Title: The "Chore" part I get...
Product review: ...but where's the "Enchantment"?? Poorly warmed-over Tom Waits, like week-old coffee reboiled over an open fire, hardly qualifies as "fascinating," "haunting" or "genius" in my book. Given the overheated reviews found here on Amazon I expected much, much more; but, although innocuous enough, the songs on this CD are neither particularly original nor at all memorable, and after 10 listless listens-through, it's clear that it's not going to be a keeper. Indeed, compared to Waits or Young, Gelb's lyrics are incredibly trite and his music is forced, clunky, and evocative of nothing in particular--the album's a real yawner. Perhaps it's one thing for long-time followers of Giant Sand, but if you're new to Gelb's sensibility, as I was, I'd recommend thinking twice before purchasing this album. I was looking for an oasis in the desert of the increasingly lifeless "alternative" music scene, but found instead...well, just a whole lot more sand.
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