| Gelb, Howe And A Band Of Gypsies / Alegrias |
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| Album: | Alegrias | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Gelb, Howe And A Band Of Gypsies | Added: | May 2011 | |
| Label: | Fire Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-08-14 | Pull Date: | 2011-10-16 |
| Week Ending: | Oct 9 | Sep 11 | Aug 28 | Aug 21 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 26, 2014: | The Songsmith Show Finale The Hangin' Judge | 4. | Oct 06, 2011: | The Songsmith Show 4 Door Maverick | |
| 2. | Oct 03, 2013: | The Songsmith Show 4 Door Maverick | 5. | Sep 09, 2011: | The Songsmith Show Saint Conformity | |
| 3. | Nov 30, 2012: | The Songsmith Show Broken Bird And The Ghost River | 6. | Sep 07, 2011: | Brownian Motion Notoriety |
| Album Review |
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| MC Dizzy Jackson Reviewed 2011-08-05 | ||
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Howe Gelb has released dozens of albums which span the genres of punk, rock, country, alt-country and world. He’s based out of Tucson, AZ and has played with bands all over the world. On this album there’s lots of Latin stylings with nylon-stringed guitar, arpeggio-style. He generally delivers his lyrics in a whisper. Very folksy, reminiscent of Jim White, with that same kind of bizarrely interesting lyric style. Great stuff here. No FCC’s. *My Favorites*: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13. 1. *(3:35) Mid. Quiet, sparse, guitar, handclaps, whispered vocals. 2. (3:33) Mid. Upbeat, backing vocals, electric guitar seemingly out of place, then picks right up where it left off. 3. *(3:18) Slow / Mid. Really cool world vibe. Wow. 4. (3:50) Mid. Killer guitars, arpeggios predominate, cool percussion. 5. *(2:33) Slow / Mid. Mellow, plodding beat, backing vocals. 6. *(3:17) Slow / Mid. Quiet, minimal, male female vocals. Really nice. 7. (1:13) Slow / Mid. Short, piano solo with a vocal at end. 8. *(3:34) Mid. Mellow, jazzy with piano and female textured vocals. 9. *(3:02) Slow / Mid. Moody, great for a drive in the country, or playing on your show. 10. *(2:50) Slow / Mid. Guitar intro, cool Bob Dylan reference. Great percussion and accordion. 11. *(2:47) Mid. Great story-song, funky and jazzy. 12. (3:27) Mid. Jazzy and care-free. 13. *(3:31) Slow / Mid. Sparse, mellow, really cool piano. | ||
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