Cline, Nels Singers / Giant Pin, the
| Album: | Giant Pin, the | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Cline, Nels Singers | Added: | Jan 2005 | |
| Label: | Cryptogramophone | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-01-30 | Pull Date: | 2005-04-03 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 3 | Mar 27 | Mar 13 | Mar 6 | Feb 27 | Feb 20 | Feb 13 | Feb 6 |
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| Airplays: | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 02, 2012: | Jazz Iz and Den Some
Fly Fly, Blues, Too |
4. | Jul 04, 2008: | Memory Select
Fly Fly |
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| 2. | Aug 28, 2009: | Memory Select - Joe Maneri Edition
Fly Fly |
5. | May 23, 2008: | Memory Select
Watch Over Us |
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| 3. | Nov 14, 2008: | Memory Select
Square King |
6. | Jul 11, 2006: | Umami Jazz Program
Square King |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-01-31
Reviewed 2005-01-31
More great *instrumental* stuff from electric guitar god Nels Cline. Tuneful, lush, and bright... also harsh, noisy, and spiky. Often at the same time. Again Nels teams up with a Bay Area backing band: bassist Devin Hoff (Good for Cows) and drummer Scott Amendola (who has his own awesome band). Note songster Jon Brion (Aimee Mann's cohort) making a subtle appearance on track 6.
1- Quiet, soft, with bluesy chords and fast blurry soloing
2- Fast, bright, crazy. Vicious, noisy soloing.
3- Indie-rock-ish. Big tumbling chords, menacing but a bit lyrical.
4- Starts pretty & ballad-y. At -3:30, becomes a slow-rock stomp.
5- One-minute jangly improv
6- Big, soaring, dramatic. First half quiet, pretty.
7- Mostly slow and lyrical, a lush jazzy break
8- Gentle and quiet, with electronic scuffling underneath
9- Fast prog attack! Odd time signatures!
10- Slow, creeping
11- Tuneful, lush, pretty
1- Quiet, soft, with bluesy chords and fast blurry soloing
2- Fast, bright, crazy. Vicious, noisy soloing.
3- Indie-rock-ish. Big tumbling chords, menacing but a bit lyrical.
4- Starts pretty & ballad-y. At -3:30, becomes a slow-rock stomp.
5- One-minute jangly improv
6- Big, soaring, dramatic. First half quiet, pretty.
7- Mostly slow and lyrical, a lush jazzy break
8- Gentle and quiet, with electronic scuffling underneath
9- Fast prog attack! Odd time signatures!
10- Slow, creeping
11- Tuneful, lush, pretty
Track Listing
| 1. | Blues, Too | 7. | Bright Moon | |||
| 2. | Fly Fly | 8. | A Boy Needs a Door | |||
| 3. | He Still Carries a Torch ... | 9. | Square King | |||
| 4. | The Ballad of Devin Hoff | 10. | Spell | |||
| 5. | The Friar | 11. | Watch Over Us | |||
| 6. | Something About David H. | . |