Big Air by Darin Talbot

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Folky Pop | Folk Rock

11 tracks | 45 minutes

Released Oct 2003
on Air Tahoe Records, Inc

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Lake Tahoe Snowboard Songwriter performs music about the Lake Tahoe mountain lifestyle described as 'Extreme Sport Folk Rock' by Listen.com. Twice voted *Lake Tahoe's Best Local Musician* for his excellent snowboarding music.

Editorial review

2001's Tahoe Backcountry found singer/songwriter Darin Talbot moving from varied material to a general focus on snowboarding culture. For 2003's Big Air he made the transition complete, attempting to do for that lifestyle what Jack Johnson did for surfboarding and Jimmy Buffett did for lounging beachside. His enthusiasm is infectious, but his songcraft fails to rise above journeyman level. Talbot's voice lacks range but not expression, bearing an eased tone somewhere between Rob Thomas and Dave Matthews with some Cat Stevens tossed in. It's the Samples, though, that make for the best musical comparison: when not playing acoustic ballads, he tends toward adapting ska to the folk-rock world. This is most clear on the title track and album opener "Tweeker Shred Master," the latter representing Talbot's third recording of the track in three albums. His approach is tuneful if often derivative -- the refrain of "Heaven's Pie" is highly reminiscent of Buffett's "Fins" -- but he does understand songcraft well despite suggesting little musical ambition beyond that level. "Snow Day" is a fun idea in its recapture of the childlike wonder of a day freed from school, marred only by some ill-fitting barbershop quartet response vocals. It's "Einstein," though, that holds up best, a clever ode to the house dog: "Einstein equals Mister Charismatic squared." Leisurely ballads dominate the remainder of the album, fluid but forgettable, offering execution but no innovation. The same can be said of the lyrics, dipping into clich? at times and almost daring the listener, in response to the oversimplification of the snowboarder lifestyle, to scream, "How are you going to pay for it?!" If lyrical nuance takes a backseat to keeping the party going, then Big Air works as a statement of celebration and codification of the life. But for those outside the culture it leaves one a bit chilly. ~ Joseph McCombs, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

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DARIN TALBOT 'BIG AIR' (BIO)

"Extreme Sport Folk-Rock" is how Listen.com describes the music of snowboard singer-songwriter DARIN TALBOT. If so, then it's safe to say that this Tahoe troubadour literally 'owns the genre'. But he is more than that.

As the premiere entertainer of Lake Tahoe, TALBOT provides the mountain sports enthusiast with a superbly customized lifestyle soundtrack. But he is more than that.

In reality, he is an original American artist with a distinctly unique voice and a gift for penning remarkably memorable melodies.

Nationally, DT has had media exposure on RADIO DISNEY, the RESORT SPORTS TV NETWORK (RSN.com), the DR. DEMENTO RADIO PROGRAM and on the ALL STAR RADIO NETWORK.