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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0709363698021 Label: Badman Records Manufacturer: Badman Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Badman Records Release Date: April 16, 2002 Studio: Badman Records Sales Rank: 87682
Album Description: The Louisville, Kentucky outfit continues to defy categorization in their follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'At Dawn ', and 'The Tennessee Fire', albums with 35 minutes of southern blues, Americana and dreamy psychedelica. Their main appeal stems from the haunting, raw vocals of lead singer and guitarist Jim James. 6 tracks. Badman Records. 2002.
Amazon.com: Chocolate and Ice is the fourth EP from this Louisville, Kentucky, band who exhibit a curious fondness for beards, bluegrass, and Neil Young. The music, as expected, is an intriguing mix of Americana and psychedelia, pairing jangly guitars and molasses-thick rhythms with frontman Jim James's serviceable falsetto. Songs like "Such Protection from My Bed" and "Sweetheart" evoke Palace, Low, and occasionally, early R.E.M., without quite committing to any particular influence. Though doggedly left field, it is actually enjoyable stuff. --Aidin Vaziri
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Rating: - magic, just magic!!
One of my morning jacket's most inconsistent and weird recordings to date, "Chocolate and Ice" runs as long as a strokes album. The unfortunate thing is Jim James' muse led him to record a 24 minute "Cobra" ... Read More
Rating: - Lotsa reverb and a 24 min. epic
Chocolate and Ice is called an EP, as it has 6 songs, but it clocks it at 40 mins. So, it plays like an album. It pulls you right in with reverb drenched vocals and heartfelt, intriguing lyrics with a sweeter ... Read More
Rating: - More Chocolate
AT DAWN is a great recrord. TENNESSEE FIRE is equally stunning, despite it's crude recording methods. This latest release sounds like it was recorded mid tour in a fancy studio. Suffice it to say, this is not their ... Read More
- Lotsa reverb and a 24 min. epic
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