Josh Ritter - Animal Years
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Free Music Review: not for me
Hit: 2 Stars
i think i didnt mean to order this but i listened to it all the way through anyway. i dont know anything else about josh ritter but there isn't too much that separates him from your standard coffee house hanging depressed guitar wielding fella that needs the love of his ex-girlfriend or something. i'll give it a few more spins but i'd like to hear this guy make me feel it without having to listen to the words.Free Music Review: Sorry Mr. King he is no Dylan but well worth hearing
Hit: 4 Stars
I heard about Josh Ritter in a newspaper article telling us that Stephen King was promoting Ritter's music and calling him the Bob Dylan for today. Josh has been around a while and has proven quite popular in Ireland so I checked him out on YouTube. I liked what I heard and bought this and a previous recording. Both recordings are hampered by rather poor quality reproduction. Some tunes sound as if they were recorded in a basement. So why did I give it four stars? Because it is not the musicality that counts here but rather the poetry which is imaginative and paints a vivid picture. The first tune on this disc, "I Have a Girl in the War" is indeed a Dylan poem for today. It made me stop and realize that this is the first war where we have female soldiers dying in the field of battle. Where husbands and lovers worry and wait for their woman/girl to come home. It is a very moving piece. Good poetry and Josh is blessed with a very good singing voice. Now what he needs is a good production company behind him to produce a better quality product. That said, it is well worth the price--buy it, you'll enjoy!Free Music Review: "Animal Years"
Hit: 5 Stars
I heard one song from a European music blog and I was hooked. Am slowly building up a CD collection as they appear on Amazon.
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Free Music Review: Awesome!
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this CD, and have gotten it for several friends who have become fans as well.Free Music Review: Buy "Hello Starling" instead
Hit: 3 Stars
It's unfortunate that this was intended to be Ritter's breakout album. The production is more slick but something is lost from the performance as a result. Or maybe the songs just aren't as good as those on "Hello Starling" -- those inspired me as a songwriter; these are just mildly pleasant... "Girl in the War" and "Good Man" are excellent, though.