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Track Listings
| 1. Was Dreaming You Called You Disapeared I Slept |
| 2. Beartown |
| 3. Fluffy (I Want You) |
| 4. To Touch The Red Brick |
| 5. Held On The Tips Of Fingers |
| 6. Argumentative |
| 7. Your Eyes The Sea |
| 8. The King Of Aberdeen |
| 9. Life That Wnds Too Soon |
Product Description
Product Description
Reissue of best selling 2005 Babel album (BDV2552). Tracks: Was Dreaming You Called, You Disappeared, I Slept / Beartown / Fluffy (I Want You) / To Touch The Red Brick / Held On The Tips Of Fingers / Argumentative / The King Of Aberdeen / Your Eyes The Sea / Life That Ends Too Soon.
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CD ...Fingers
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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
By mtro
Format:Audio CD
Polar Bear are a group that have got a lot of press attention and deservedly so, here are a group keeping jazz alive without resorting to age-old cliches of the genre and incorporating elements of other styles to create some appeal to a young audience. Seb Rochford's compositions are simple yet they are strong improvisational frameworks which the two tenor players certainly take advantage of. If I were to pick a favourite track it would be 'Fluffy' which mixes acoustic jazz with drum and bass drum patterns, and uses rhythmic editing for some exciting sounds. Unlike their counterpart group (sharing three of four members) Acoustic Ladyland, the group do not use any electric or electronic instruments which adds a strange edge to their cutting edge music, in that the acoustic sound is not what you expect. Top marks!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a fantastic record - totally fresh sounding without leaving the familiar in the dust.
Funky, soulful, weird, it's got it all, without resorting to nu-jazz schmaltz or jamband noodlery.
Get it, as well as Dim Lit.
Funky, soulful, weird, it's got it all, without resorting to nu-jazz schmaltz or jamband noodlery.
Get it, as well as Dim Lit.
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Amazon.com:
3.8 out of 5 stars
5 reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Jazz
30 Dec 2007
By T.J. Neruda
- Published on Amazon.com
Polar Bear is one of my favorite contemporary jazz bands. Excellent structure and composition, with a lot similarities to some portions of Morphine and Miles dark and cool jazz, as well as some electronic influences (although the album is primarily instrumental). The band is mostly made up of members of Acoustic Ladyland, which I never was able to get into, but Polar Bear has managed to make the rounds on any of my playlists over the past few months.
It's fun, stylistic, innovative, and all round stunning music, jazz or otherwise. It fits just as comfortably in a Jazz collection as it would in a Indie or Balkan collection, and manages to put a smile on my face every time I listen to it!
As for the other reviewers that pulled this album down because they felt mislead into purchasing it: please, at least take the effort to do a little research into the albums you buy, before chastising a band for not being another group you were blindly purchasing albums from. I know some of you have deep wallets, but does that mean you have no common sense?
It's fun, stylistic, innovative, and all round stunning music, jazz or otherwise. It fits just as comfortably in a Jazz collection as it would in a Indie or Balkan collection, and manages to put a smile on my face every time I listen to it!
As for the other reviewers that pulled this album down because they felt mislead into purchasing it: please, at least take the effort to do a little research into the albums you buy, before chastising a band for not being another group you were blindly purchasing albums from. I know some of you have deep wallets, but does that mean you have no common sense?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well its great and...
1 May 2006
By David M. Small
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Its a great disc and the other two posters who did not realize what this disc was has improperly offset the ratings... so though I would normally give it 4 stars the fifth star is for the one that should be in the overall ratings....
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just a jazz band eh?
2 Dec 2005
By A. C. Gollings
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Unlike the previous reviewer i have actually listened to this album (many times)and feel a little more qualified to review it. It's a beautifully composed and arranged album played by some of the finest musicians in the U.K. It brings to mind Eric Dolphy at times with russian influences in there as well. Three of the members of Polar Bear also play in Acoustic Ladyland who play a kind jazz punk fusion ('Last chance disco' will blow you away)
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