The Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse

I knew that One Headlight was mellow, but I didn't think the CD would be this stagnant...

AKA boring.

Really. One Headlight has a nice thing going and it continues once you get to The Difference, but between AND after that, it's soggy, soggy songs that have little to no purpose.

I wouldn't give this to my worst cousin. That'd be torture.

1.3 stars. October 18, 2007

Why the 90's are better then now

A musical plethora of great songs mixed with excellent recording...The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse is a prime example why the 90's rock scene is better then any other year...with its smooth mellow tunes and catchy feel the wallflowers - bringing down the horse is an album well worth buying September 29, 2007

fine breakout album for The Wallflowers

The Wallflowers, with Jakob Dylan and the other equally talented young men in the band, scores a coup with their first album entitled Bringing Down The Horse. The band performs well all the way through this CD; and the sound quality is so good you'd swear they're right there in your living room to entertain you with a special performance.

The CD track set begins with "One Headlight," which is easily a highlight of this fine album. The electric guitars work wonders for the catchy melody and Jakob sings this to perfection. Jakob sings of a woman he knows; and he performs this with style and passion--great! "Three Marlenas" begins with some awesome guitar; and Jakob Dylan does this one without a superfluous note! Jakob again sings of a woman he knows; and the rather subtle key changes between major and minor enhance the beauty of this number.

"Invisible City" starts with the guitars and the percussion; and when Jakob comes in this number takes off like a jet! "Laughing Out Loud" sports a much more rock and roll type melody as Jakob sings of his relationship with a woman that isn't exactly perfect. "God Don't Make Lonely Girls" continues that rock and roll flavor; the guitars, drums and percussion bolster the number as Jakob sings flawlessly about a girl he likes. Jakob wants to take a lonely, sad woman, make her his own and keep her happy with him. The band jams really well on "God Don't Make Lonely Girls," too.

The CD track set ends with the rock ballad that has a country twist to the melody, "I Wish I Felt Nothing." Jakob sings of his pain over the ending of a relationship with a woman he loved.

The liner notes give us great photos of the band; and the cover artwork impresses me.

Jakob Dylan and his band, The Wallflowers, give us a breakout album that still sells well today. This album is truly a must have for rock and roll fans everywhere; and if we're lucky Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers will continue to entertain us for many years to come.

Thank you, guys! Rock on!!!


September 22, 2007

Brings down the "house" for sure

The Wallflowers started in the music business with a bang worthy of bringing down the house. This is a professional and well-done piece of music, of course, what else would you expect from the son of Bob Dylan? It's clear someone really considered the setlist on this CD, it opens with a pow with "One Headlight", which is still the Wallflowers song I play the most and just keeps rocking steady throughout the recording.

"I wish I felt nothing" closes the set with almost a stab in the chest. It's not an upbeat end--and very much a C&W type theme--but the kind of music that keeps you going on to listen for the next song.

July 19, 2007

Classic Wallflowers Record; A Must Buy

This isn't stunning by any means for this set of boys. Jacob Dylan leads the charge on this surging success of the mid to late nineties era. This album was huge for several years for songs like One Headlight, The Difference, Three Marlenas, and 6th Avenue Heartache (which was actually big several months prior to the release of the album). This, their second album, left enough to be desired...but they have measured up and put complete records out in Red Letter Days and Breach since.

This should not be an album remebered for the later tracks, other than the song Angel On My Bike. I do give the tail end of the record credit for setting up the style, edge, and feeling displayed in future strong songs like Letters From The Wasteland and Here He Comes.

I may be the only one out there in my generation that cares to compare the 2 great Dylan singer/songwriters, but I have my opinion. Here, though, I'd rather not say...because the truth of the matter is that I just don't like Bob Dylan music, and I even think I get it. But now the Wallflowers of Jacob Dylan hit the spot for me, that's all--none of this saying flat out who is better in my opinion, just a what I prefer right now so far, that's it.

They need to put out albums more often then every 3-4 years. I know it must be tough to write 20 songs a year for a record but come on, not really, huh? Oh, well, these guys put out good stuff. Word. June 8, 2007

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