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| | The Hazards of Love | | | Music Artist : | | The Decemberists | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Capitol | | Release Date : | | 2009-03-24 | | Store Price : | | $18.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $14.49 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Prelude
2. The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)
3. A Bower Scene
4. Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)
5. The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)
6. The Queen's Approach
7. Isn't it a Lovely Night?
8. The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid
9. An Interlude
10. The Rake's Song
11. The Abduction of Margaret
12. The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing
13. Annan Water
14. Margaret in Captivity
15. The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!)
16. The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)
17. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Hazards
Submitted on: 2009-11-13 |
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| Generally Hazards of Love is a good CD. The story is lost on me; I am not that much into musical theater. There are strong vocals and some rocking tracks. |
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 One of the best CDs of 2009
Submitted on: 2009-10-19 |
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| I became a big fan of The Decemberists after hearing "The Crane Wife" which was one of my favorite CDs of 2006. "The Hazards Of Love" will easily rank as one of my favorite CDs from 2009. Having grown up listening to some of the great concept albums from the 70s by artists like Jethro Tull "Thick As A Brick" And "Passion Play". Colin Meloy brings his influences of British Folk and telling great stories and brings us a fantastic album. Highlights included "The Rakes Song" and "The Wanting Comes In Waves" which features the wonderfull voice of Shara Wooten who has one of those powerful voices like Annie Lennox. Many bands over the years have done a great job combining traditional folk and rock influences but currently few do a nicer job than The Decemberists. |
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Don't overlook this album
Submitted on: 2009-10-10 |
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I am not a huge fan of Indie Rock or bands who fall under that moniker in any way; so when I first downloaded this album on Napster-to-go while searching for some new sounds I didn't even get two songs in before deleting it off of my mp3 player. Then, a month or so later I saw The Decemberists appearing on The Colbert Report playing a track from the album. Now, 90% of the time when a band appears on TV, their music sounds significantly worse than listening to a CD... and that was the case with this appearance. However, it wasn't the performance that made me give this album another go, it was the interview before where the band explained what the album was all about.
When I downloaded the album the next day I decided to give it a fair listen instead of passively listening to one of the songs and then deciding the album was trash, like I did a month prior. This was probably the best decision I could have made. It isn't until you give this album a good hard listen and take in the whole experience that you realize how great it is. After listening to it once through (and, admittedly, getting the story completely twisted and backwards) I was compelled to listen again and again to try and figure out the story for myself. For me, "The Hazards of Love" embodies the charm of The Decemberists: fantastic poetic lyrics, endearing stories, and a great mix of different instruments and sounds that stands out from the usual Gutiar / Drum / Bass formula of most rock bands.
After listening to this album, I started exploring other parts of The Decemberists's library that I had previously ignored, and they are now one of my favorite bands. So my advice to you is: Even if you listened to The Decemberists before and were turned off because you couldn't follow the lyrics or the vocals were a little brash, give the band, and this album in particular, another chance to win you over. You might be surprised at how much you actually like them. |
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Hazards of Love, Decemberists
Submitted on: 2009-09-29 |
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| Product arrived promptly, great condition. It's great working with Amazon, whom I've come to term Wish Fulfillment... you want it, they have it, and it comes to you quickly! In my opinion, the best thing since sliced bread [at the risk of showing my age!] |
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If I could give it more stars, I would
Submitted on: 2009-09-26 |
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This is the first Decembrists recording I've ever heard; a friend knew how much I like the Waterboys and lent me this, saying, "You'll probably like this group, too." Yesterday while working at my desk I listened to it three--four?--possibly five?--times in a row.
(By the way, that's my only off note in this review: If you want to listen to this, you owe it to the album and to yourself to listen (1) carefully, and (2) all the way through. It is definitely not background music.)
Therefore, I didn't have any expectations of how the Decembrists should "sound." Having none, I think this recording strikes about as perfect a balance as anyone could expect: remarkable lyrics and melodies, spine-chilling vocals, and a virtuoso range of instrumental performances. There were times I was thinking "okay, sort of like the Waterboys"; other times, "okay, sort of like Sixpence None the Richer"; and other times "not like anyone I've heard." There are even a few slow, thundering guitar parts that reminded me a bit, believe it or not, of Led Zeppelin live. All of this diversity mixes into a quite coherent presentation.
The vocalists: outstanding. When I said "spine-chilling," I meant it. Listen to the background voices begin to pile up on "The Rake's Song" ("All right, all right, all right!"). Or listen to the Queen's songs; when she rips into "This is how I am repaid" like Grace Slick on steroids, you'll be glad she's not YOUR mother. Or listen to the heart-breaking final choruses of "The Wanting Comes in Waves." By the time you have negotiated "The Hazards of Love," you will understand completely what the singer feels.
Highly recommended; one of the most imaginative and talented productions I've had the privilege of hearing for a long time.
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