Chelsea Walls Music Cd

Wilco - Chelsea Walls

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Chelsea Walls      List Price : $16.98 USD        Your Price : $16.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2002-04-23      Studio : Rykodisc      Label : Rykodisc      Avg. Customer Rating : (9 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Chelsea Walls      Basically the first Jeff Tweedy solo album      Rating:      This is basically the first Jeff Tweedy solo album, although someday, who knows, I hope not, he might fire John Stirratt from Wilco (the only original Wilco member besides Jeff) and we'll discover Wilco was a Jeff Tweedy solo project all along. The instrumental tracks on this album are very good, and feature good, jabbing guitar from Jeff Tweedy, and good, experimental percussion from Glenn Kotche, Wilco's outstanding drummer and percussionist. "Promising" is wonderful Wilco song, downtempo, and "When the Roses Bloom Again" is a good outtake from the Billy Bragg and Wilco "Mermaid Avenue" sessions. "Jealous Guy" is a John Lennon cover sung in a high, raspy voice by Jimmy Scott, and doesn't do much for me other than interrupt the flow of the album. "The Lonely One" a cover of Wilco song, covered by actors Robert Sean Leonard & Steve Zahn is a sad, simple version of that song, made sadder if you've seen the movie this soundtrack is for and know the fate of the character singing it. "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" is another nice guitar/vocals cover by Robert Sean Leonard and fits the feel of the rest of the album. Overall, the instrumentals and "Promising" are the best tracks, and make this album worth owning for any Wilco fanatics out there. I like the soundtrack better than the movie it's from, and find it more interesting.     Customer Reviews for Chelsea Walls Cd      Bummer      Rating:      I like Tweedy, most Wilco and all Uncle Tupelo stuff. This album I don't care for because there are really no solid tracks on it other than "Promising". Editorial Reviews for Chelsea Walls Audio Cd      Amazon.com      At times, Jeff Tweedy's score for Ethan Hawke's Chelsea Walls sounds like an uptown, jazz-infused take on Ry Cooder's Paris, Texas soundtrack. Atmospheric, moody, and, at times, abrasive, Tweedy's electric guitar instrumentals are both memorable and haunting, ready to erupt into distortion at any moment. Wilco's "Promising" is stripped down and rootsy, while Robert Sean Leonard's two tracks ("The Lonely," "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling") are lo-fi, slightly out-of-tune gems. But the highlight of this soundtrack may belong to jazz vocal legend Jimmy Scott. His take on John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" is a classic: understated, bluesy, and filled with soul. --Jason Verlinde