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Punch by: Punch Brothers List Price: $18.98 CD-Charts Price: $14.99 You Save: $3.99 (21%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0075597998283 Label: Nonesuch Manufacturer: Nonesuch Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Nonesuch Release Date: February 26, 2008 Studio: Nonesuch Sales Rank: 6326 MPN: 181732 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The Punch Brothers are nothing less than a youthful band comprising the most prodigious and sought-after musicians from the cutting edge of bluegrass and folk music. The quintet was brought together by former Nickel Creek star Chris Thile, who, the critic Geoffrey Himes of Washington Post declared, "may well be the most virtuosic American ever to play the mandolin "– adding, not insignificantly, that "he has the flirtatious charisma of a major pop star." Joining him are Chris Eldridge, who Acoustic Guitar has called "the most-talked-about guitarist in the bluegrass world," a member of The Infamous Stringdusters and occasional guest star with dad Ben’s legendary combo, The Seldom Scene; bassist Greg Garrison, who has recorded with John Scofield and Vasser Clements, among many others, and regularly sits in with Leftover Salmon; banjo player Noam Pikelny, an alumnus of Leftover Salmon and the John Cowan Band who also appears on label-mate K.D. Lang’s new disc, Watershed; and fiddle player Gabe Witcher, "a first-call studio player with a big sound and immaculate intonation," according to String magazine, who has been featured, on the Oscar-winning soundtracks of Babel and Brokeback Mountain, among countless other films. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - The Best Album I've Heard in YearsCopied from here: http://moultano.blogspot.com/2008/03/best-album-ive-heard-in-years.html "Punch" is the second album from the newly renamed "Punch Brothers," their first being "How To Grow a Woman From the Ground." It's unclassifiable music, which clearly springs from bluegrass but with influences too numerous to count. It mixes the idioms and instruments of bluegrass with the complex harmonies of contemporary classical and jazz. I guarantee you've never heard anything like it. It makes Bela Fleck sound tame and traditional. Chris Thile, the frontman for the group has been called "the most virtuosic American ever to play the mandolin," and the other members of the group receive less effusive praise only because their instruments ... Read More: Rating: - SpellbindingI am attracted to artists who cross musical genres and create a unique sound. Bluegrass meets classical meets folk meets blues. The Punch Brothers forge ahead into new musical territory with the same fearlessness as supreme artists Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer. Chris Thile's 4 part piece "The Blind Leaving the Blind" is spellbinding and beautifully lush with complex themes. Chris has brought together a group of fabulous musicians who can match his high level of precision performance and artistry. Punch is a groundbreaking piece of work. The entire CD presents a cohesive landscape of ideas and feelings that delights from beginning to end. Rating: - About time for a longer work from a mature composer.If you'd like to hear what happens when a (primarily) progressive folk composer, a man used to shooting off five-to-ten minute pieces, tries his hand at a mature work of 40 minutes, give this album a listen. I've seen the tour supporting the show and I love the album. It's interesting to see how a multi-movement work will translate into a tradition full of short, repetitive tunes, but I really admire the guts here. He really achieves a mood here, and if you're really floundering for something to latch onto, try to focus on how he moves from section to section within the piece. I'm sorry not everyone here enjoyed it, though I've learned not to waste my breath when it comes to defending music of the avant-garde persuasion. ... Read More: Rating:  - Thile is in his own worldChris Thile is absolutely a prodigy turned polished, advanced musician. Trouble is that he gets too far out there in his own complex, chromatic musical world that he loses many of us. The expression to describe the music on this album is "Irritatingly aphonic" IMHO. I keep waiting thru the aphonic stuff for the big payoff...and it just doesnt happen. Too Bad. On this one, he lost me...as he has, to a lesser degree, on many of his solo albums. But one thing you have to admit, he can damn sure play that mandolin. Just stick with "How to Grow a Woman..." (superb) and wait for their next album. Keep them headed in the right direction and do not buy this album. Rating:  - This album suxI'm sorry. I usually don't like to be negative...but this album is the worst I've listened to in a long time. It is disjointed and jumbled and never really got me into any kind of a groove with the music or lyrics. Very disappointing. Maybe it would be of interest to someone who likes music on an intellectual level but I like music that grabs me and pulls me in and this didn't. |
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