The Ghosts That Haunt Me

1. Winter Song

2. Comin' Back Soon (The Bereft Man's Song)

3. Superman's Song

4. Country Life

5. Here on Earth (I'll Have My Cake)

6. Ghosts That Haunt Me

7. Thick-Necked Man

8. Androgynous

9. Voyage

10. At My Funeral

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Average customer rating:

What makes them interesting also, ironically, hurts them
2.5 stars
Got me hooked on the band...
My favorite CTD album, hands down
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The Ghosts That Haunt Me
Crash Test Dummies
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002VHY
Release Date: 1991-04-09

Tracks:

Winter Song
Comin' Back Soon (The Bereft Man's Song)
Superman's Song
The Country Life
Here On Earth (I'll Have My Cake)
The Ghosts That Haunt Me
Thick-Necked Man
Androgynous
The Voyage
At My Funeral

Customer Reviews:

What makes them interesting also, ironically, hurts them.......2006-12-25

The Crash Test Dummies are a band with a serious baritone voice (Brad Roberts). I mean his voice is really, really low! They are distinguishable since you just do not hear this type of sound a lot. The voice is backed by a fully, accoustic group. The musical accompaniment does not provided enough dynamics to simply deal with the voice. Hence, many of the songs sound similar.

"Winter Song" is tbe best tune because the band uses harmonizing. The song has nice chord changes and is a well written song.

"Coming Back Soon" is also good and it is the most uptempo song.

I do not know if I like "Superman's Song" because of it's novelty or because it is a good song. The song is a dead serious story about personal issues of Superman set to a drop dead harmony (What if Nick Drake sung a song about the Incredible Hulk? Now you get the idea.)

"Thick Necked Man" has a 17th-18th century vibe to it, it's an enjoyable song but bands like Steeleye Span/Jethro Tull do that kind of stuff better.

I bought this when it first came out but I have not listened to it in a decade. I cannot recommend this for the casual listener. You would be better off getting one of the "Mountain Stages" compilations with a live version of "Superman's song" and you will have all the Crash Test Dummies you will ever need.

I am not saying that this is bad. It is quality art. It's just that the songs sound the same and it is easy to tire of the cd

2.5 stars.......2006-02-03

Known by many non-hard core fans as 'the other CTD album', "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" gives listeners at the time a slice of the unusual CTD sound that was perfected later with the amazing "God Shuffled His Feet" release. "Ghosts..." starts out very promising with the up-tempo number "Winter Song" that boldly announces that this band's sound is really non-mainstream, a very good sign, but subsequent cuts steadily drag the album down with melody that just doesn't seem to hit its mark. "Superman's Song" ultimatly is the best cut on the album and a fine cut it is indeed. Production values are fine leaning a bit more 'violiny' and 'harmonica-y' than the later "God..." effort, which was given a more streamlined bottom heavy production. Overall it was a fine effort for the band, but pales in comparison to their next release.

Got me hooked on the band..........2005-08-12

Last summer I was repairing computers at a local school, and my coworker decided to take a coffee break. When we went down to the gas station, he put this CD in his car stereo. I instantly fell in love with the style of the music. Compared to some of the stuff I had heard on the radio in recent months, it was a breath of fresh air.

Some of the tracks are upbeat folksy tunes that are a satisfying blend of country and rock. This is all the tracks except the third and tenth. Parents be warned that the seventh track is PG-13 rated due to some explisatives. Most of these have to do with the country life with the exception of the eighth track which is a cover of Androgynous. The other two (three and ten) are ballads. The third is an insightful look at Superman, and the tenth is a bit of a surprise compared to the rest of the album, as it deals with Brad Roberts thinking about the day he dies. It's very thought provoking.

There's two other tracks that could have been on this debut album, but didn't make it. They were included on the demo tapes put out by CTD in Canada years ago and are "Fundies Never Have Fun on Sundays" (sung by Ellen Reid), and "Row Bullies Row" (the classic Scottish folk song). Ghosts is a rather short album, at just a little over 37 minutes, but it's a pleasure to listen to.

My favorite CTD album, hands down.......2005-08-04

This was my first exposure to Crash Test Dummies. A brother had the album, and it was very uncharacteristic of the music I was listening to and that was playing on alternative rock stations at the time--a strange blend of country, bluegrass-y...whatever... But it totally grew on me, and when I went back to college, I missed it, and so got the CD myself. Most other folks I've run into and played it for (including my college roomies), had much the same reaction. Now, 14 years later, when I called one of my old college roomies recently, he goes, "guess what I'm listening to?!" That's right, this album.

So what is it about this album? Most of the themes that come up in their later works, the dark melancholy, are there in this album, too...but unlike their later work, that dark melancholy has lighter themes next to it, but even more importantly, their themes are mostly treated to light, engaging, "happy" melodies and instrumentation ("Superman's Song" and "At My Funeral" are the two notable exceptions). That instrumentation, is also one of the joys of this album. Twangy, different string instruments, and just a full light sound mix with the light melodies and contrast with Roberts' awesomely deep voice to make a catchy, unforgettable, and easily-hummed mix that just stays with you.

Think of it as Crash Test Dummies having a great time while thinking some occasional dark thoughts.

That's why I like this CD best. There may be dark thoughts in there, but they're fun and happy and jangly in spite of them. There later ones seemed to progressively lose sight of the happy part.

And though there are times when dark and moody and depressing in music is good... I generally prefer the happy stuff. I could be shallow that way.
:-)

Pretty Good Band.......2005-06-02

I just finished listening to "The Crash Test Dummies" C.D. "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" and I thought it was pretty good. If you are in the mood for some relaxing evening music than this is the C.D. to have. My favourite song on this C.D. has to be Superman's Song. Although the C.D. is slightly short, it is still a keeper.

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