Ray LaMontagne - Till the Sun Turns Black Audio CD

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Ray LaMontagne Band: Ray LaMontagne
Title: Till the Sun Turns Black
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Release Date: 2006-08-29
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Be Here Now 2: Empty 3: Barfly 4: Three More Days 5: Can I Stay 6: You Can Bring Me Flowers 7: Gone Away from Me 8: Lesson Learned 9: Truly, Madly, Deeply 10: Till the Sun Turns Black 11: Within You

Just keeps getting better
Lamontagne more and more. With each new song I heard, I liked Mr. The album arrived this morning and my gawd! Beautiful. This will be heavily played at my house, in my car, at work, and before I'm done, all of my friends will be talking about buying their own copy. Just BEAUTIFUL!.


Niiiiiiiicce
I've occasionaly put it in my six stacker CD player when on the road then been perplexed as tracks come up and they are simply not what was expected, a mix of jazz, blues, alt country et al. Just had to say more than a passing resemblance to JD Souther, both physically and auraly (sp?) A lovely album and a confusing one. But truly a beautiful album and a MAJOR talent. This album is a massive step up from the debut and I know it will feature heavily in my car over time.


Disappointing -- "Trouble" a far better albumn
" A great tune with a strong resembalance to Dave Mason's "Feeling Alright" -- its got a good R&B back beat, old school organ, and a Memphis style horn section (that blends into the song perfectly -- unlike the overpowering mixes all too common since the early 70's). In the days before digital downloads I might almost say the album is worth it for the song "Three More Days. It all perfectly supports Ray's mellowed out Joe Cocker voice. Definitely a song worth listening to.

As for the rest of the album? It completely disappointed me. Partly my fault -- I really liked "Trouble" and was expecting something along those lines. Mellow, yes, but not actually hard to hear. Ray almost whispers much of this albumn (a waste of his vocal talents) and strings or a gently strummed guitar drive too many songs. The result is a guy that is capable of creating a powerful album was prevented from doing so. Some songs are simply dull ("Can I Stay") and others feel like they might be great live but were a missed opportunity in the studio("You Can bring Me Flowers").

If you are a Ray fan, then of course get this. If you are just checking him out, get Trouble instead. And if you really like Trouble and are hoping to get a second helping, this won't cut it.


He did it again!
It has a totally different sound than his first album, but is really good. I LOVE this album! I really enjoyed "Trouble" and I didn't think he could put out anything as good, but this one fares the same. Ray Lamontagne is quite the musical genius!.


Intense, beautiful music...
Moody and a little sad, but that is what I love. I really liked his music on first listening, then I realized all that he was saying. The words are so meaningful and insightful. I love this man's way of expression. All his music is really good. A lot of variety in styles, but still all his own. A little reminiscent of Gregory Page's style but more serious. Buy all of his c. d. s. you will love them. .


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