Colin Meloy Sings Live

Artista: Meloy, Colin

Formato: COMPACT DISCS

Gravadora/Label: KRS

Catalogo: 60468

Faixas: 1.1 Devil’s Elbow
1.2 We Both Go Down Together
1.3 Evoking a Campfire Singalong
1.4 The Gymnast High Above the Ground
1.5 Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect ;#62; Dreams
1.6 Dracula’s Daughter
1.7 Wonder
1.8 A Brief Introduction to Shirley Collins
1.9 Barbara Allen
1.10 The Engine Driver
1.11 On the Bus Mall
1.12 A Skull, a Ship, and a Sheep
1.13 California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade ;#62; Ask
1.14 The Bachelor and the Bride
1.15 A Cautionary Song
1.16 Red Right Ankle
1.17 Bandit Queen

A fourteen-song set documenting the Decemberists’ lead singer/songwriter’s 2006 solo tour. Meloy was heralded by Rolling Stones as “a master of improbable juxtaposition; arcane, detailed fictions of star-crossed passion and avenging bloodshed dressed up in indie rock jangle, la-de-da choruses, and vintage prog-rock bombast” in a review of the Decemberists’ show in NY’s Central Park last spring. By contrast, the live solo album presents him in a stripped down, acoustic setting. Of thirteen Meloy originals, two are previously unreleased compositions, “Dracula’s Daughter” and “Wonder”. Along the way, he employs snippets of songs from the Smiths, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, and REM. The collection also captures ample between-song banter.