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01-18-2009, 07:54 PM | #22 (permalink) |
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I never did come back with a full opinion so here it is: Very good underplayed guitar based tracks with just a hint of Americana. I have been reorganising my music collection today and realised how much stuff I had that has'nt got a deserved listen. 'Feast Of Wine' is a gorgeous little album.
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11-26-2010, 07:59 PM | #24 (permalink) |
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I'm glad to see there's already a Calexico topic.
It's my favourite band. Has been for about five years now. I heard "Sunken Waltz" and I was in love. Have seen them four times live now, have all their albums on vinyl and CD and I am expecting their next tour CD (soundtrack) anytime soon. Ordered it from their website, takes a couple of weeks to arrive here. I'm usually not the merchandise/single/rarities type, but I wear shirts with Calexico on it, I buy their 7" singles and I should really get myself a poster when I see them live next time. So yeah, I love, truly love, Calexico. Altough they're pretty well known here, I still think they're underrated. Wonder what the future with Calexico will bring. I hope they stick to their americana/mexican roots. It's what they're good at
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11-26-2010, 08:42 PM | #25 (permalink) | |
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What did you like about Sunken Waltz? I'm listening to it now per your comment. Edit: I've been drilling through Youtube videos since and I tripped over this gem...
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11-27-2010, 03:45 AM | #26 (permalink) |
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Wonderful band with a pretty unique sound.
Theres a free download of one of their concerts here - calexico . cashmusic. org (Type in as a normal web address - not allowed to post URLs yet). Not had chance to listen yet but its got to be worth a shot for free |
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It's not one of their more interesting songs. But the crowd goes wild whenever they play it. I myself like a pop song that sounds like a Waltz (I also love Elliot Smith's Waltz #2 for that reason). But there's something about this song. I heard the intro back in 2005 and it caught me rightaway. Dragged me in. I really was thinking "please let this continue to be good". And it did. I like Joey Burns voice, even though he is not a parcicularly good singer. Is sounds pleasant. Quote:
But what about Or the instrumental version: Or, a bit more mexican: And, very mexican and instrumental, probably one of their most powerful songs: And then there's this, always a beautiful moment when they play this one live: I don't know what it is with these songs. They just grab me from the first few notes. Can't help but love Calexico.
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11-27-2010, 04:40 PM | #28 (permalink) | |
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I'm not that much into recorded concerts, I rather play albums and see bands live for real. You are now allowed to post URL's by the way, congrats . Here's a picture of Calexico live in Utrecht, this september Made with my phone, not brilliant. And some pics i took of the Lowlands festival concert in 2009:
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11-29-2010, 04:21 PM | #30 (permalink) |
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^wow, I see that you can post a whole lot of photos in one post now.
Anyway, I too love Calexico. Sorta. In I think 1999 I found a used CD copy of The Black Light, loved it immediately and still count it among my favorite albums. For me they started going downhill after probably Hot Rail. Their newer stuff doesn't really grab me at all. Now they sound a little too serious about their Latin/indie-rock fusion. Or maybe not serious enough - I dunno but somehow I find them relatively boring now. Really, if it weren't for The Black Light I doubt I would have paid attention. But, yeah, I certainly considered them great at one point. |
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