My personal favorite Joe Henry album. It's so, so good.
From Randy Krbechek at CD Shakedown:
On his seventh album (in a 10-year career), Henry has created a moody, idiosyncratic folk-and-rock sound that has few contemporaries.
Like G. Love, Joe Henry strives for a swirling, brooding sound. Unlike G. Love's use of hiphop, Joe Henry stays with a more traditional rock sound, albeit with lots of echo and overdubs. While the title track features a catchy refrain, the more sparse "Flowergirl," with its string accompaniment, takes greater risks.
Trampoline was recorded in Los Angeles and features Page Hamilton from Helmet on guitar, drummers Carla Azar and Tim O'Regan (from the now-defunct Jayhawks), and Bucky Baxter from Dylan's band on zither and steel guitar.
Trampoline is the kind of album Rosanne Cash had in mind when she recorded Ten Song Demo. However, Henry triumphs in every place that Cash stumbles. While the production leans toward the minimalistic, its not as stark and barren as Ten Song Demo. Likewise, while Trampoline paints evocative and emotion-draped images, its not as forlorn and despairing as Cash's world view.
Trampoline defies easy description, but the music holds up over repeated listenings. And that's the mark of a good album. Blending the folk/storyteller style with the trappings of rock recordings, Trampoline bravely makes its own way.
Technical Information:
Artist: Joe Henry
Album: Trampoline
Year: 1996
Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 826 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 246 MB
Length: 0:41:37
Tracklisting:
01. Bob & Ray (3:45)
02. Ohio Air Show Plane Crash (6:30)
03. Trampoline (4:35)
04. Flower Girl (2:58)
05. Let Me Have It All (5:12)
06. Medicine (5:03)
07. Go with God (Topless Shoeshine) (4:43)
08. I Was a Playboy (4:33)
09. Parade (4:18)
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