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Ghosts of the Great Highway

~ Sun Kil Moon
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (15 Mar 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Jetset
  • ASIN: B0000DIZSW
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 93,335 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Glenn Tipton
2. Carry Me Ohio
3. Salvador Sanchez
4. Last Tide
5. Floating
6. Gentle Moon
7. Lily And Parrots
8. Duk Koo Kim
9. Si Paloma
10. Pancho Villa

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'Ghosts Of The Great Highway' is the debut album from former Red House Painters frontman, Mark Kozelek's Sun Kil Moon. Produced by Kozelek himself and featuring members of Red House Painters, Black Lab, and American Music Club, the album sticks with the dreamy, alternative folk pop that Kozelek hasbecome known for with its sound being compared to the last few releases of his former band.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive, 13 Dec 2003
By Mr. M. J. Hulme - See all my reviews
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Mark Kozelek's work in the Red House Painters was good, but this is a completely different level. From 'Glenn Tipton', a beautiful and slowly strummed song about love with one hell of a twist at the end right through to the divine fourteen minute 'Duk Koo Kim' (a tribute to the Korean boxer who was killed in the ring) butressed by layers of gently lapping guitars and leaves you feeling that the song was still too short; the Neil Young fuzz-guitar workout of 'Salvador Sanchez' or the Crazy Horse-inspired 'Lily And Parrots', this is a huge leap in quality from Kozelek and band, and demands to be heard. 'Gentle Moon' and 'Carry Me Ohio' are pretty much "alternative country" could ever reasonably aspire to, both being the kind of songs other people would sell their relatives to be able to write.

I play this album every day, having bought it a month ago, and there's still so much in it I haven't discovered yet. If that's not a recommendation then I may as well give up now, but anybody with an interest in this genre we've come to know as "alt-country" needs to own this album to see how much power and majesty the music can carry when it's done so damn well.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest records I've ever heard., 23 Jun 2004
By Tom Fowler (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I am a relatively new listener to the work of Kozelek but in the space of a few weeks I have aquired most of his recorded works. Every album(Red house painters, solo)contains incredible, timeless music but this is the most consistent of the lot. Every track is a masterpiece, beautifully recorded, with a warmth and humbleness missing from practically all music these days. Anyone who loves good, guitar-based music needs to own this album. it is incredible.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ghosts of red hose painters, 6 Jan 2004
By M. G Richardson (edinburgh uk) - See all my reviews
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After the 'rollercoaster' album and 'ocean beach' i felt things went downhill a bit for mark kozelek, maybe it was just me. The mentioned albums were written by him and performed by 'red house painters' After dis-banding RHP he decided to go solo which didnt realy do it for me, but i never thought he didnt have another great album to give us. This is it.
I hope any RHP fan will love this as it brings back to life some of those great moment from which RHP were at their best. With 2 former members of 'red house painters' on here one wonders how long till they reform.
Some of the tracks on here go on for what sounds like too long, but it never is as Kozelek knows when things are working right and sounding good. This album sounds totally timeless, and with Mark Kozelek's apathetic vocals its a sound you sink into and let yourself be transported to wherever feels right.
At times previous efforts have been too acoustic and one dimentional, but now on 'ghosts of the great highway' we have enough electric guitar to satisfy and even a string quartet which i have always wished for alongside Kozelek's voice.
It's almost impossible not to press 'play' once this cd finnishes as some of the tunes stick in your head all day demanding another listen which will reveal something new about each of them. This album grows with each listen and i feel will stay with time. Total quality.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Americana
'Classic Americana' is the title for my review because this CD deserves a far wider audience than RHP fans, like myself, who will be keen to see what Kozelek does next... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2006 by D. Newton

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album of 2004
...and in anticipation of the release of 'Tiny Cities' it's the album I've played the most this year as well. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2005 by R. Rawling

5.0 out of 5 stars favorite album at the moment
i obtained this album from amazon usa when it was first released and what a grower it is, like alot of great albums are. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2004 by ricakarig

4.0 out of 5 stars Lunar Eclipse
In this album Mark Kozelek has made the record he's been threatening to for the last 12 years. It's a beautiful, melodic, and lyrically mature work and has the consistency... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2004 by birryboy

5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than 'Old Ramon' and Far better than 'Song for..
I have to admit that i've lost my faith in Mark Kozelek since RHP 'Song for a blue guitar' and 'Old Ramon'. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2004 by Sith

5.0 out of 5 stars Best yet from Kozelek
I have been a big fan of Red House Painters for nigh on two years now having first heard them (bizarrely enough) on the Vanilla Sky soundtrack album, which featured, what I later... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2004 by BJMcDonnell

5.0 out of 5 stars Transfixing
I was never a fan of Red House Painters, Kozelek's first band. This, however, is easily among my top 3 albums of this year. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2003

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