Ashes to Dust

Ashes to Dust

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Though the gravel and dirt in his voice have earned this Iowa artist comparisons with Tom Waits, those with longer memories might recognize Captain Beefheart as a closer soundalike. With his stripped-down instrumentation of banjo and guitar--occasionally augmented by a bare-bones band--William Elliott Whitmore taps into the most primal themes of inescapable death and unforgivable sin. Amid the funereal blues of "Diggin' My Grave" and "The Buzzards Won't Cry" and the dying farmer's request on the closing "Porchlight" (punctuated with a tubercular-sounding cough as a coda), the comparatively tender "When Push Comes to Love" brings melodic relief and the classic country waltz "Sorest of Eyes" has a hint of a lilt. Otherwise, the artistry is as bleak as the Samuel Beckett epigram on the liner, as the music takes a cold, hard look at mortality and evokes the slimmest hope of redemption. --Don McLeese

Tracks:

Midnight
The Day The End Finally Came
When Push Comes To Love
Diggin' My Grave
The Buzzards Won't Cry
Sorest Of Eyes
Lift My Jug
Gravek Road
Porchlight

Amazon.com

Though the gravel and dirt in his voice have earned this Iowa artist comparisons with Tom Waits, those with longer memories might recognize Captain Beefheart as a closer soundalike. With his stripped-down instrumentation of banjo and guitar--occasionally augmented by a bare-bones band--William Elliott Whitmore taps into the most primal themes of inescapable death and unforgivable sin. Amid the funereal blues of "Diggin' My Grave" and "The Buzzards Won't Cry" and the dying farmer's request on the closing "Porchlight" (punctuated with a tubercular-sounding cough as a coda), the comparatively tender "When Push Comes to Love" brings melodic relief and the classic country waltz "Sorest of Eyes" has a hint of a lilt. Otherwise, the artistry is as bleak as the Samuel Beckett epigram on the liner, as the music takes a cold, hard look at mortality and evokes the slimmest hope of redemption. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

what a voice.......2007-04-13

I am so glad I found this mans music. He is truly a breath from the past with a mix of right now. His voice speaks volumes. I just purchased another album 2 days ago best buy. I cannot wait to see him live.
me

SAW HIM LIVE...UNBELIEVABLE!!!!.......2006-01-23

I just saw William Elliot Whitmore Live the other day near Chicago and I have to say he sounds exactly like his CD, but it is more amazing to see him live, he commands the audience and no one can speak a work once he opens his mouth. If you do not own any of his work then i suggest that you go and buy the best new artist around! ....and if I could give more than 5 stars I would

never heard of him before yesterday.......2005-07-09

Until last night, I have never heard of William Elliott Whitmore. I heard this cd playing at a local coffee shop, and had to ask the proprietor who this was. My husband and I both loved his sound, so bluesy, with lots of guitar. We now have the cd Hymns for the Hopeless, we really like it, but it seems a little darker than this cd. Can't wait to own it!

Impressive sophomore effort.......2005-06-10

This is powerful stuff. Whitmore has the idiosyncratic voice of an unholy fusion of Tom Waits, John Prine and Townes van Zandt. What the hell, a little of Larry McMurtry thrown in, too. His instrumental sense is reminiscent of the Harry Smith Anthology, that is sparse and unadorned. He is singing the blues but not what one would expect from a rural Iowan who is not yet thirty years old. My wife was very surprised when I told her that and she feels he is likely a reincarnated "old soul." This album is not for everybody but my wife, who despises Tom Waits and generally doesn't care for the blues, was favorably impressed as I obviously am.

redirection makes perfect.......2005-05-01

I can certainly hear the Tom Waits references, but there's no Beat Generation at work here at all. Captain Beefheart is a better click, especially thinking about CB's almost-mainstream "Clear Spot" album. WEW has a much less rangy voice than the Captain's 4 1/2 octaves, and his lyrical concerns are much less arty/underground, though burials do figure prominently...

What I liked best about this album was its fondness for the subject matter of working folks, but not in a studied, academic or ironic sense. While I like the Be Good Tanyas, for instance, they often irritate me, in part because I hear so much Holy Modal Rounders in their arrangements and even vocals. Both of these groups approach their work with an irreverence that often gets in the way of the song itself (of course, the Rounders were designed to be stoner "acid folk", which is an excuse if you actually lived through that errrrrra).

"Ashes to Dust" presents a decidedly mature take on old things. WEW is not a songster who takes on personas (Dylan, Springsteen), because there is always the sense that he is the guy in the song. Pretty hard to pull off and he does it on every cut this album. The arrangements are simple and contemporary, with his playing being noticeably improved over "Hymns." I love "Sorest Eye," "Hub Cale" and "Heart in Your Hand" in particular, with the latter's lines "You're a rainstorm, a fire and a trainwreck/All wrapped up in ribbons and lace" being up for an alltime-country writing award--both my male and female friends like the whole idea of that line, for the same reasons. This is really one hell of an album, and the growth Whitmore has shown makes me anxious to see what he does next. Duet with Gillian Welch? Mercy.

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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wow.......2004-06-23

This band can and has done no wrong. Every release from this band is like death metal gold. This is almost reminiscant to the raw efforts of bands like Darkest Hour, Burnt by the Sun and even The Haunted. It's a untapped, raw, and an unrelentless beating on the senses, much like every Bleeding Through release. This hard to find release put their name on the roster of good ole death metal coming out of O.C. The savagery of Cannibal Corpse and the occasional melodies of In Flames mixed with the intensity of early Immortal (battles in the north) this music hits you like a shovel to the teeth. Very seldom does someone stumble across a band as good as Bleeding Through. "Just Another Pretty Face" and "Lay on the Train Tracks" are stand out tracks for me with unmatchable aggression. Long Live Bleeding Through!

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PERFECT MUSIC FROM A PERFECT FILM.......2007-07-29

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Customer Reviews:

Like a mix of black eyes chants and gray matter's thog. .......2005-06-29

It's the instruments that make this album. I bought it worried it would be another dischord 'flop' from the past, but don't worry, it isnt. I'm not much of a fan of the vocals though. The instruments are very creative and catchy and they have some really good sounds on this cd. Liquid Thoughts is probably my favorite. I would recommend it to any music lover who doesnt stay glued to mtv all day.

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