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1998 studio album by Continental Drifters From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vermilion is an album by the American band the Continental Drifters, released in 1999.[2][3] It was first released in Germany, in 1998.[4]
Vermilion | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1998, Germany 1999, United States | |||
Studio | Dockside | |||
Genre | Roots rock | |||
Label | Blue Rose Razor & Tie[1] | |||
Producer | Continental Drifters | |||
Continental Drifters chronology | ||||
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The drummer Russ Broussard played on the album, replacing Carlo Nuccio.[5] Produced by the band, Vermilion was recorded over 17 days in Maurice, Louisiana, at Dockside Studio.[6][7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Robert Christgau | A−[9] |
Lincoln Journal Star | [1] |
Orange County Register | A[10] |
The Republican | [11] |
Robert Christgau thought that "the lyrics resolve on home truisms, earned and learned but predictable nonetheless, just like the alt-pop songforms and country-rock groove," and singled out Susan Cowsill for praise.[9] Trouser Press called the album "mature, artistic and affecting," writing that "the eight-minute 'Daddy Just Wants It to Rain' is a monumental and powerful piece of family autobiography."[5] No Depression considered it "graceful, poetic, intimate and deliciously harmonized, but still plenty rock-minded."[12]
CMJ New Music Report wrote that "touching country-gospel harmonies dominate this album, which taps deep into the soul of American roots music."[13] Sound & Vision opined that "guitarist Robert Mache is the unsung hero of the lot, putting a personal spin on the Neil Young/Robbie Robertson tradition of thrill-ride soloing."[14] The Chicago Tribune declared that the album "vibrates with life, serving up roots rock in all its flavors: tough, tender, twangy, toe-tapping but with more urgency than the genre frequently exhibits (and without the complacency)."[15]
AllMusic called the sound "downright messy at times, with acoustic and electric guitars splayed out around indistinct bass and clattering drums and the occasional mandolin and rubboard."[8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Rain Song" | |
2. | "Drifters" | |
3. | "Way of the World" | |
4. | "Don't Do What I Did" | |
5. | "Spring Day in Ohio" | |
6. | "Watermark" | |
7. | "I Want to Learn to Waltz with You" | |
8. | "Meet Me in the Middle" | |
9. | "Heart, Home" | |
10. | "Darlin Darlin" | |
11. | "Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway" | |
12. | "Who We Are, Where We Live" | |
13. | "Daddy Just Wants It to Rain" | |
14. | "Anything" |
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