Oh! Mighty Engine
Reviews
canuck
Reviewed 2008-09-08
Reviewed 2008-09-08
Hushed folk music on the second solo album from the Mojave 3/ Slowdive front man. Overall the album has a pretty consistent feel: subdued songs acoustic guitar with Halstead's easily distinguishable hushed vocals. A good album, though I may like his previous solo effort more.
-Adrian
My picks: 2, 11, 1, 5, 8 (FCC), 9, 10, 12 FCC: 8.
med-slow and pretty subdued. guitar, pedal steel.
med-fast. steady-strummed, reverbed guitars in the background. one of my favorites of the album.
mid tempo. strummed guitar and cute melody. piano later.
med-slow. a couple guitars, bass. a little sleepy/ dreamy.
mid tempo fingerpicked with drums. nice melody.
med-fast. finger snaps, fake drums, keyboards.
mid tempo. fingerpicked. subdued melody.
FCC ("fuck" near the beginning) med-fast. fingerpicked.
mid-tempo. drums w/ fingerpicked guitar over top. nice melody.
mid tempo. fingerpicked guitar, bass, keyboards. sort of grows on you as it goes along.
mid-tempo strummed guitar. mandolin and nice harmony vocals. drums later. one of my favorites of the album.
mid tempo, fingerpicked guitar and voice. pretty sparse.
-Adrian
My picks: 2, 11, 1, 5, 8 (FCC), 9, 10, 12 FCC: 8.
med-slow and pretty subdued. guitar, pedal steel.
med-fast. steady-strummed, reverbed guitars in the background. one of my favorites of the album.
mid tempo. strummed guitar and cute melody. piano later.
med-slow. a couple guitars, bass. a little sleepy/ dreamy.
mid tempo fingerpicked with drums. nice melody.
med-fast. finger snaps, fake drums, keyboards.
mid tempo. fingerpicked. subdued melody.
FCC ("fuck" near the beginning) med-fast. fingerpicked.
mid-tempo. drums w/ fingerpicked guitar over top. nice melody.
mid tempo. fingerpicked guitar, bass, keyboards. sort of grows on you as it goes along.
mid-tempo strummed guitar. mandolin and nice harmony vocals. drums later. one of my favorites of the album.
mid tempo, fingerpicked guitar and voice. pretty sparse.
Recent airplay
Elevenses [sound bed]
I once was Canadian (Best of 2008!) — Dec 09, 2008
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I once was Canadian — Oct 21, 2008
Elevenses
I once was Canadian — Oct 07, 2008
A Gentle Heart
I once was Canadian — Sep 30, 2008
Elevenses
I once was Canadian — Sep 23, 2008
A Gentle Heart
I once was Canadian — Sep 16, 2008
Charting
2008-08-31 — 2008-11-02
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 26 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | 6 |
Track listing
| 1. | Oh! Mighty Engine | ||
| 2. | Elevenses | ||
| 3. | Little Twig | ||
| 4. | Witless Or Wise | ||
| 5. | Paint A Face | ||
| 6. | Always The Good | ||
| 7. | No Mercy For The Muse | ||
| 8. | Sometimes The Wheels | ||
| 9. | Queen Bee | ||
| 10. | Spinning For Spoonie | ||
| 11. | A Gentle Heart | ||
| 12. | Baby, I Grew You A Beard |