Audio CD review:
Nickel Creek - Lighthouse Tale

Nickel Creek - Lighthouse Tale

Band: Nickel Creek Title: Lighthouse Tale Rating: Release Date: 02 July, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Lighthouses Tale (Radio Edit) 2: The Fox (Live) 3: Let It Fall (Live) 4: The Lighthouses Tale (Video)

Customer Reviews warning: can cause embarassment at work When I listen to the live version of "The Fox" I bounce around so much that I have actually fallen backwards. I sit on a Sissel exercise ball instead of a chair at work. The studio version of the fox is neat. The live version is a masterpiece of blazingly fast yet crisp delivery. The band seems to have all crawled into one another's skins for the duration of the piece---their playing is supernaturally tight. Their comments at the end of the song have that shaky incredulous giggling tone that any musician can recognize. It happens when you get to the end of a piece that came out so perfect that you feel almost as though you were possessed during it. Thank goodness someone was recording during this performance!. You need this CD The radio edit of Lighthouse's Tale is completely inessential, but no Nickel Creek collection is complete without the only officially released Nickel Creek live tracks, which are contained on this CD. Yeah, it's only three tracks (and a video), but believe me, it's worth the money. Sean's Let It Fall is beautiful, and well worth hearing in the Nickel Creek setting, as opposed to the equally good setting of his solo album. But, the highlight, and the reason you need to own this CD, is the live take on The Fox. It is a staggering, blistering bluegrass breakdown, incorporating a furious tempo, stellar solos from all members (including the touring bassist), and most notably, Subterranian Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan folded seamlessly (and flawlessly) into the middle of the song. The playing on this track crosses the line from inspired to brilliant, and the interplay between the band is unbelievably tight, especially considering the speed at which they are playing. I bought this simply to complete my Nickel Creek collection. But, instead of being simply collection filler, it turned out to be an essential release. I sincerely hope that there is a live album in Nickel Creek's future, because listening to this gave me a thrill like I haven't gotten in a very long time. Very Disappointed Well, I had to download Quick Time in order to see the video. I received the CD at work, placed in in my drive and thought I would listen to one of my favorite groups. Quick Time has totally messed up all of my work files and pictures and I am still trying to get it GONE! I would not recommend downloading this, despite the assurances that "it won't hurt your computer. " I might add that I am not a computer novice. I have listened to it without the video and there is a total of three songs! I think it is a little high for what you get. And the songs weren't their best ones either. Would not recommend this even without the Quick Time problem!. . You can see a complete list of all Nickel Creek discography, or go back to the Nickel Creek tabs