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MP3 Ghost Towns of the West - Ghost Towns of the West
6 MP3 Songs in this album (22:34) !
Related styles: Rock: College Rock, Pop: Pop/Rock, Mood: Upbeat
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"With its widescreen songs, beefy production and ace musicianship — the lineup includes a terrific saxophone player — the album sounds like an old-fashioned major-label production, not the first fruits of a young band. Expect to hear more from these guys." - Ross Raihala, Pioneer Press
"Judging by my initial listening reactions, Ghost Towns of the West qualify as a true find filling an under-served niche on the local scene. Their 6 track debut EP was recorded this past December at Ed Ackerson''s renowned Flowers Studio, and it''s a smoky and haunted affair with more than a bit of the Doors dark mojo in its lithe keyboard lines." - Rob Van Alstyne, Twin Cities Metromix
"I hesitate to call this a guitar album because of the brilliant mix of instruments throughout the six tracks that makeup up the self-titled debut from Ghost Towns of the West... They also demonstrate the same respect for Neil Young’s influence on grunge music that Pearl Jam championed most notably on Tall Green Grass which pairs Young influenced rhythm guitar with McCready influenced lead guitar." - David Stein, Listener''s Guild
From the band:
The EP was recorded, mixed, and produced by Ed Ackerson (Golden Smog, The Jayhawks, The Replacements) at Flowers studio in December 2010. The recording process itself was void of click tracks so we could allow the loving heartbeat of Ryan Harding to be our metronome. Due to the “live friendly” environment of Ackerson’s Flowers Studio, we played the parts just as we wrote them: Together. We wanted to create the best, and most honest representation of our music, and feel like we accomplished that. Everybody in the band is proud of this, and we are excited to share it with anyone who is interested. Some elusive demons may have been exercised in the process, too. All songs were written and performed by members Dan Crowe (guitars/vocals), Ryan Jansen (keyboards/sax), Andrew Dwyer (bass/vocals), Joel Korte (guitars/vocals), and Ryan Harding (drums/vocals).
The last song on the EP, "I''ll Get By" has personal relevance to singer/guitarist Joel Korte. He stutters, and the song is about growing up as a person who stutters. "Pilot''s License,” is a song about Joel’s brother and friend of the band, Chase Korte, an up and coming Minneapolis actor who was killed by a drunk driver in California in February 2007.
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