Calexico - Feast of Wire
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Music CD Cover Artist: Calexico Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2003-02-18 Music Label: Quarter Stick Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Feast of Wire Album
Free Music Review: NOT a pop record.
Hit: 4 Stars
Please don't let other reviews here confuse you. This is NOT a pop record and while a few of the songs may stray somewhat into that territory this is first and foremost a CALEXICO record. Feast of Wire is an eclectic mix of many ethnic and musical influences from all over the map, all kept in check by front men Joey Burns and John Convertino. To compare this recording to Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" is doing it a great disservice. And Calexico doesn't need critical praise heaped upon them (although it is due) nor do they need a nifty band vs. label war story to create interest and boost sales (see Wilco). Joey and John know full well what they are doing and they let the music do the talking. It also doesn't hurt that they have room to roam on their excellent independent Quarter Stick label. Keeping that in mind, the songs "Not even Stevie Nicks..." (a Neil Youngish folk beauty) and "Quattro (World Drifts In)" are about as pop as this record gets. Where the band really shines is on the more complex tracks such as the wonderful Mexican sounding "Guero Canelo" and the cool jazz inspired "Crumble". With a great mixture of both vocal and instrumental tracks arranged with the hand of fine craftsmen Burns and Convertino have managed to refine their craft and create their most accessible work to date. And they do all this without wandering into the experimental or self-indulgent wasteland which has sparked the demise of many bands. Thanks to Calexico, Americana is alive and well.