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| | Grand National | | | Music Artist : | | John Butler Trio | | Music Style : | | Singer-Songwriters | | Record Label : | | Atlantic / Wea | | Release Date : | | 2007-03-27 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Better Than
2. Daniella
3. Funky Tonight
4. Caroline
5. Good Excuse
6. Used To Get High
7. Gov Did Nothing
8. Groovin' Slowly
9. Devil Running
10. Losing You
11. Nowhere Man
12. Fire In The Sky
13. Gonna Take It
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Garbage
Submitted on: 2009-03-28 |
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| How does anyone like this? It is complete trash...I honestly felt sick after listening to it. If you like garbage, then this is the album for you, if you like music with substance then run away from this album as far as your legs can take you. |
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 JBT's worst effort to date!
Submitted on: 2008-12-30 |
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| I've been a big JBT fan since 2005 and have listened to an incredible amount of music from this band including many live shows. This album just doesn't translate to what JBT does best. It's quite "poppy" and lacks musicianship displayed on other JBT records. Where are the jams John? |
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 Funkier than any jam band
Submitted on: 2008-08-27 |
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Honestly, the John Butler Trio has not gotten the stateside welcome that they deserve. In fact, "Sunrise Over Sea" was one of the best jam band releases to date. And it almost didn't get airplay in the United States.
Thus, the John Butler Trio is back to jam again with their third album, "Grand National," which is a delightful funk/roots band masterpiece.
With all the funk guitar riffs that John Butler pulls off, one can now officially call them the Red Hot Chili Peppers of the jam band scene. In fact, with the coolest banjo and electric guitar licks in the song "Gov Did Nothin'," John Butler is on fire.
Even though this album is less raw than "Sunrise Over Sea," the band makes up for it by bringing in a horn section in "Gov Did Nothin'" and a string ensemble in "Caroline." John Butler also switches to playing smooth and quiet raggae in "Groovin' Slowly," with a banjo and Sharon Birchall playing a snazzy bass guitar line.
The band is also playing with editing effects too. Probably the coolest sounds come in the introduction to "Devil Running," featuring guitar tracks played backwards before kicking the drums in. There's also moments in "Fire in the Sky" where the guitar sounds are bent out of tune and resonating with long echoes.
Most of all, though, John Butler is showing a softer, intimate side of his persona in this album. Songs such as "Losing You" and "Caroline" are touching acoustic songs with almost no other instruments backing him up. And even though "Fire in the Sky" features some menacing electric guitar strums, most of the rest of the song has beautiful consonant guitar strums and riffs.
This is a great album that shows more of the trio's persona, with both loud jams and some soft bluegrass songs. The loud songs in the first half of the album are complemented by some soft, peaceful jams. And while John Butler's lyrics are nowhere near as catchy as "You better treat yo' mama with respect" in the previous album, this is an album that shows that Butler can sound cool, even when he's not in a passionate mood. |
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 Most Excellent
Submitted on: 2008-06-09 |
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| This foot stomping, dance around the kitchen collection of tunes is lots of fun. Amazing what three guys can do! Don't miss the opportunity to see them in concert. |
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great band, great music
Submitted on: 2008-05-26 |
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What can I say? This music is fun to listen to. Over and over, and over. Absolutely superb musicianship, not overproduced. They rock, they jam, and they get funky... so if you like to rock, jam, and get funky, this album is for you. Their sound is one of a kind. While the mainstream music seems so focused on relationship problems, depression, drugs, lust, etc, the JBT sings about the good things - peace, family, dance, and making love. With some political statements thrown in the mix.
Grand National is a great experience and gets my recommendation.
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