitude of musical influences evident. Listening through, I swear at times I'm hearing Neil Young or Ennio Morricone. At other times, I hear the sounds of funk-soaked jazz soundtrack music a la Barry Adamson. And always around the corner one hears strains of the borderlands sounds that have come to be known as desert rock. Even the cover art is evocative of the southwestern frontier.
My favorite songs here are Sunken Waltz, Quattro, the Morricone-infused Close Behind, Dub Latina, Guero Canelo, and the Adamsonian soundtrack jazz of Crumble.
With Feast of Wire, Calexico offers a sweeping southwestern soundscape that will carry you far away from the cares of the day. I recommend this to anyone who is musically adventurous and has a taste for the borderlands in their blood.

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3.0 out of 5 stars For best results, see live, April 11 2004

By	Code Red "martin26975" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews

My first introduction to Calexico was seeing them playing live at Somerset House in London in the summer of 2003, and they were absolutely breathtaking. As with all live bands, the studio album is always something of a anticlimax, as it's almost impossible to recreate the atmosphere and rush of seeing them live. Still, it's a grower of an album and is a must for any respectable record collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Different
I started listening to this band with their Black Light CD which got under my skin. Songs like 'Fade', made me realize their brilliance. Read more

Published on Feb 12 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album of 2003
Calexico have always been good. Their music has always struck a chord with me. The one criticism I've had is that it veered too much into the spagetti western although it was... Read more

Published on Jan 23 2004 by Eric Vondy

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
This album is my introduction to Calexico. I heard Quattro on Internet radio and was intrigued enough to buy the CD--smart move. Read more

Published on Jan 9 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Calexico - Up-and-Comers Have Arrived
Yes, 'Feast of Wire' is great! Just saw another of their hometown performances at The Temple of Music and Art (a sellout) where they played close to half the songs on 'Feast of... Read more

Published on Jan 4 2004 by Stu Williams