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fave it Roots Rock | Folk Blues
12 tracks | 45 minutes
Released Feb 2004
on Floating Moon
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:26 The Fiddler lyrics BUY MP3 04:26 The Fiddler lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:26 The Fiddler
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:11 One In A Billion lyrics BUY MP3 04:11 One In A Billion lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:11 One In A Billion
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:05 The Brentwood lyrics BUY MP3 04:05 The Brentwood lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:05 The Brentwood
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 Lincoln's Lament lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 Lincoln's Lament lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 Lincoln's Lament
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:52 When I Left lyrics BUY MP3 03:52 When I Left lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:52 When I Left
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:45 Hey All You Hipsters lyrics BUY MP3 04:45 Hey All You Hipsters lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:45 Hey All You Hipsters
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:48 Ear To The Ground lyrics BUY MP3 02:48 Ear To The Ground lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:48 Ear To The Ground
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:40 Eight Ball lyrics BUY MP3 03:40 Eight Ball lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:40 Eight Ball
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:42 Love In The Alley lyrics BUY MP3 03:42 Love In The Alley lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:42 Love In The Alley
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:34 Here Comes The Ground lyrics BUY MP3 04:34 Here Comes The Ground lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:34 Here Comes The Ground
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:57 Come Down, Too lyrics BUY MP3 02:57 Come Down, Too lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:57 Come Down, Too
Having been compared to everyone from Randy Newman to Eleventh Dream Day, you could say that R D and The Issues are a bit eclectic. It would be more accurate to say that they defy easy catagorization. Dreamy, psychedelic rootsy country/blues/folk.
Bio / Background
This is America. This is the place where the influences blur and meld, where horns meet samples, where screaming electric guitars meet the plaintive comfort of the acoustic string on a hollow wooden body.
R D Roth's sophomore release features a newly formed band (Heidi Meredith Bass, Gregg Ostrom Lead Guitar, Jerry King Drums and Percussion), and a roster of guest artists bound to ring bells: David Olney, Janet Beveridge Bean (Freakwater, Eleventh Dream Day, Concertina Wire), Deanna Varagona (Lambchop, Neutral Milk Hotel, etc), Fareed Haque (Sting, Garaj Mahal, etc), Laura Caragher (Slowjane) and Ellis Clark (Epicycle, Chamber Strings, etc) as well as others.
Loaded with catagory resisting style, this disc relies heavily on the value of lyrical story telling, melodic transendence, and sonic atmosphere. This is no acoustic folkie disc.
↓ more ↓As much as anything, "Fear Not The Breakdown" is about the problems faced by folks trying to get by - the breakdown of personal relationships (The Fiddler), the breakdown of urban communities (The Brentwood), and so on.
But, being America, this disc ends with hope, as Come Down, Too provides a last ray of light.
Urbane, rhythmic and dynamic. Fear Not.
For fans of Richard Buckner, Radiohead, Paul K, Lambchop, Townes Van Zandt, Eleventh Dream Day...
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