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Kevin Gilbert - Thud CD


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Principally recorded at Lawnmower and Garden Supplies Studio, Pasadena, California.

Kevin Gilbert played and wrote on numerous albums and was a veteran of the L.A. music scene by the time he released his solo debut, Thud. Tragically, Gilbert would die in an accidental suicide two years later. In hindsight, his death makes several moments on Thud rather eerie. Producing the record himself, Gilbert serves up introspective songs that have the same pop sensibility as Sheryl Crow, whom he was involved with musically as an instrumental contributor to her first record. Gilbert's voice is fairly nondescript, but the intelligent lyrics, often bordering on sardonic, give the songs punch. "Joytown" is a fine example, with its musings on contemporary life littered with pop culture icons over a bluesy shuffle. "Tea for One" adds a toy piano to the mix to good effect. Literate, adult rock that serves as a testament to Gilbert's talent. ~ Tom Demalon

Live Recording

Personnel: Corky James (guitar).

Arranger: Corky James.

Personnel: Kevin Gilbert (vocals, various instruments); Robert Ferris (vocals); Bill Bottrell (guitar, pedal steel, background vocals); Lyle Workman (guitar); Steve Steinberg (saxophone); Skip Waring, Toby Holmes, Jay Mueller, Bruce Friedman (brass); Dan Schwartz (bass); Brian Macleod (drums).

Producers: Kevin Gilbert, Bill Bottrell, Dan Schwartz.

Thud Music

Category	Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs
Label	Praga Czech Rep.
Orig Year	1995
All Time Product Rank	36,327
CD Universe Part number	1121309
Catalog number	560401
Discs	1
Release Date	Mar 21, 1995
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Engineer	Kevin Gilbert
Recording Time	49 minutes
Personnel	Bill Bottrell - guitar, pedal steel, background vocals Brian MacLeod - drums Corky James - guitar Lyle Workman - guitar Dan Schwartz - bass Kevin Gilbert - vocals, various instruments Jay Mueller Robert Ferris - vocals Skip Waring Steve Steinberg - saxophone Toby Holmes Bruce Friedman - brass

Kevin Gilbert - Thud Songs

	Trk	Song
	1	When You Give Your Love to Me
	2	Goodness Gracious
	3	Joytown
	4	Waiting
	5	Tea For One
	6	Shadow Self
	7	Tears of Audrey
	8	Shrug (Because of Me and You)
	9	All Fall Down
	10	Song For a Dead Friend

Thud Music Review

Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

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5 stars Best album I've heard in a long, long time!
If I were to choose one cd from the 90's, it would probably be Thud. All of the songs are great, and extremely well-crafted. No matter how many times I listen to this album, I can't seem to get tired of it.

Kevin Gilbert was truly a musical and lyrical genious!
Submitted by per.hakansson (169 72Solna, , Sweden)
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5 stars Goodness Gracious, a real Genius!
My favorite artist of all time...
Submitted by raehm (charleston, sc, usa)
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3 stars Toy matinee
Haven't heard Thud, but Toy Matinee is my favorite album of the 90s, and I'm ordering Thud immediately.
Submitted by jim (el cerrito, ca)
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5 stars Thankfully, his genius work lives on!
Thud is truly a masterwork. A bit more edgy than Toy Matinee (which was also an excellent album). Really difficult to catagorize this record other than to say if you enjoy intelligent lyrics and artfully crafted rock/pop/prog influenced music, you'll like this. If you hunt a bit you can also find Kevin in the band called Girrafe when he was younger. Post Thud, you can find "The Shaming of the True" a rock opera that was finished and released after Kevins passing. Also out there is Kaviar, an album also released postumously. It's VERY edgy and a few tracks are a bit challenging but others are as great as one would expect from Kevin and his collaberators. Buy Thud, you won't be sorry!
Submitted by Greg (San Diego CA)
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5 stars Don't overlook TOY MATINEE
For those of us who love THUD, more Kevin Gilbert can be found within the band TOY MATINEE. Well produced, sardonic, virtuoso Kevin in a "band" setting.
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