Audio CD review:
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams - Flapjacks from the Sky

Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams - Flapjacks from the Sky

Band: Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams Title: Flapjacks from the Sky Rating: Release Date: 23 December, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Rocket 2: Sunday in the Rain 3: Kiss from Eve 4: Moondog House 5: Baby Jane 6: I Wish 7: Better Life 8: Living with God 9: Talkin' to the Buddha 10: Big 8 Wheeler 11: Jump Rope 12: Bike 13: Glide 14: Gonna Get Up 15: In Her Own World 16: Sullivan Lane 17: Look Ma, No Hands 18: Fumes 19: Call to the Mystic 20: Flapjacks from the Sky 21: Nightime

Customer Reviews It's Magic The "price" and packaging urged me to bring the CD to my good home. I found a promotional copy of this CD set in the "Free To Good Home" box at the radio station where I broadcast a weekly jazz show. Magic. I was surprised and captivated on first listen. My wife, who can be a tad skeptical of my music enthusiasms, listened and liked. Magic. No more than two weeks later Fate and Destiny entered in. I came across a listing for GM&SCOD gig within a sober evening's drive from home. As another reviewer has noted, the live show is not to be missed. Magic. Listen, watch and you will know, Josiah and crew have been around the musical block a few times, swam some laps upstream and down, been there , done that yadayada They have emerged a Born Again Band of Beatific Gypsy Mystic Prophet Rockers. Magic. Not sure your Great Grandmother, or your three year old , would like the CD but, I do think they would enjoy the band's live show. Magic. You will like the CD. Magic. . Oh goodness LOVE. I love love love this album. As the other reviewer says, 2 discs, no filler, absolutely fantastic. This is the Circus at their most beautiful, and I feel at home listening to this album. I'm sorry my review's not more descriptive than that. Best album to date...and that's saying something! It's two discs but no filler. Flapjacks from the Sky presents The Circus at their creative peak (at least so far as they do rule). . . no kidding (if you knew this band you wouldn't be surprised). The tune "Bike" is a somewhat heart-breaking yet supercharged ode to a boy who's father made him a bike for Christmas but died of cancer before he could give it to him. I know this sounds a bit much, but you have got to hear this! No sticky sentimentality here. . . just a rockin' track that pumps along as hard as you can envision the kid pumping the bike pedals. "Living With God" is one of the finest crafted pop tunes you will ever hear. Beautiful lyrics masterfully accompanied by just the right instrumentation. Energized yet not over-powering the mood of the song. It's my favorite so I'm a bit biased. . . they never play it live though! "Moon Dog House" and "Glide" are my wife's favorites. Good tunes in their own right. Moon Dog House is kind of funky while Glide is almost like rock/oriental. . . this shows you the diversity the band is capable of. I'd never heard "In The Nighttime" before this album, even though it appears to be one of their oldest tunes. It is stunning in it's beauty. So REAL. . . how refreshing after all the MTV b. s. that's pushed on everyone. Show's early on this band had something special going for it. I could go on and on but you get the picture. I'm a big fan of this band and they earned it the hard way; compelling live performances that prompted me to get the albums. It's old school musicianship backed up by authentic songwriting talent thanks to Mr. Joziah Longo. You must, must, must see this band live ([. . . ]for a tour schedule). Flapjacks easily gets my vote for best album of 2004. . . You can see a complete list of all Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams discography, or go back to the Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams tabs