Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
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Free Music Review: One of my Top 5 Favorites of All Time
Hit: 5 Stars
I purchased this CD years ago on the strength and beauty of the song "Carry Me Ohio" alone. I listened to the entire CD just once before shoving it back in its case in disgust and throwing it onto the floor of my car's passenger's side. I wasn't ready for this CD. I wasn't open-minded enough to enjoy it. Fast-forward two or three years. I was cleaning out my car one summer day (yes, I'm really that big of a Car Slob(tm)) when I came across this CD wedged under the front passenger's seat. I didn't feel like listening to the crappy terrestrial radio station any longer, so I shoved this into the CD player to listen to as I Armor All'd the dash. I was in love. I couldn't stop listening to this CD. From the opening notes of "Glenn Tipton" to the rollicking riff of "Lily and Parrots" to the exciting yet peaceful notes of 14-minute "Duk Koo Kim," I couldn't get enough of this music. "Carry Me Ohio" soon became on of my LEAST favorite tunes on the CD. I love Mark Kozelek's reedy voice -- which I like to describe as a cross between Neil Young and Chris Isaak -- and I love his compositions. Even my husband, Mr. Slipknot Lamb Of God Mudvayne, loves this CD with a passion. Buy it. Immerse yourself in it. I wouldn't be surprised if it soon became on of your Top 5 or Top 10 favorites of all time, too. :)Free Music Review: wow
Hit: 5 Stars
I can't believe there is actually new music like this out there. Ghosts Of The Great Highway is an amazing folksy album which reminds me a great deal of crosby stills & Nash and Neil Young. But it's not limited to that. Mark Kozelek's lyrics are smart and nostalgic but uniquely his own. This album has a great flow to it and a great relaxed mood. Although they do have a great guitar riff on Salvador Sanchez and a more heavy feel on Lily and Parots (my least favorite track, but it's still ok). When I listen to this I'm on my vacation back in Golden Country California, sitting on the porch of my cozy cabin, watching the sun set and listening to the wind blow through the trees. If that's not heaven then I don't know what is. Gorgeous. That's what this record is like. Oh and I HIGHLY recommend the White Hawk Ranch (It's really more like a country club resort) nestled in the Cali Golden Country, just a tad northwest of Tahoe. I don't know exactly where it is b/c we were incredibly lost when we stumbled upon it. Sorry for meandering for a while, thanks for stickin with me. Anyway, the best song on here is Duk Koo Kim. To me it's one of the best songs EVER written.
Buy this because it will change your life......or at least your peception of new music.
Free Music Review: powerful and moving...
Hit: 5 Stars
The reviews written heretofore are fairly good synopses and analyses of this incredible album so I won't really elaborate further upon them. I just wanted to add a positive note for this album because I find it very moving on a personal level. I actually had never heard of Kozelek, SKM or RHP before I found this album while doing some google surfing on Salvador Sanchez and Duk Koo Kim. Sanchez is probably my favorite boxer of all time and, as I am a Korean guy, Duk Koo Kim is obviously a hero and legend to me: Both of these legends' personal life stories are stuff of inspiration, honor and Kleenex as they both are members of the Only the Good Die Young.
The album is absolutely a pleasure to listen to if only for the sounds and lyrics themselves: Gentle Moon, Pancho Villa and DKK are really wonders to me. Si, Paloma is also a simple pleasure itself (I am a Earl Klugh fan so was thrilled to find this gem in the album). Kozelek's voice is clear yet full of melancholy - I mostly prefer music that I can relax or chill out to so his voice really works for me. Finally, DKK is famous for its 14 minutes which is an homage to the Fighter's 14 epic rounds vs Mancini...as a fan of the fighter I would like to say Thank You to Mr. Kozelek for this song.
Free Music Review: Actually better than RHP
Hit: 5 Stars
I had to wait over a month to get this album. Man was it worth the wait. I know that Red House Painters fans may blush at this, but this is the album they should have made. Kozelek and company have turned out what I thnk may be one of the five best albums of the year. Every track soars on ragged wings. "Glenn Tipton" is one of the best album openers Kozelek has ever written. The only exception I can think of is "Have You Forgotten." This album is much more cohesive than anything RHP ever did, and I have and love everyone of their albums. Kozelek's guitar playing has benefited from his recent solo work like "What's Next To the Moon." His fingers dance across the fret board like children in the wind. Other standout tracks: "Carry Me Ohio" and "Duk Koo Kim." "Duk Koo Kim" is probably one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard, and it's over 14 minutes long! Do yourself a favor and buy this album now. Then, if you don't already have them, buy every Red House Painters CD and Mark Kozelek's solo acoustic AC/DC covers album, "What's Next To the Moon."Free Music Review: All hope for music is not lost...
Hit: 5 Stars
Truly brilliant piece of work from M. Kozelek. From the get-go, the beautifully crafted melodies hit you. And of course, his seemingly effortless lyrics can make the most mundane of topics appear uplifting and redeeming. As a member of "gen X", I must say Mark always knows how to drop little tidbits from our youth into his lyrics. Anyone catch the reference to Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, Judas Priest's dueling guitarists, in the opening track?!His lilting voice during the chorus of "Gentle Moon" makes that little chill go down your spine. And "Duk Koo Kim" is a wonderful meandering epic referring to the Korean boxer (the one whose death made Howard Cosell quit covering boxing), and lost love/life. And yes, I am a sucker for when Mark plugs in the guitars and cranks it up a bit, as he does on "Lily and Parrots".
Along with Manitoba's 'Up In Flames', Pernice Brothers' 'Yours, Mine and Ours' and Sufjan Stevens' 'Greetings From Michigan', this is a MUST-have CD for 2003.
Download all the Britney Spears you want, but support these artists!!