Tea Leaf Green - Taught to Be Proud
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Artist: Tea Leaf GreenEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-11-15
Music Label: Reincarnate Music
Soundtracks:
- Garden, Pt. 3
- Taught to Be Proud
- Rapture
- If It Wasn't for the Money
- I've Been Seeking
- John Brown
- Pretty Jane
- 5000 Acres
- Morning Sun
- Ride Together
- Flippin' the Bird
Free Music Notes for Taught to Be Proud
Free Music Review: Phenomenal studio album from a band that shines on stage
Hit: 5 Stars
Unlike so many bands who tend to sound very similar live as they do on their studio albums, bands like Tea Leaf Green are where it's at for me. Some would call them a jamband, and I guess they are to a certain extent... but to me, if I had to label them, I'd say they're a sometimes folky, sometimes raucous rock band that know their instruments well enough to be able to jam with the best of them, while at the same time, not delving into the tiresome waters of musical masturbation that can leave you wondering when this 20 minute song is going to end. I wouldn't say they keep it short and sweet, but they keep it INTERESTING... you might find yourself in the middle of a 10 minute jam when seeing them live, but you don't realize it's gone on that long because you're wondering how the HELL they took it from the catchy song it was to this funk-infused rocker, and how are they going to bring it back again? For me, the live experience is paramount as their songs take on lives of their own.
When bands who are known mainly for their live performances go into the studio, however, it's a whole different ball game as every track is going to be crystalized in it's final state of production -- there are no excuses; no "off night"s, no technical problems, no reason why this CD shouldn't be everything they want it to be in representing who they are and what they're about. For many bands who shine live like TLG does, studio efforts can be a daunting task because they can't fall back on their virtuosity at extending a 5 minute song into a mind-boggling jam, they can't wow you with a seamless segue from one song to the next (or they could, but that's not conducive to you thinking of each song as it's own entity)... studio efforts mean that they need to rely principally on their songwriting and melody crafting. To Tea Leaf Green's credit, this is not even close to a challenge for them. As someone who's always focused on lyrics to convey just as much meaning and emotion as the music does, their songwriting abilities were one of the principal reasons that I was drawn to them.
This CD is a shining representation of why I, and thousands of others all over the country, love this band. I'm not going to give you a run down of my favorite lyrics (as someone already gave you a sampling in another review), but I am going to say that if you put as much emphasis on lyrics as you do on music, you need to hear this band and I can't think of a better representation (outside of seeing them live) than this CD. Buy it, you won't be disappointed!
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TLG's powerful, diverse style is one part stylish songwriting, one part instrumental prowess, and all addictive. They've shared stages with Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Gov't Mule, Bruce Hornsby, and many more. This re-issue contains three bonus tracks.Pop Music CDs
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