| | Palace Brothers CD Palace Brothers Discography of CDs
 (1 Customer Review)
The second Palace Brothers album was originally self-titled (or untitled), though the moniker DAYS IN THE WAKE was appended to later pressings. The release is at once a progression from and reduction of the twisted lo-fi country-folk of the debut album. DAYS is essentially just Oldham, his cracked tenor and his acoustic guitar.
The songs aren't as unremittingly dark as on the previous recording, since Oldham injects a fair amount of stream-of-consciousness humor and light-hearted, elliptical song-poetry. The extreme sparseness amplifies the emotion in Oldham's voice and lyrics though, and on "You Will Miss Me When I Burn" the emotional desolation is harrowing, bringing to mind the best work of Mark Eitzel. The brainy non-sequitirs of the closing "I Am a Cinematographer" are evidence that there's more forethought than savant at work in Oldham's artistic process.Rolling Stone (2/9/95, pp.58-59) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...Palace Brothers' second album sounds as if it were recorded on a boombox in the back room of an old country home....[PALACE BROTHERS] evoke[s] the Deep South that Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Band romanticized..."
Spin (10/94, p.111) - Highly Recommended - "...there is something in the Palace Brother's plaints that is raw, uncalculated, and noble. What gets to me is not the boyishness of Oldham's voice, but its weary wisdom; it has real character, play acted or not..."
Entertainment Weekly (11/11/94, p.76) - "...a collection of stripped-down country-folk....with its creaky-voiced renderings of simple themes..." - Rating: A-
Q (10/94, p.124) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Moving, emotional and with a fractured vocal style reminiscent of a campfire country twang of old..."
Melody Maker (9/10/94, p.39) - "...reluctant and grieving. This record is skeletal, spectral and un(self)consciously as mortal and sainted as anything I can imagine..."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/95, p.52) - Included in Mojo's "25 Best Albums of 1994".
NME (Magazine) (9/3/94, p.55) - 7 - Very Good - "...this is raw and affecting stuff...another finely warped addition to 1994's collection of cool US underground albums..." Palace Brothers Songs | 1. | You Will Miss Me When I Burn |
| 2. | Pushkin |
| 3. | Come a Little Dog |
| 4. | I Send My Love to You  |
| 5. | Meaulnes |
| 6. | No More Workhorse Blues |
| 7. | All Is Grace |
| 8. | Whither Thou Goest |
| 9. | (Thou Without) Partner |
| 10. | I Am a Cinematographer |
|
Palace Brothers Music Review Purchase Palace Brothers CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Palace Brothers There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You CD (1993)
Palace Brothers
 $14.69 
Over ramshackle accompaniment that comes off like a bluegrass band on acid, Oldham sings of sin, family, death, drunkenness and incest, among other down-home themes, in a cracked, emotive Appalachian tenor. His fractured portrait of rural America's dark underbelly as heard on THERE IS NO ONE remains one of the most affecting and disturbing visions in the indie-rock/lo-fi canon. If Neil Young had grown up during the ...
| | Palace Music Viva Last Blues CD (1995)
Palace Brothers
$12.69 
Surging electric guitar riffs and powerful drums mark the sound of "Work Hard/Play Hard," "Cat's Blues" and others. The downcast folk-poet sound of yore isn't entirely absent though, as evidenced by the touching, romantic ballad "We All, Us Three, Will Ride" and the poignant, countryish "New Partner." A well-balanced album, and one of the finest in the Palace catalog.
Perhaps inspired by producer Steve Albini, ...
| | Palace Music Arise, Therefore CD (1996)
Palace Brothers
$12.69
A sticker appended to the packaging is the only thing identifying this as a Palace album. After this last official release by the "band," Will Oldham would become the solo artist he'd already been in everything but name. The mercurial songwriter/performer, fresh from the rocked-up triumph of VIVA LAST BLUES, reinvents himself yet again on ARISE. A uniformly placid sound is marked by the piano and organ of Gastr Del Sol's David Grubbs and a gloriously cheap-sounding drum machine that provides the only rhythm.
Most of the songs find Oldham in an unmerciful mode of self-examination, as he cast aspersions on his own life as well as the lives of others. What makes ARISE work is that Oldham is also at his most poetic here, in an almost traditional ...
| | Palace Music Lost Blues & Other Songs CD (1997)
Palace Brothers
$12.69
LOST BLUES & OTHER SONGS is a collection of B-sides and rarities.
By 1997, Will Oldham was ready to cast off the Palace mantle and pursue a solo career, but not before leaving fans with this unforgettable memento. LOST BLUES is basically a collection of b-sides and alternate versions of Palace songs, but instead of a being a batch of leftovers, it's as definitive as the "best-of" collection Oldham is far too iconoclastic to ever consider.
