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Title: Very Disappointing Effort From an EXCELLENT Band
Review: I'd heard of Calexico, but had never purchased an album. Then I saw them play at the Republic in New Orleans the night before they were to play the annual Jazz Fest. They BLEW MY MIND as a live band.Seriously one of the best shows I have ever seen. Then they did it again the next day on a huge stage at Jazz Fest!!!! The crowd was very into it.So after debating (with myself) which of their discs to purchase, I chose "Feast of Wire"....My companion and I were hoping to sort-of recreate their live shows with a cd for our road trip out of New Orleans, but were sorely disappointed.This cd is boring overall and does not capture their live energy, which is their greatest asset. Also, there's too much synth-sounding "things" on this album....I was hoping for a more organic sound --- more like their live sound. Apparently all albums before this one are more what I was looking for!!
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