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Stephin Merritt claims that the first four full albums by his band, the Magnetic Fields, each have a specific and unique musical style. As such, THE CHARM OF THE HIGHWAYS STRIP may be the first synth-country album. Marrying the Fields' usual electronic arsenal to original songs written in the traditional Hank, Faron, Lefty, and Patsy C&W fashion works better than one might initially imagine.

Merritt's wounded-romantic lyrical persona is not really that dissimilar from that of, say, George Jones or Porter Waggoner. In particular, fans of such country radicals as Lee Hazelwood, Kinky Friedman, and Terry Allen should be immediately attracted to narratives like "Born On A Train" or "Two Characters In Search Of A Country Song." Merritt fans averse to twang have nothing to fear. Despite the overt country tone of the album, CHARM is still prime Magnetic Fields.

Personnel: Sam Davol (cello).

Unknown Contributor Role: Stephin Merritt.

The Magnetic Fields: Stephin Merritt (vocals, various instruments).

Additional personnel: Sam Davol (cello).

Spin (12/94, p.78) - Ranked #18 in Spin's list of the `20 Best Albums Of '94' - "...Metapop of an austere lushness...with a slightly robotic singer, road-themed titles...and pop-encyclopedic electronic backings that swell when they hit your memory..."
Q (10/95, p.123) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...both lovely and tackily artificial, dream-like and faintly repellent and as fascinating as anything coming out of America right now..."
Option (8/94, p.110) - "...this fairly focused concept album is like an aural Wim Wenders movie..."
Village Voice (2/28/95) - Ranked #29 in the Village Voice's 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.
NME (Magazine) (9/16/95, p.50) - 7 (out of 10) - "...Merritt sings lonesome country songs in his lugubrious baritone over charming, tinkly keyboards....a collection of road songs for people whose lives are too fastidiously ordered for them ever to leave their apartments..."
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List Price $12.97 (You save $3.02)
Category Rock Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock/Pop, Lo Fi
Label Merge
Orig Year 1994
All Time Sales Rank   22249  
CD Universe Part number 1049994
Catalog number 29355
Discs 1
Release Date Apr 18, 1994
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Stephin Merritt
Engineer Stephin Merritt
Recording Time 33 minutes
Personnel Stephin Merritt - vocals, various instruments

Also: Sam Davol
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Lonely Highway
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Long Vermont Roads
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Born on a Train
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.I Have the Moon  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Two Characters in Search of a Country Song
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Crowd of Drifters
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Fear of Trains
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.When the Open Road Is Closing In
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Sunset City  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Dust Bowl

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