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 Railroad Lite? Mar 24, 2009
Innovative, "out of the box" songs and stunning improvisation are the hallmark of this, one of my favorite, bands. Unfortunately, listening to Amen Corner, it's more a case of either blugrass lite, or pop backup for the lead singer. It's almost as though a producer somewhere asked them to "dial it back" or something. Railroad Earth is a band whose sum exceeds it's exceptional parts when they fire on all cylinders, and here's hoping their next offering is more along the lines of Elko, Bird in the House, and Black Bear.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 consumate musicianship Nov 09, 2008
Without getting into a song by song analysis of this new CD by RRE I'd like to offer a few thoughts. This is a well written enjoyable recording executed with perfect musicianship. I disagree about this being a major departure from what they've done before but more of a good thing ain't a bad thing. There seems to have been a concerted effort not to "show off" instrumentaly and let the songcraft shine. I've seen these guys in concert and any one of them can explode into breathtaking solos(this is particulary true of fiddle player Tim Carbone).
So my recommendation is buy the CD, AND try to see them LIVE
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Yeah, baby! Sep 04, 2008
This is the stuff. These guys went into the studio (or farm house, rather) and came out with a collection of wonderful, finely-crafted tunes. I love RRE's live shows but I also love this CD which further explores the band's songwriting and arranging. If you like rock and bluegrass (not even that, necessarily), you will love Railroad Earth and "Amen Corner". Todd Sheaffer is becoming remindful of Jerry Garcia in his melodies and soulful singing, as on "Little Bit O' Me" and "All Alone", and that is about the highest compliment I can give. Get the "Elko" CD, too, for the live sound.
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Decades Down The Road You'll Still Love This Aug 07, 2008
This is a wonderful recording. There's less glitz and more craft on the familiar Railroad Earth styles, with a beautiful layering of instruments, like multi-layered fabric across Todd Sheaffer's simple-yet-elegant lyrics. And there are some brash new sounds added to ever widening definition of the Railroad Earth "sound". The themes that run through Amen Corner are love (of course), birth and hope/fears for the future (The future becomes very much in your forethought for new parents!).
There are many changes of pace both in musical styles, and a diversity of moods on this CD. After starting with a folksy Been Down This Road, an almost hip-hoppy Hard Livin' comes crashin' in with it's multiple sax chorus, and electric guitar added to the normal RRE complement. As the album continues to zig and zag through different styles, I find that the remarkable thing is that the quality remains equally high from cut to cut. It might leave one with the feeling that there is no "star" cut. In truth, they are ALL shining stars that will grow inside you and pop into your mind at almost any given time.
This CD harkens me back to GD's American Beauty in its' consistency from piece to piece. And like American Beauty, decades down the road you will be listening to and enjoying Amen Corner on some marvelous, unimagined new playback device. Through those decades, you (and your children) will still be able to relate to the musical messages that this band left for us here in 2008.
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Do yourself a Favor Aug 05, 2008
Railroad Earth goes down smoothly. They wrap their words and instrumentation around every inch of my soul and squeeze it until it tingles all over. This album, aside from being long waited, has become a favorite of mine. I was hesitant, at first, to buy Amen Corner. The reason behind this was that it is a studio recorded CD....and no offense to studio works, but a lot of the time(largely a band with the live rep that RRE has)studio CD's are not up to the standards fans hold them to. This is not the case for Railroad Earth's Amen Corner. Every single song could be played on repeat for eons to come, and I wouldn't complain. Knockout album. Buy it and you WILL be calling me in the morning!
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