The early single "Ohio River Boat Song" represents the band's tradition-minded beginnings. The Mekons-penned "Horses" stands as a testament to Palace's development into an ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
Palace Brothers
$6.39 
This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
Somewhat more mysteriously, Rolling Stone Ron Wood also turns up on what sounds dangerously close to a lounge version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing," but this minor faux pas is redeemed by the Irish folk medley "Joy of Life/Trout in the Bath" which arguably features more full-on Irishness than the Dublin production of RIVERDANCE. There's also a lovely rendition of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" that's topped only ...
| | Dredg Catch Without Arms CD (2005)
Palace Brothers
$8.49
Early on, critics often described Dredg as a metal group. However, the quartet has since matured into a hard-edged indie-rock ensemble that seeks diversity and refinement in its music. On CATCH WITHOUT ARMS, the band favors highly orchestrated parts, dense guitar riffs, and powerful drumming. Each song is based around memorable vocal hooks and sensitive lyrical content.
Many tracks on CATCH WITHOUT ARMS have a searching quality to them. Despite the sheer force of the music, this release is ultimately marked by well constructed melodies and intriguing harmonic underpinnings. This is due in part to singer Gavin Hayes, who sounds more like U2's Bono than a metal screecher. Hayes's tenor soars above ...
| | Bob Welch French Kiss (EMI Special Markets) CD (1977)
Palace Brothers
$5.39
Bob Welch's debut album saw him cash in on three Top 40 singles, refurbishing the romantic "Sentimental Lady" (originally from Fleetwood Mac's Bare Trees album) and taking it to number eight on the charts, with radio-tailored efforts like "Ebony Eyes" and "Hot Love, Cold World" following right behind. With not much success coming from Welch's short stint with his own Paris project, he decided to hire Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and Christine McVie to help him out with his first solo venture. Spotlighting Welch's vocal powderiness, French Kiss ends up being a bunch of approachable soft pop tunes that display enough eager guitar work to keep them afloat. Presenting a sturdy feel for Welch on his own, tracks like "Easy to Fall," "Carolene," and "Lose My Heart" are equivalent to the hits in their familiar '70s rock formula, but cuts like "Dancin' Eyes" and "Danchiva" find Welch running out of room. Two years later, Welch released his second album, entitled Three Hearts, which gave him his last Top 40 hit with "Precious Love," but the album itself is noticeably weaker and less enthusiastic sounding than his first. ~ Mike DeGagne
Originally ...
| | Lullabies For Little People, Vol, 1 CD (2002)
Palace Brothers
$5.95
| | Radiators New Dark Ages CD (1995)
Palace Brothers
$10.09
1995
| | Fabulous Root Bootleg Band Taste Of Violence CD (2006) Import
Palace Brothers
$22.85
| | Dread Mar I Jah Guia CD (2006)
Palace Brothers
$12.79
| | Doors L.A. Woman CD (1971) Bonus Tracks
Palace Brothers
$10.05
Each CD cover has been crafted by hand to recreate the original see-through cover art.
The final Doors album to feature vocalist Jim Morrison reaffirmed the quartet's grasp of blues-rock. Beset by personal and professional problems, they retreated to a rehearsal room, cast pressures aside, and recorded a handful of their most memorable compositions. The overall sound of the record is relatively stripped down, but the musicianship is uniformly excellent, with empathetic interplay between guitarist Robbie Krieger and keyboard player Ray Manzarek. Jim Morrison's voice, though somewhat ragged and weather-worn, adds its fiercely unmistakable resonance.
The spooky, low-key "Cars Hiss By My Window" and an edgy cover of John Lee Hooker's "Crawling King Snake" are straight, no-nonsense blues, but the album's highlights, including the jangling radio hit "Love Her Madly" and the breezy, chugging title track, which rides on a thrumming ...
| | Trold Time Of Illusion CD (2007) (Import)
Palace Brothers
$17.09
| | David Macneill Morningtown CD (2008)
Palace Brothers
$10.65
"David MacNeill has a cell-deep sense of how a great song should be structured and how the story should unfold. His melodies are natural with a quality of having been heard before even though they are original. The best thing about David's music is how it can come from so deep in his soul yet appeal to so many people."~Bob CheeversDavid MacNeill's first solo CD is made up of eleven of the writer's favorite songs written from 1997 to 2007. Over the rock-solid foundation of Jerry White's powerful bass lines and Buzz Baker's sophisticated percussion, David layers a shimmering array of acoustic, electric, resonator, and baritone guitars in addition ...
|
|
|
37182 
Email a Friend
