Red Cities

Brokaw, Chris
Atavistic/Truckstop Audio
General | Jul 2002

Reviews

Guest DJ Account
Reviewed 2002-11-18
Fred (laruellef@yahoo.com)
Reviewed 2002-11-18
CHRIS BROKAW, Red Cities
Atavistic, 2002

INSTRUMENTAL ROCK

Almost all songs have a great raw rock'n'roll/spaghetti western sound, but many seem unfinished, either by lack of melodic development, abrupt ending or something missing (singing?). There are nevertheless a few great pieces (see picks). A talent to watch, definitely (this is his first solo album).

Fred's picks: 6, 9, 13

01 - 01:14 - Distorted rythm guitar, flamenco-style lead guitar, short and unfinished piece
02 - 10:40 - guitars, drums
03 - 02:32 - bass, guitar
04 - 01:16 - spacey guitars
05 - 03:59 - acoustic guitar, hand-drumming (on the guitar), distorted guitars
06 - 03:46 - hypnotic minimalist rock melody including a xylophone
07 - 03:44 - slow country western sound
08 - 01:58 - rock'n'roll
09 - 02:46 - funny country western piece
10 - 00:50 - unfinished bass-centric
11 - 05:28 - interesting whee-ing sounds in the middle of this rock'n'roll piece
12 - 03:39 - slow ballad
13 - 02:41 - cool drum part, xylophone
14 - 02:15 - In the Mojave desert, the tumbling weeds roll and the Harley rider is free... ;-)

Recent airplay

King Ferdinand
The Digital/Analog WarNov 04, 2003
King Ferdinand
The Digital/Analog WarApr 25, 2003
Shadows
The Digital/Analog WarFeb 13, 2003
Tournament
Fine Tuning UtopiaFeb 12, 2003
King Ferdinand
The Digital/Analog WarFeb 06, 2003
King Ferdinand
The Digital/Analog WarJan 23, 2003

Charting

2002-12-02 — 2003-02-03
Week EndingAirplays
Jan 26 1
Jan 19 1
Jan 12 1
Jan 5 1
Dec 8 3

Track listing

1. Gauntlet
2. The Fields (Part Ii)
3. Calimoxcho
4. Even As We Speak
5. The Fields
6. King Ferdinand
7. Tournament
8. Bath House
9. Topsfield State Fair
10. Wallet Corner
11. Dresden Promenade
12. The Look of Love
13. Shadows
14. At the Crossroads