Wild As We Came Here
Country
| Aug 2017
Reviews
Kim Walter
Reviewed 2017-08-09
Reviewed 2017-08-09
The Steel Wheels, “Wild as We Came Here”
Label: Big Ring Records
Reviewed by: Kim Walter
Recorded in a 10 day immersion experiment, this album represents a diversion from the usual for this acoustic string band from the mountains of Virginia. The former string based seminarians incorporated percussion and keyboards for the first time, creating a new, unique sound. I especially like musical fusion, and tracks # 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 are all great examples of that.
1. 4:12 med – Americana sound
2. 3:00 med – interesting mix of bluegrass instrumentation to support expressive lyrics
3. 4:48 med – title track-typifies hybrid style of album, bluegrass, folk, Americana; variations
4. 3:20 slow – country rock, nice vocal harmonies
5. 4:34 med – mandolin highlights country tune, “blues mandolin”
6. 5:08 slow – peaceful, gentle song
7. 3:21 slow/med – unique singer/songwriter style with finger picking
8. 3:38 slow/med - similar to #7
9. 3:49 med – sounds like protest music
10. 4:44 slow – string intro, then nice vocal harmonies with spiritual vibe
Label: Big Ring Records
Reviewed by: Kim Walter
Recorded in a 10 day immersion experiment, this album represents a diversion from the usual for this acoustic string band from the mountains of Virginia. The former string based seminarians incorporated percussion and keyboards for the first time, creating a new, unique sound. I especially like musical fusion, and tracks # 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 are all great examples of that.
1. 4:12 med – Americana sound
2. 3:00 med – interesting mix of bluegrass instrumentation to support expressive lyrics
3. 4:48 med – title track-typifies hybrid style of album, bluegrass, folk, Americana; variations
4. 3:20 slow – country rock, nice vocal harmonies
5. 4:34 med – mandolin highlights country tune, “blues mandolin”
6. 5:08 slow – peaceful, gentle song
7. 3:21 slow/med – unique singer/songwriter style with finger picking
8. 3:38 slow/med - similar to #7
9. 3:49 med – sounds like protest music
10. 4:44 slow – string intro, then nice vocal harmonies with spiritual vibe
Recent airplay
Scrape Me Off The Ceiling
That's Not Bluegrass. — Oct 10, 2017
Broken Mandolin
Music Casserole — Oct 07, 2017
Broken Mandolin
That's Not Bluegrass. — Oct 03, 2017
Sing Me Like A Folk Song, Wild As We Came Here
Music Casserole — Sep 09, 2017
To The Wild
Everything A to Z - Week 100 — Aug 28, 2017
Heartbeat
Music Casserole — Aug 19, 2017
Charting
2017-08-10 — 2017-10-12
Country/Bluegrass
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | 1 |
| Aug 20 | 1 |
| Aug 13 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | To The Wild | ||
| 2. | Scrape Me Off The Ceiling | ||
| 3. | Wild As We Came Here | ||
| 4. | Sing Me Like A Folk Song | ||
| 5. | Broken Mandolin | ||
| 6. | Hold On | ||
| 7. | Heartbeat | ||
| 8. | Ghost Of Myself | ||
| 9. | Take Me To The Ending | ||
| 10. | Till No One Is Free |